I just wanted to say thanks NickN for the hardware advise on an FSX setup.

This rig is excellent!

MB - Asus P6T Deluxe v2 w/BIOS 504
CPU - i7 950 Quad Core @ 3.61GHz
Memory - Mushkin Enhanced Redline #998691 6GB DDR3 PC3-12,800 1,600MHz
GPU - BFG Nvidia GTX 285 OCFU; 712MHz Core w/1GB Memory @ 2,664 MHz
OS HD - Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 - 750GB; 7,200 RPM; SATA2 3.0Gb/s w/32MB Cache
FSX HD - WD Velociraptor 300GB; 10,000 RPM; SATA2 3.0Gb/s w/16MB Cache
PS - Corsair CMPSU-850TX 850W +12V Single Rail
Monitor - Asus VW266H 25.5" LCD
OS - Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
Case - Cooler Master HAF-932 RC-932-KKN1-GP Black Steel
CD – Lite-On iHAS224-06 24x SATA DVD +/-RW
KB/Mouse - Logitech Wireless LX310 Laser
Speakers - Logitech 2.1 Z323 30W

I have gotten everything loaded, FSX w/Accel, UTX, GEXn, FEX, FTX, MSX, MSE, FSG, ST, MTX and all my addon planes, airports and scenery.  I have not maxed my scenery sliders out, but they are high, my traffic is set at 30% and I am getting FPS of around 30 flying over Metro NYC at 1,000' plus the scenery is cyrstal clear, sharp and so defined!  This is without defragging yet or going through the FSX tweaks. 

I have completed your OS tweaks.  I will get to the FSX tweaks in a week or two after I am sure I have nothing else to load, GEX Europe is on the list to get and load.  Last on the list will be a download of O&O v12 and the defrag passes.

Anyway I just really wanted to say thanks for the excellent advise on the MB, CPU, memory, GPU, PS, WD Velociraptor and the case.

Merry Christmas!

Rod