Charl, thankyou very much , its very much a case of "you cant make a silk purse out of a sows ear'' at the moment . Im running everything to the max , to the point I've removed the sides of my desktop to help keep it cool, and its got 3 fans
The sims I use are getting more complex with each update, and becoming more system demanding ...forget about DCS for now (its a slide show) IL-2 is upgrading all the time and becoming demanding, as is warthunder.
Im not doing to bad with P3D3 and 4.5 , but to upgrade the atmospherics isn't cheap (active sky + cloud art for example) I purchased both recently and Im having trouble with the install ...etc etc....
Transition to MSFS is a work in progress, but the economics of it is an issue at the moment. I had a budget for a new system ...had ....but 4 new tyres, brake pads, 2 shocks and suspension repairs reduced that to almost half ...but that's life, what will be will be. At least I can still enjoy what I love doing in this hobby.
Aharon: That is a Nimrod , Ive had it for years ....Its freeware from Simshed , or try fs-freeware.net. Built for fsx , but fully working in p3d
Thanks for stopping by gents