Only the default (TGN Light) theme for now. Dark them is also coming back soon. Then CSN. Then Wrestlin' Nation. A lot of WIP stuff right now. There are a couple of things still not working either. Sorry.
That TV card would be fine, though the board is kind of old. I've heard that FSX is CPU intensive, so I guess that it's not bad idea to spend less on motherboard and get a REALLY fast quad core.
TV tuner also generates some heat, so it's better to put it some distance away from graphics card.
I decided on a Q6600 + thermalright ultra120 so I can overclock it. I looked at the Q9450 but its only around 6% faster overall, and with the budget I'm working with, its not worth the extra $120 difference. this is the current build list I have. (which changes day to day, as I consider different ideas and options).
fsx directly renders every frame. the only way m.s. could have optimized any more poorly would have been to scan each scene and converted them to a series of bitmaps that flip out in front of you, cartoon style.
as far as your mobo, i wouldn't hesitate to reccommend an asus p5e. it runs cool with all the rollercoaster heatpipes going everywhere, and it's very well laid out. i was able to install a thermalright sp-128, but i had to do it with the mobo uninstalled, and even then there were some tense "how much more pressure can i apply before i warp my $130 board" moments. excellent overclocking options, and it even came with a discrete audio card, though one on par with a creative extremeaudio, meaning it still uses cpu cycles (though that's less of a problem these days with multi-core fast processors).
one more thing i like about asus--the fit and finish. i think only gigabyte with their "ultra durable ii" series uses thicker silicon. you also get case connector stand-offs so you can plug in all your case lights/pwr/rst etc into a clearly labeled standoff that then plugs directly onto the mobo, saving you the trouble of having to emply any guesswork as to how the Taiwanese have arranged their case inputs (something about living backwards from folks in the western hemisphere :P ), along with all sorts of extra cables and stuff for the crap drawer.
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