How would FSX run on the following...

Following this thread, I had a quick spin tonight. Haven't played it in ages, certainly since I went quad core + GTX260.

I performed pretty well on Ultra High settings. Except that Ultra High gfx weren't that good.

The terrain in general is pretty poor - are there any (free) source of improved (accurate) terrain? Any good mods that are recommended?
 
Default terrain is poor in FSX.

I don't use a lot of freeware addons, but there are a view freeware scenery packages in the AVSIM library. Don't bother too much with terrain if you fly jets though, as its wasted at 30,000 feet. For UK airports though I reccomend Gary Summons' UK2000 Free range over at http://www.uk2000scenery.org.

I like my low and slow planes so am prepared to spend a little to get a decent scenery. I'm just re-installing onto a dedicated drive, and am keeping a record of the different effects addons have this time round. Check the difference between these screenshots on the default flight(excuse the slightly different angles, I kept forgetting to save the flight):

1. Vanilla FSX

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2. With UTX Canada

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3. With UTX Canada and GEX USA, Canada and Alaska

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As you can see GEX really adds to FSX (and even improves framerates for me). All of these shots are with sliders at the settings in my link a couple of posts up, with the exception of my mesh which is set to 5m. The reason for this is that I also use photographic scenery, which I'm currently re-installing. I'll post some more differences once its all up and running again, this time from a more memorable location.
 
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