At how much fps would you consider the game being unplayable?

[Axyon]

I have a:
P4 2.53 ghz
513 mb RAM
64mb GForce 4 Ti 4200
soundblaster value...blablabla

What settings shoudl I be able to run well on. **AND, I consider 30 fps my rocommended fps, i can live w/ 20, but....well....
**AND, how much of an improvement would i *probably* get if i upgraded my gfx card to a 9800 pro/xt?

Use the sticky thread in the Hardware forum.

 

[Briderider]

Frame rates are not black and white.
You monitor also has a refresh rate and it is the interaction between the this and the game frame rate that is critical. People who say they cant play with a frame rate of 30 need to adjust there monitor refresh rate. 99 percent of people could not tell the diferance bettween a frame rate of 30 and 100 if the monitor refresh is right. How ever you will notice if the rate drops below 25 so a higher frame rate is always preferable.