Out of date comp or HL2 buggy?

[WazMeister]

Hi all

I got my computer about 8 months ago and alreayd I cant run Hl2 fine.. heres my details can anyone help me I urge please help-

I have a
Xp3000
512mb ram
Radeon 9700 pro

I got res 1024*768 with models and textures set to MED everything else set high apart from no AA and got trillnear mode on.

Now i can get about 70 fps standing in closed space on my own but once i see a few enemys or in a open area it hits 30 or less.
One point my FPS hit 10 FPS... JESUS!

All other games work fine i got all latest drivers on etc.

What the hell is up

If I do a stress test and put everything max apart from no AA and FSAA i get 88FPS in it now to me thats good so why ingame med settings I getting bollock performance?

Whats going on i wait all this time for a game I be playing for the next 5yrs and cant even run on it my system, feel sorry for all the buggers with lower systems than this.....................

Please help I beg.

 

[Packet-LosS]

hmm something is wrong. my comp is Athlon 2800+ GeForce 4 TI4200 128 and 512 crucial. I can get from 50-100 fps on medium and some high details

 

[Jakob]

hmm something is wrong. my comp is Athlon 2800+ GeForce 4 TI4200 128 and 512 crucial. I can get from 50-100 fps on medium and some high details

I have that card as well.. What resolution have you got?
I run standard settings (all medium) with 800x600..
I would like to get 1024-768 if I could though.. Hope Nvidia makes an improved D3D driver..(!)