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When i play a source game, like dods, i only get around 40-50 fps. I have 2mb of ram and an 8600gt. and my processor is AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual core 4200+ 2.20ghz.

is it my processor holding me back or more ram or what.



40-50fps? That should be fine, it's already faster than your eyes see. But I do know you want the most whether you need it or not, I'm the same way. Also what are you using for your HDD setup? Is the game on the same HDD as your OS? That can cause some performance issues also. A good vid card for cheap, I think around $150-$170 you can get a ati 4850 512mb and it's a sick card blows any nvidia out of the water, I have the 1gb version. Same exact GPU as the 4870 just gddr3 instead of gddr5 memory.

Psst!_=+