a few comments... unless his Hz is extremely low on his monitor (and u cant get less than 60Hz on WinXP afaik), I wouldnt've thought it (the vsync) would cap the fps so low.
as im sure the default fps setting in counterstrike is close to 100 (if its not actually 100) anyway, its mainly the vsync thing you need to change.
However, depending on what video mode is being used, depends on how many fps you can get. My 2mx gets better fps in OGL than D3D whether I have vsync ON or OFF for both modes.
Originally posted by Blitzkrieg
Its as the others have said, v-sync and modify the max fps settings in the actual config file..
You have a pretty nice setup there for gaming until you hit the graphics card...why half a gb of rdram and a 2.4 if you're just going to throw a g4 mx in it and run counterstrike? you could have built a budget system for a quarter of the price to do that. 😀
dont forget, not everyone knows how to build a PC... if they did, custom build shops wouldnt make any money would they? also, many places dont build PCs for gaming... and a 4mx would probably not give much extra over a ti4600 in windows if it would save both the company and end consumer a few extra quid.
also, remember many people tend to buy a system of a certain spec (aim for big cpu, big ram, big hdd) and then add bits as and when they get money... for example, i got a 2.4ghz p4, 1gb ram, 80gb hdd, mobo etc... and ill get a new gfx card when funds allow. Not everyone is as well off to afford the latest gfx card... might do well to remember that. the guy asked for help, he didnt ask for his pc to be talked of in the way you did m8... you coulda simply said "id recommend a better graphics card, but you can get better fps if you try disabling vsync" :/
anyway... 'nuff from me i think