25 and 35 fps is pretty (s)low. I would imagine you run at a low res like 800x600?

I always thought it was annoying when HL2 would drop from 70 to 60 FPS (although now that I've talked to Leafo I could probably turn Vsync off to get higher... Although I dunno if that would be a good thing). I can't see how you can stand running at 25-35 FPS. x_x

Youre not going to notice changes in your fps if it is already higher than your vsync.

You mean my refresh rate?And how can I get it so I can have a higher refresh rate? Can I get a better monitor? Or something for my computer? Or is it impossible? ._. The limit on 1280x1024 is ridiculous. =(

1024x768.  Regardless I've played on my friend's top of the line computer and I notice very little change other than the amount of FPS he gets over mine.  The human eye can only percieve like 20 FPS anyway so I don't really care if it's high.

Totally false. Thus the reason that a game at 60 FPS will seem MUCH smoother than one at 30 FPS. I mean, the human eye can see over 120 FPS. Just ask your eye doctor. ^.- So yeah... It definitely matters... Unless you have bad eyesite... I'd die playing a game at 20 FPS... That would be so choppy... Theres reasons why games normally run at 30 FPS at the very minimum (though technically 12 FPS or more shows movement... It just sucks).

OS: Gentoo LinuxKernel: 2.6.13-ck5GCC: 3.4.4-r1CPU: AMD64 3700+ (2.4GHz, 754 pin)GPU: PNY Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT (Driver: 1.0.7676)SPU: Creative Labs Audigy2 Value (Driver: ALSA built into kernel)RAM: 1GB (2x512MB) Corsair XMS (2-2-2-5)MoBo: Foxconn 755A01-6EKRS (SiS 755+964 chipset)HDD: 120GB Maxtor (ATA/133)Drives: DVD-rom, CD-RWSpeakers: Logitech 5.1Monitor: Gateway EV700Case: No caseHeatsinks: All Zalman AlCUBuilt it my self...not too expensive even when the hardware was brand new...thank god for ebay!  I'm now working on a dule core system but that is on hold till I find another job.

Case: Generic Loving MidtowerProcessor: Athlon XP 2600OS: Windows XP/Custom Linux Install (LFS w/ Personal Modification) (still working on it, keep breaking my damn toolchain link)HD: 80GB/20GBSoundcard: OnboardRAM: PC2700 1 gigGraphics: Radeon 9800I'm in between jobs at the moment, and I need to save up to purchase a new system.

Case: A Massive Ugly Tower Case: pic (easy to work with)

That's a huge case :PI built my computer right before AMD released the athlon 64s. I should have waited a few more weeks...OS: XP Pro (i have linux somewhere never bothered with it though)case: half-decent atech case (http://www.atechflash.com)processor: athlon xp 2700+HD: 3x 160GBvideo: FX 5700U (my 5200 died, what a nice replacement...)CD-RW/DVD drive, not working because i have no way to hook it up. None of my drives like being hooked up to a PCI ATA card, so i can either have 3 HDs or 2 HDs and the CD drive connected at one time. Of course, i could move one of the HDs so it's just hanging below the CD drive and attach all 4 at once.mobo: shuttle an35nmemory: 1GB PC3200sound: hercules GFIII 7.1 (you'd think that a 7.1 card would work with 6.1 speakers, however it only allows 5 speakers to work at a time)speakers: creative 6.1 6600 (they died and came back )17" samsung LCDlogitech mx700 (i need a new mouse)logitech elite keyboardfloppy, yay.500W "generic" PSU, i've had no problems with it. It was $42, so that was decent.our school has a few (5 that i saw) fast computers.http://gateway.com/products/GConfig/proddetails.asp?system_id=e43004bay&seg=edThey have Adobe CS (all of those programs), DVD burners, and 17" flat CRTs, so that makes them the best computers in the school. I should start posting here more often.

Time for my piece of crap ​A 1.2GHZ Celeron Processor40GB HD that has half that partitioned off for no damn reason.  (8 gigs for no reason, the rest of that half is windows xp and sp2)258 MB DDR RAM running at PC-100 (yea...)Integrated sound (Go me)AOpen speakers, the right one is, naturally, not working.A compaq USB keyboard (I prefer it to my microtech one because all the buttons are where theys hould be and it's actually damn durable)A Logitech IFeel mouse, usb.A cheap HP tower (HP computer)A 52x/32x/52x/16x CD Burner than reads DVDs.I dunno my PSUnd a BFG GeForce 5500 FX O.C.  256MB.  It could be better, naturally,b ut I have no AGP slots and it was still 150 bucks, on sale.  It runs most games fine.There ya go.  Crappy compared to some of the ones here, but it works beyond what you'd expect it to be able to.Minute I get a new job and newegg lets me use payment plans, I intend to get this beauty for $3,333 dollars (I don't know hwo the hell that came out but it's the price, yea)400GB 7500 RPM HDA Pentium Extreme Edition Dual Core PRocessor (dual core, each core is 3.2GHZ with HT technology)4 GB of ultra low latency RAMA BFG GeForce 7800 GTX O.C. (24 pixel pipelines *drool)A cheap sound card...And some logitech 5.1 surround sound speakers ​Tell me that ain't a deal for 3000 bucks.

Pentium III ~550 MHz, 128 MB RAM, Diamond Viper V770 (32 MB).Yeah, I think I've said enough.