ok....here goes

after playing a lot of unreal tournament (2004, 05, 06)and winning, i invested into "counter strike: source". suddenly the computer's started to feel the stress of the game. the game started to pause at irregular intervals. not that the game stopped working. the game works but always pauses in flashes at the begining of the game. i did the "video stress test" through the game. the result said that the "frame rate is 59.94fps "

is that bad?

and can it be improved?

i am using

windows xp pro
amd 64 3400+
2.2ghz
1 gb ram
ati graphics card 9600/9700 (64mb)
80 gb hhd
directx 9c

2mb broadband (the basic supplied)

the game requirements
os: 98/me/2000/xp
processor: 1.2 ghz
memory: 256 mb
hhd: 4.5 gb
dvd: 8 speed
video card: directx 7.0