It is NEVER fast enough..hehhee
Here is the rig:
Athlon 64 3400+ CPU (2.20GHz, 1MB L1 cache);
ASUS K8V Deluxe mainboard;
OCZ PC-3200 Platinum EB DDR SDRAM (2x512MB, CL2.5-3-2-8);
Seagate 7200.7 HDD (SerialATA-150, 8MB buffer);
Creative SoundBlaster Audigy 2 audio card;
Microsoft Windows XP Pro SP1, DirectX 9.0b;
Drivers: NVIDIA ForceWare 60.72, ATI CATALYST BETA 6.14.10.6444
Preliminary Benches:
HL2
STALKER
As you can tell, STALKER isn't even an intensive game period as 9800xt gets 70+ frames at 1600x1200 4AA/16AF
With future games, the videocard speed will matter A LOT more than CPU speed. Also 1 gig will be a must by the end of the year I imagine.