is it reasonable to expect considerably playable framerates (30-40+) on gold or platinum certified games? i've got a high powered system (oc'd q6600, 4GB, HD4850), and so far what i've tried (vampire bloodlines and oblivion) have been 1-6 fps tops...am i really doing something THAT wrong?
It's very reasonable to expect 40+ fps with nVidia cards. My nv9800 gtx+ brings wow around 100-115 fps under opengl without many tweaks and at mostly max details. Looks like you got an ATI card though I'm afraid.