I only have a Geforce FX5200 as well which i run on minimum settings at 1024x768 16 colour.
My Geforce 2MX (which recently kerploded.. literally) was able to keep up 25 FPS on all lowest settings.
Plus, my processor is pretty crap, 1.4ghz pentium 4..
How much would a server of around 30 players effect someone with an average(ish) PC..?
With race mod and MTA 0.5 it killed my frame-rate a lot making it nearly unplayable
Either way, the aiming looks spot on.. nice going
With MTA 1.1 the game locks up after about 20 seconds of racing, causing me to restart my computer.
My SA version is 1.0 and my computer specs are:
1.4 ghz pentium 4
512MB RAM
Nvidia Geforce 2MX
I know it's a bit on the crap side but it runs SA and MTA 1.0 with no problems at all.
*edit*
Just found a similar thread to this one
Although in my case it always locks up under a minute of gameplay.
If your PC can't play MTA:SA at a constant 25fps then you're at a disadvantage to those who can.
That's why i always stick to servers with around 5 players in it. My PC can't handle games with a load of players.
Well, i'm pretty sure the animals from zoo tycoon are 2D and can't be converted to GTA SA's format even if they were 3D..
Plus there's animations as well..
i dare say it's the fastest way to have someone tell you to do unspeakable things to your grandparents.. well it happened to me
Back on topic, I think you just need to aim ahead of people based on their ping and your ping.