So i'm getting my bro to build me a new computer. The case is one of those ultra compact shuttleX cases, with 4 USB 2.0 ports, 2 firewire, dolby 5.1 output, a 129 MB ATi all in wonder 9800, dvd burner, 200 gig hard drive, 512 megs of ram, and the new Athlon 64 bit processor.

So i want some bad ass games now that i can run them. Any suggestions?

 

Half-life 2 and Doom3 are two really fun games that will put your fast computer to use pretty well.

 

Half-Life 2 hands down, doom 3 fucking sucks. Rome Total War is a really good game

 

i used to rock to UT all the time, that shit is classic

 

Half-Life 2 is a good game. Comes with CounterStrike, so you can play that, too.
If you're really into FPSs... fast paced go UT2004. Slow paced, WWII go Call Of Duty. The single player is good and the multiplayer is fun.
Both UT2k4 and CoD have been out for a while, which means you can probably get them cheap!