The list of mods - if it is long - donīt mean the SH3 donīt run...Only some mods (Merchant Ship mod, for example, or FlatMonkey Interior), are really "heavy weight". I use 4GbPatch.
Neverthless, my SH4 (TMO 2 plus RSRDC), is running at 60 FPS sinchronized (all ographic options on), and my SH3 plus mods between 22-23-40 FPS
My PC:
Intel Corei5
4 GB RAM
Graphic card ATI RADEON 4550 - 1 GB RAM.
Catalyst with all the options to max level. (Adaptative antialiasing off).
The 22-23 FPS appears when the smoke is too dense. Normal in my SH3 is 40 FPS, sinchronized (but never I see with this options the 60 FPS...).
I live very well with 22-23 FPS...Iīm an human being with humans eyes capacity
Regards.
Fitzcarraldo