been away from the game a long time , a few questions

[TheJingle]

Hey guys , i played this game beta and at release but due to a low end computer and a bad net connection ( and a few balance issues) I quit the game . I was looking to start up again but have a few questions .
1. are the servers still populated ok? and if so which one has the most players/has best player balance (I dont really mind what faction I play as..) .

2. are the majority of the fights still big zergs vs tiny group/undefended fort? that was the main thing that bugged me early in the game as it seemed the best way to level was to just run around capping bases that were lightly/not defended .

3. Are most of the technical issues cleared up? I run a decent system , 3ghz p4 , 1 gig pc400 ram , and a radeon 9600 on a cable connection , I assume that will be enough?.

Anyhow thats it , though if you know of any other big changes that might be important id appreciate those too , thanks in advance .