Build or Purchase the Ultimate 3D Gaming Rig:

CPU  Graphics Select.. Core 2 Extreme QX6850 Core 2 Extreme QX6800 Core 2 Quad Q6600 Core 2 Duo E6850 3.0 Core 2 Duo E67XX 2.6 Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4 Core 2 Duo E6420 2.13 Core 2 Duo 1.8 Xeon (Dual) 3.6 P4 Prescott 3.0 Pentium D 3.0 Athlon 64 X2 6000 3.0 Athlon 64 X2 5600 2.8 Athlon 64 X2 5400 2.8 Athlon 64 X2 5200 2.6 Athlon 64 X2 5000 2.6 Athlon 64 X2 4800 2.4 Athlon 64 X2 4600 2.4 Athlon 64 X2 4400 2.2 Athlon 64 X2 4200 2.2 Athlon 64 X2 4000 2.0 Athlon 64 X2 3800 2.0 Athlon 64 FX-62 2.8 Athlon 64 4000+ Athlon 64 3800+ Athlon 64 3600+ Athlon 64 3500+ Athlon 64 3400+ Athlon 64 3200+ Athlon 64 3000+ Sempron 64 3600+ Sempron 64 3500+ Sempron 64 3400+ Sempron 64 3200+ Sempron 64 3000+ Sempron 64 2800+ Turion 64 X2 2.0 Turion 64 MT-34 1.8 Mobile Core Duo 2.0 Pentium M 750 1.86 Athlon XP Pentium 3 Select.. nV 8800 (SLI) nV 8800Ultra 768 nV 8800GTX 768 nV 8800GTS (Any) nV 8600GTS 256 nV 8500GT 512 nV 7950GX2 2x512 nV 7800GTX256SLI nV 7900GTX 512 nV 7800GTX 512 nV 7950GT 512 nV 7900GT 256 nV 7800GTX 256 nV 7900GS 256 nV 7800GT 256 nV 7600GT 512 nV 7600GT 256 nV Go 7600 nV 7300GT 256 nv 7300GS nV 6800U nV 6800GT 128 nV Go 6800 nV 6600 GT 128 nV 5900XT nV GF 5200 ATi HD2900XT512 ATi HD2600Pro256 ATi X1950XTX512 ATi 1900XTX512 ATi X1900XT256 ATi X1800XT256 ATi X1950Pro256 ATi X850XT 256 ATi X800XL 512 ATi X1800GTO256 ATi X1700 ATi X1600 ATi X1300 256 ATi 2600XT ATi 2400XT ATi 9800Pro  *WARNING..  CPU Clock +-  +40% +30% +20% +10% +5% --- -5% -10% -20% -30% -40%  Core +- Mem +- +40% +30% +20% +10% +5% --- -5% -10% -20% -30% -40% +40% +30% +20% +10% +5% --- -5% -10% -20% -30% -40%  Hard Disk Speed RAM Select.. 15,000 RPM 10,000 RPM 7200 RPM (normal) 5400 RPM Select.. 8 GB 6 GB 4 GB 3 GB 2 GB 1.5 GB 1 GB 756 MB 512 MB 256 MB  CPU Index:  GPU Index:

0-1 Fail. | 2-4 Lookit the purdy menus, maw! 5-9 Low Detail | 10-13 Low-Medium | 14-16 Hi-Medium 17-19 High | 20-22 Higher | 23-25 Highest | 26+ Crank Up That Res, F'er! *Adjusting overclock values is a testing feature only. May cause hairy palms. Non-Official. Scores may be re-evaluated at author's discretion. ©2007 by BerZ

GOW is starting a PC Clan. Noot has ties to A.S.S. and other Clans which may provide great competition and collaborative efforts on Mods in the future.

Status : This is still low-priority as you'll see from our Clan Status Project List....  

Plus; we will always be primarily a PS3 Clan & will maintain our leadership and innovator stance in the PS3 Community. That will remain our focus.  In fact; in order to stay on the cutting edge and continue to pioneer Maps, Mods, Services & Other Releases for the PS3 we MUST stay current in the PC Community in terms of User Generated Content.  Any Map or Mod cooked for the PS3 was done on a powerful Computer with the PC Version of UT, a next-gen Video Card, a good Processor & 1 Gig+ of memory. This PC setup is behind all PS3 Releases.

On that note I usher in a new forum for anyone who is interested in building or upgrading a rig to run UT3.  Whether it's simply to run Notepad for .ini files, editing Unreal Script, whether you want Unreal Editor & Maya to run for Map Engineering/Creation, whether you just want your machine just to cook PS3 Maps & Mods or you want to play UT3 & Crysis at full detail - this is your spot for advice, tips & links to building & tweaking the Ultimate Unreal Tournament 3 Computer.

Plenty of Clan members and others will be on this forum and have vast experience with computer hardware and 3D gaming old and new. We know the industry and the state of Consumer/Enterprise level PC Performance so ask away or send some feedback.

Now, I bring to you the UT3 System Score Calculator.

This is the first thing you should look at to finalize what you will be researching and ultimately purchasing.  It is extremely up-to-date with hardware combinations that have yet-to-be even benchmarked on mainstream Hardware sites.  Start with this tool and work your way over to Tomshardware.com, Anandtech & ExtremeHardware to correlate FPS to these System Scores. Then use THIS CONFIGURATION GUIDE to max out your settings.

Without further blabbing....
Special thanks to over to BrZ

 Remember that a single point can mean a lot more than you might initially think.  Check a real FPS Benchmark for UT3 on said sites to see the huge difference 1 point on this tool can represent.  Elsewhere you can also check any benchmark for Multi-Threaded games like UT3 & Crysis that may present itself in the future.  Enjoy....