Originally posted by: Sureshot324
Aside from it's other problems, UT3 is just too graphically demanding for an online FPS. In single player games drops to like 20fps are tolerable but not in an online game. TF2 and COD4 run much better on older machines. CS1 is STILL the most popular fps in the world (yes it's still more popular than CS:S) due in large part to the fact that you can run it on practically any machine.
Wait, COD4 is supposed to run better than UT3?
Maybe it's because I'm only running the COD4 demo, but the UT3 demo runs better for me, almost always solid 60 fps at max and 1440x900 with drops when I get shot in the face with a rocket. If I remove the framerate cap I get anywhere from 75-90 or maybe even more, depends on the map. But COD4 maxed at the same resolution with 4xAA and 16xAF seems to run from 35-60 (35-50 in the beginning), probably average in the mid 40s.
This is with an 8800gs and 3.02 ghz C2D.
And is it me, but did the older UTs, back in their day, run better? I mean, even with adequate hardware UT3 can slowdown if you're in the middle of an explosion or something, or other times, but years ago I remember running UT and UT2k3 maxed with AA and always having a solid framerate, even on the older hardware of the time. They were the perfect games for lan games because it would run on the older, spare computers well.