new pc for UT3

[pauloandre]

I bought a PC for UT2004, and now it's... well, old and slow. That didn't really matter to me, since all I played was UT2004, but now there's UT3 and I need a new PC.
That being said, I still want to keep some parts, such as the monitor, the hard drive, psu and the dvd recorder. So, I need to buy a motherboard, cpu, graphics card and memory. My budget is not unlimited, but since I keep my monitor, I'll be playing at 1280x1024, so I'm guessing I don't need sli 8800gtx .
Now I ask for your advice. The graphics I belive it's easy to decide: 8800GT. Memory also easy: 2GB. (still, if you think I'll be better off with anything else, let me know). About the motherboard and cpu, I have no idea...

I don't need to think about future upgrades, I just need the pc for UT3 and nothing else (well, maybe empire earth 3, but I think UT3 is more demanding). When the new UT comes, I'll just buy a new pc.

Also, I believe my psu will be enough, I have a good-quality 430W psu (don't remember the brand now, I'll edit later). Am I right that it will be enough?

Overclocking is probably an option, but I want the system to perform well without it (unless there's a huge advantage for the price)

Any help is appreciated.

 

[AzN]

Cheapest solution would be to get a AMD x2 system for UT or Intel bottom system and overclock.

AMD x2 4200+
GIGABYTE GA-MA69GM-S2H
HD3850

should be more than adequate for 1280x1024 resolution.

Or if you want to go intel.
E2160 (highly overclockable and budgeted like the AMD system)
Gigabyte DS3
HD3850

 

[pauloandre]

I'm not afraid to overclock, but I am afraid it won't overclock as well as advertised. If I don't overclock, will that cpu (E2160) be enough?

 

[Roguestar]

Probably. It'll not be much of a bottleneck, anyway. You can always overclock it later if you so desire. I recommend sticking with the 8800GT, though, as it performs better than the HD3850 and HD3870.