Ut3 resets at startup

I've just got a new copy of Ut3. Installed on D:, applied the patch, launched... after a few seconds of black screen system resets. Not nice.

My system:

Windows XP with all the packs and updates
Intel Pentium 4 3Ghz
RV530 Pro
1GB RAM

External soundcard E-MU 0202
New monitor Flatron W2052V

What may be an issue I have a little free space on both partitions, gonna get a new HD today.

And yes, I cleaned my registry and disk beforehand.

From another issues: I have this CD key, but game never asked me to enter it?

EDIT: Installed newest card driver I could find.

Also what card do you have as RV530 is the chipset.

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Hell knows, not been into new technologies for a long time. If it's not said in the manager neither on card itself, I have no idea how can I check it.

EDIT: core 500 Mhz, memory 396 Mhz, memory size 256MB. I guess its X1600 Pro.

It sounds like it could be overheating and resetting itself

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Cleaned the machine for certainity. Now the meter peaks at 50C, but I used to run it over critical 60.

Found FAQ on Epic forum, tried following:

Getting a crash during the opening cinematic:
1) Go to My Documents\My Games\Unreal Tournament 3\UTGame
2) Open and edit the UTEngine.ini
3) Change PumpWindowMessagesWhenRenderThreadStalled from False to True, and save the file. It should look like this: PumpWindowMessagesWhenRenderThreadStalled=True.

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All it gives is that desktop flashes before BSoD.

This is just how I figured out its RV530 Pro No more info here unfortunatelly. Catalyst control centre says the same.


I remember the times when I could install any random game on my totally messed-up PC and it just worked.

Ok guys, it works since I installed RIGHt drivers.

Anyway, the performance at resonable gfx settings is so poor I won't bother anymore.