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The thread discusses issues with running Unreal Tournament 3 on Windows 7, with the original poster experiencing crashes possibly related to insufficient memory, despite having over 1.5GB RAM. Another user shares similar gameplay problems on Windows 7, such as graphical issues and missing splash screens. The original poster later reveals that upgrading their hardware, including RAM and CPU, resolved the problem, indicating that the initial crashes were likely caused by system resource limitations.
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whenever i try to connect to a server on UT3, the game crashes. i've tried changing the compatibility settings, but it didn't work with any of the combinations i tried. i just installed the latest graphics driver from nVidia and the latest game patch from Epic, but neither helped. the only thing i can think of is my memory. i have 1.5GB of DDR SDRAM and when the game crashes, my system monitor gadget shows 1200-1300MB out of 1534MB of memory in use, which leads me to believe i just don't have enough memory to run the game on top of windows 7 (windows takes up about 500-750MB of memory with a few programs running). also, for the first time since i've had this problem, i got an error message giving some explanation and it says something about memory (pictured below). is this a compatibility issue with windows 7 or do i just need more memory? (the max my mobo can take is 2GB, but i might be upgrading my mobo/processor soon).

compatibility settings i've tried:

OS: Windows XP SP2/SP3
Disable visual themes: YES/NO
Disable desktop composition: YES/NO
Disable display scaling on high DPI settings: YES/NO
Run as admin: YES

OS: Windows Vista/SP1/SP2
Disable visual themes: YES/NO
Disable desktop composition: YES/NO
Disable display scaling on high DPI settings: YES/NO
Run as admin: YES/NO
 

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yea. i installed a new motherboard, processor and RAM. the reason for this problem when i first posted it was that i didn't have enough system resources to run it online without crashing. but i have twice as much ram now in addition to a much faster processor.
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It sounds like you have plenty of memory. I'm having similar problems running ut3 on windows 7 home premium retail. The splash/logo screens do not appear, but there is sound. The menus look horrible and scrambled. But I am able to play the game. The graphics in game are also horrid and 'scrambled'. I've not had any problems with the game until I installed windows 7.
 

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uhh, wow. talk about a late reply. i've had numerous things done to my computer since i posted this, so this isn't an issue anymore.
 

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yea. i installed a new motherboard, processor and RAM. the reason for this problem when i first posted it was that i didn't have enough system resources to run it online without crashing. but i have twice as much ram now in addition to a much faster processor.
 

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