Using latest* (that specified supporting the SB0880) DanielK driver for the X-Fi - tried using the original creative drivers but it was having a mare with traces of the Audigy drivers still existing so would refuse to install, so DanielK was the only option unless I manually picked out all the old …

After years of collecting up and occasionally firing up all my retro PC bits, I've finally managed to carve out some space and for now popped in a dedicated 2004-5ish system, and have finally for the first time started playing around with EAX - genuinely impressed with the results from the games …

If you want a slightly more casual experience with UT99, there's an event called FFN - Friday Frag Nights, runs from 7PM UTC every Friday night on their own server, gets a pretty nice mix of players across the skill spectrum and can be a good laugh for an hour or two. Sounds perfect! I'll check …

Echoing what everyone else is saying - the people still playing now have probably been playing for 25 years! I hop on once or twice a week and can keep up with the pack, but I've been playing FPS / Arena FPS regularly for at least 24 years now. If you want a slightly more casual experience with UT99 …

I'd definitely be interested to find out what hardware you go with - have been considering something very similar recently, but unsure what route to go down for CPU these days.