I do realise ATI doesn't always perform great on Linux. I'm using Archlinux, catalyst driver 12.4 from repos, my card is a HD6870 1G. My cpu is a AMD X4 955 BE at stock speeds. While it isn't the fastest CPU out there, it still is very decent I think. You are right though, maybe it's best to wait until the GPU is used more. Too bad, hoped that I could enjoy the beta some. Oh well, more to come! Thanks for the advices!