8800GT 256MB better buy for UT3? II

[richcz3]

Removed the 8800GT and Installed the 8800GTS (G92). I had to manually set the fan to 85% though. Stock was 28% just like the GT.

The rear fan brought the ambient case temps down over the GT. Speed wise (Crysis Benchmark) 4 FPS Avg faster @ 1280x1024. Nothing huge but the card did what I wanted it to do and that was get the heat out of the case.

[cel4145]

Just received my EVGA 8800GT 256MB from Newegg and installed it. Great performance improvements in FPS. I used to run at 4/4 with an Asus 8600GTS, and now at 5/5, game play is much more often hitting the 62 FPS cap at 1400x1050. I can highly recommend this card. I can't imagine the 512MB offering any significant difference. Save your money and get this if you are on a budget unless you have an obscenely high resolution monitor.

[AnubanUT2]

Just received my EVGA 8800GT 256MB from Newegg and installed it. Great performance improvements in FPS. I used to run at 4/4 with an Asus 8600GTS, and now at 5/5, game play is much more often hitting the 62 FPS cap at 1400x1050. I can highly recommend this card. I can't imagine the 512MB offering any significant difference. Save your money and get this if you are on a budget unless you have an obscenely high resolution monitor.

The 512 card enables a person to run at a hi res with AA turned on and no performance hits. I run with 4xAA and I still stay in the 60 fps range. If you are not going to run the game at super hi res or with AA then you are correct ... get the 256 MB card. But I just feel that for few dollars more you get more memory but do you what you feel is best for you. In the end that is what a person has to do ... follow their first mind.