Anyone care to venture how long the Radeon 9700 Pro will continue to be the best bang for the video buck??? It's been amazing to me that since last summer neither ATI or NVIDIA has really improved much on this venerable card. With the price of it hovering around $250 (US) this has got to be the best DX9 video card for your dollar out there. The newest offerings from ATI and NVIDIA are only marginally better, and not because of some new architecture benefit, but mainly because of slight clockspeed increases. For the 9700 Pro to have lasted well over a year at essentially the top shows that most games, even the lastest Doom and Half Life are not going to push the limits for most users. I say buy them while they're cheap and enjoy them for a while.