People seem to think the 5870 is basically the same as the gtx 480 when this is not the case at all. The gtx 480 is significantly better, actually i couldn't have asked for a much bigger increase over the 5870 from the release. Yes power is definitely it's major drawback, temperatures don't really bother me as much as people say because it is designed to run at just under 100C absolute load, cutting off at 105. The selling point for me was that the minimum framerate and AA performance the gtx480 provides, this is where the gtx 480 is about 15-20% better in most cases.