Check these figures out, at a screen resolution of 1024x768 4xAA & 8xAA
Gigabyte X800XL (PC Pro)- Doom 3 77.1 fps
6800 GT (Toms hardware) - Doom 3 64.5 fps
Passive cooling and other extras.
I like to research before I buy.
I admit it isn't THE best card out there, but I dont have £400 or SLI and I don't like noisy fans.