That's still 500 f****** dollars for a card that's not even top-of-the-line! You have got to be joking. THe R600 will probably be priced around that $600 - $650 range. If you're willing to fork over $500 for a next gen card, find $100 more to at least get either the 8800GTX or R600, whichever one wins out. Holy crap.