here's a review from someone who just bought one, there are many reviews over at newegg.com from people who own these..... reading is fun ......is it a good card,yes
Pros: When I decided on the 8600gts series, I ordered this card because of the larger fan and heatsink. Smaller fans spinning at higher RPM make more noise, whereas this one pushes more air with a bit less noise. This one is slightly overclocked above default specs, so that is a plus. Articles on this model online have proven to gain an extra 50MHz overclock on core without lockups or voltage mod, but I haven't tried that.
Cons: For an extra fifty bucks I could have upgraded to the 8800 series, and I think these are priced a bit high since it doesn't nearly compare to the 8800 series, as these have a big price/performance gap without a large gap in price. There are DX9 cards more powerful than this, but for less money. I guess you pay for the DX10 capabilites.
Other Thoughts: Upgrading from the top of the nvidia 6 series, this is a step up for me without breaking the bank. Like a lot of folks, my monitor's native res is 1280x1024 which this card has proven to run games decently at. It is a safe choice but could stand a $20 price drop in my opinion to be more on par with performance.
