VfighterX - the problem handeling Crysis or any modern game isn't really the GPu, it's about only the CPU that judges it - especially in World in Conflict. Myself I have a Sapphire HD 2900 XT since a time and I'm satisfied with it, even if I still have a old AMD 64 3700+ CPU for a few more days it's still impressive to see how much you'll get for the price - not only does the card look fantastic, it comes with great budled games even if they aren't launched yet (distr. via Steam) and performs way better than the 8800GTS 640mb which was the real target for this HD2900XT to take out - every resolution works better on the faster bandwith of the HD2900XT. Yes, the card consumes alot of power, but having a new, more expensive and solid PSU is better than having a good and more power effecient card along with a trashy aged PSU since about all NEW PSUs will handle this card like nothing. I'm going to pair these up by the start of next year along with the new Phenom processors for AM2+ (AMD Athlon 64 X4) to really be able to kick everything up - but for now I've just ordered a Crossfire-ready AM2 mobo, ATI Crossfire Certified RAM by OCZ (CL4) and a AMD Athlon X2 6000+ to have a platform to build on. I can't see what people like with nVIdia that causes them to dislike ATi - if it wasn't for ATi you would probably have to pay doubled the price for that 8800GTS 640mb for example. The 8800GTS I've installed for a friend wasn't in any real quality at all, very plastic and small and stupid when it came to solutions for the power connectors so that they wouldn't be in the way - and the card also costed more, performed lackier and game with two $5-games while the HD2900XT was really heavy, big but wasn't too big either due to the smart design, had a fantastic sense of quality and came with a bundles arsenal of $70+ in games. I'd recommend the HD2900XT for everyone - the 8800GTS 640mb is a bad deal and the 8800GTX is only a trophy for nVidia which they never want to sell - they've not reduced the price since launch, more or less, and that's not a good sign. The card also has the best possible Multi-GPU solution now when Crossfire has became far more scalable than nVidias SLi while these cards really shine with their fantastic looking coolers.

I got a Sapphire HD2900XT, went for $340, way less than the Asus model they use here which is rated at $400 for the same card with a new sticker and STALKER. ATi simply has the best deal for higher-end mainstream cards right now, looking at the HD2900XT over the 8800GTS 640mb which is rated at a higher price and doesn't get packed with $100 of softwares.