Haha. Oh and one more point. It's very hard to predict gaming in 4 years. You can't just put it down and pick it up in 4 years. Think about computer games that were developed 4 years ago and compare them to the ones being released now. 4 years ago NVidia released the GeForce 6000 series. In this year alone, ATi and NVidia released 11 video cards, not including the 9600GTS, and the 9800 Ultra (assuming NVidia is going to follow the same 8000 series pattern). Your 4870 will still play FarCry 2 but both the game and the card will basically be obsolete. Not to mention, technology doesn't usually progress in a linear pattern. Somewhat depressing, haha, but something to keep in mind.