Having looked at multiple reviews I'm still confused over power consumption as well as performance compared to 3850, 3870 and 8800GT. In some reviews PC is as bad as 8800GT and in some reviews it seems lower than 3850. In some reviews the 9600GT seems to outperform the 3870 and in some reviews it seems to have trouble keeping up with 3850. Doesn't really make purchase decisions all that easy.