1 If Nvidia was all "ready" and perfecting die shrinks this beast wouldn't be coming in at 65nm. 65nm tells me they were rushed because the 7xx series moved ahead of their predicted timeline.

2 It's DX10 only, not 10.1. Why? Because the rumour mill would be singing if it was 10.1 and it's not. The preview of 10.1 providing a 20% boost (probably less than that in real life, but there is AN improvement) shows that you may want 10.1. Nvidia is counting on the raw power of the chip to overshadow the lack of 10.1 support. That and they want to be sure you'll want a GT210 when they finally get the 10.1 support in.

I like the chip, don't get me wrong. But it highlights some things that Nvidia never does well, die shrinks being among them. Why do I say that? Because the original 8800 series took way too long to get die shrunk, over a year. That's not expertise, it's bumbling.

It's a good chip but it's the only serious one they'll have till 2010...