CF 4850's look strong, that much is certain, but I fear micro-stuttering is still around and until I see a unanimous confirmation that it's fixed(not just a few forum members, as there are some who claimed it didn't happen with the 3870x2 as well) I still can't claim it a viable solution either.

Fact is, I have a buyer for my 8800GTX next month who needs a new card as he's still rocking out my old 6800GT(which still works as it did on launch), and am keeping a very close eye on how things develop with ATi as well as with NVidia. I'd point him in the direction of something else and just keep the card, but if I can spend a little more and get something much better, why not, as he insists on buying my card specifically.

So I'm watching this thread very closely at this point.