Quote Originally Posted by Blacky View Post
still, would be hotter (which could mean more failures) and consumes even more... so theres 2 cons vs 1 pro :/ and even if it has more fps, now days any performance hardware level is overkill now days (thanks to consoles)... so I don't think someone with a ATi 5000 has the need to jump the bandwagon even if runs 30+ fps while gaming 80-100 fps in most games...as long there no PC exclusives (like crysis was) theres no need for more powerful hardware atm, at least for gaming...
so.... the hd5xxx series is useless too then?

how exactly does hotter = fail? the i7 920 is "hotter" than a q9650, does it then have higher failure rates? also, please enlighten all of us on what exactly the power consuption and thermals for the gtx4xx cards will be.