I think I am still going to go 6970 once the factory OC editions come out (hoping that means the yields are strong) and maybe price drops a tad?

I am betting on drivers greatly improving once the AMD team learns how to efficiently work with VLIW4. Seeing as how the AMD team hasn't always been the best with drivers, I don't expect the release ones to be any where near full fruition. I see the potential here.