cellar dweller....didnt the 5800's run ddr2 in them?..........that would explain to me why your card achieves the speed it does.........you seemed to forget that....these new 5900's are using fast ddr ram in them...not the same ddr2 you have in your 5800.

kyro...the problem some had(....ALLEDGEDLY...)with 2d on these cards is when you load up a phanatically large file and begin to scroll thru that file when this flickering problem begins....but that was just ONE case....and god knows what it was that caused it....most likely the user's ignorance to CONFIGURE his system as is the case in most issues of this kind.it might not even be an issue with the card itself and most probably isnt........so until we get a definitive statement from Nvidia or a conclusive answer and what caused this to happen to this ONE individual(for all we know could have been some ATI pussy wipe trying to sabotage the company with pure juvenile delinquency)then we shouldnt comment on the so called lack of quality that this fantastic card can perform at.
ever downloaded say.....a HUGE picture file from NASA and then tried to scroll the pic with your mouse?......and seen the flicker as the memory couldnt keep up to the scroll?........betcha you dont get a smooth scroll withouot some flicker to that in any computer you use to try that on......so let's just wait and see how this turns out.I highly doubt it is a video card issue.

I run it overclocked to 531/1020 witout peoblems

So far I am really satisfied with it. I have solved Splinter Cell, which probably must be the least optimized game for Nvidia, and it ran very well.

Looking forward to Half-Life 2 and Stalker.

Damn u JemyM I want that card too