I gave in and bought an EVGA GTX 260 FTW (factory overclocked) from NCIX. Was originally going to go for the 4870 but after seeing the evga card approach GTX 280 performance in many tests and even suprass it in Crysis performance (
EVGA GTX 260 FTW Edition Review - Overclockers Club) I thought what the hell I'll shell out an extra $50 or so after rebate and go for the extra power.