I really like Sky's review.
I know he's been one of the very few that really liked the performance of the GTX470 and recommend it.
There is another review that gave good marks to the GTX470:
GeForce GTX 470 & 480 review
Like above posters RJBARKER and iPAINE, I'm an nVidia fanboi and an eVGA fan also. (XFX and BFG are my other top choices).
Lifetime warranty covering overclocking...can't beat that.
Heat-wize, people were complaining about the G80 chips running warm back in the day. Exactly like right now with the new GTX models.
The GTX470 looks GOOD. But I got XFX HD5870 in the back of my mind too.
Will I use Badabing encoding? LOL probably not. I do like the MAX eye-candy I can get at 1680 X 1050 and keep the option of decent framerates at 1920 X 1200 (in case I get a bigger screen down the road).
eVGA GTX470 for me, probably. I might install a 120mm intake fan in my antec 300 side panel, and use a Antec spotcool (a spare I have)to cool-off the back of the card...lol