That's a good price for that card and you'll get EVGA's step up program, so you can use that for a 9800** when they come out. I say go for it. Please understand that you won't be able to max out Crysis even with an 8800GT, but don't worry, nobody can except those B#st*rds with 3-way SLI or CrossfireX. I have almost the same rig as you and I play at 1280x1024 IN DX9 at everything high except shadows (medium) and sound quality (medium) 0xAA. I'm getting 40FPS average in the lower levels and 30FPS average in the last levels when the aliens arrive. It still looks very good though, and the gameplay makes you forget about the graphics and your frame rate indicator. I don't even think I took one glance at FRAPS in the top left hand corner of my screen in the final few levels.