I'm giving up.

No, I'm not breaking down and buying a Wii. As badly as I want one, it would be my undoing.

I'm giving up on this video card.

When I downloaded Team Fortress 2, I had to download a new GeForce driver to make sure the game operated smoothly. While the game has worked wonderfully, the brightness of my screen has been overcharged, and video playback has been a bit....garbled.

And recent attempts to find another EN7950GT for the purposes of SLI have been futile at best.

So, I'm removing the 7950, in favor of a new EN8800GTS.

Two story card, so I've got a little juggling to do in the box, but nothing big. It'll still fit.

Oh, and they're still making these, so I can get another later on, after nVidia gets their GeForce 9 series in full swing (so that I can nab the outgoing top-of-the-line 8800 on the cheap). Only problem with that is: I'll need a new $350 power supply at that point, in addition to the $400 graphics card.

Whee...fun.

Anyone want to buy a $250 graphics card for $180?

-KIE