That's great for you Ed, and I'm not denying that it's NICE to be able to crank details to the max, etc. It's just not for everyone, and certainly not for the price. It's a reason so many gamers are defecting to consoles full-time.

You can have a quality gaming experience on the PC with midrange parts, but in the end it's in the eye of the beholder.

It's simply unfeasible for most people to justify $1,000, $1,500, or more .. for a gaming PC.

But, grats on that video card, it's what I use, and it's nice

EDIT : Also, there's a ton of games you can play with the settings jacked up on a 6600GT .. popular ones even, like World of Warcraft, and a slew of other RPGs and RTS titles. Most sports games can be cranked easily as well. Imho the payoff on a 6800 and higher right now is for 1280x1024 and higher rez.