$130 AR for x1950 Pro 512 with Arctic Cooling Accelero 2 HSF

[WHIPperSNAPper]

Here's what I posted at the Anandtech Hot Deals discussion forum. This card should be good enough for UT3 because it beats the "recommended" nVidia card, the 7900 GT. It also has 512 MB RAM instead of 256 and it comes with a nice after market HSF, which should make it a better overclocker. On the downside--people have commented (the Newegg reviews) that it is a BIG card, so if you have a small case or a weird mobo it might not be for you.

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Is this a good deal? Newegg is selling a Powercolor x1950 Pro with 512 MB of RAM and an Arctic Cooling HSF for $130 shipped after a $40 rebate and an instant $20 savings (with a coupon code).

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814131055

I'm thinking about pulling the trigger on this one because I like the 512 MB memory and the Arctic Cooling heatsink-and-fan. But, is it too early to buy with new nVidia cards on the way? Would you feel badly if you bought this for $130 and the 8800 GTS-320 fell to $200 a couple months from now?

Does anyone own this card and how well did it overclock?

Note--you need to have an e-mail address that's registered with Newegg.com in order to use the $20 off coupon code: EMC1004VGA01

[zeus]

I have been eying this one for a while. I am still kicking myself for not getting one of the X1950XTs for $160.

[WHIPperSNAPper]

Yeah, it's too bad the the x1950xt's have completely disappeared (at worthwhile prices). The lowest price that I saw for one was about $173 shipped (via Newegg, of course).