I've decided on the Hercules 9800 Pro to replace my Ti4600. I like the copper cooling solution and the blue pcb. Main reasons to by a video card isn't it?...lol.
Besides, if I don't like the performance, I'll sell it and get a NV35 when it comes out. $400.00 for a video card is about right. The Voodoo5 5500 was $399.00 when it came out. The GF2 Ultra was $500.00 when it came out. GF3 was $379.00. GF4 Ti4600 was $399.00. 9700 Pro $399.00. Back in the day, the hot setup was two Voodoo2's in sli would set you back a cool $600.00! You want bleeding edge performance, it's gonna cost ya.