i'm an amd guy, so all of the c2d doesn't really make me too excited. relating to the price drops though, i got my x2 4800+ for 129.99 and it was close to $600 when it came out march / 2006. and i cant plug zipzoomfly.com enough, newegg does have better selection in some areas, but when most things i find on newegg are cheaper on zipzoomfly w\ free shipping.

Lazie : i think i may end up buying that x1950 xt sapphire card you suggested i will decide here in the next couple of weeks and hopefully it will make a huge difference when i'm playing cs:source