Damn, you guys are spoiled.

Just a correction however. ATI does not officially talk about unannounced products. It has not been announced that our next (flagship or otherwise) asic will only come out next spring.

Unfortunately I can't say anything about products coming down the pipe. From an employee (and stockholder) perspective, I recommend buying a 9800 now (for bragging rights if for nothing else) and then buying whatever the top ATI product is when Doom 3 comes out. If it's still the 9800, then buy another one, which will make an excellent gift for a loved one. Now that I think of it, buy a few - it's obvious everyone here has more than a single loved one in need of a top-performing video card.

But seriously, it's safe to assume that something new will be out by the end of the year. Product cycles are in the ballpark of two a year right now. Will NV have anything to compete? I believe so. I don't think anyone's underestimating them. Even if they did completely blow two product cycles.

Now go out and tell all your friends to buy ATI products. Better still, ATI stock. Buy lots and lots of it. I'd love to cash some options soon, but they're currently worthless to me.

Bruno