http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/08/28/nvidia-55nm-parts-bad Nvidia 55nm parts are bad too
Nothing but problems trying to implement a 8600GTS on my Asus P45 motherboard, so I went with an ATI 3850 instead and have been a happy camper ever since. Good call on this one. ATI is beating the crap out of NVIDIA now. May also be a good pair trade candidate, long AMD (who owns ATI)/short NVIDIA if AMD wasn't doing so horribly with their microprocessors.
i don't know, its only down 25 points in a year! wise up or you could be in trouble. personally,i think it goes down further but the real money was made.