http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=36963I like the 8600gt's looks for mide range cards. Right now, it's in the same price range as the 7600gt, which has 12 pipelines... well this has 48 unified shaders... which means the 8600gt is a great improvement over the 7600gt.
But none of this is totally confirmed, and the R600s are still coming out soon.