I'm still holding out for the 8600... i like the combo between price and preformance that was delivered in previous gen GeForce x600's. As of now, anything is a big upgrade over my crappy FX5200 on APG 4.0.
My crappy PC...
Intel Celeron 2.0ghz (the 128K L2 cache isn't recognized) on Socket 478
Intel D845PESV (DDR DIMM 1 is burnt out due to three problems... 1) RAM that was unstable at high temperatures (didn't exceed any temperature max), 2) crappy design on Intel's part... the APG slot was placed to high, putting pressure on DIMM 1 that could damage it... (as I found out and then read up on), 3) the RAM burnt out about 6 months after it was upgraded in the middle of summer; I was still watching the thermal sensors, turning off when it started to overheat a little bit. No throttling alerted me, and the RAM burnt out after I shut down smoothly. I turned it back on and the uncle (who built the PC and was repairing it) tried to convince me that the RAM burnt out because I let it overheat.)
512MB DDR RAM, PC2100, on DDR DIMM 0. (I originally started with 256MB, upgrade to 1024MB, and then DIMM 1 burnt out leaving me with a damaged stick and a good 512MB stick)
PNY nVidia GeForce FX 5200, 128MB on APG 2.0
Western Digital? E-IDE Hard Drive, 80GB, 8MB Cache, 7200RPM
Well that's about it... the PC sucks because it's damaged. It's still running after four years 8 months... after 3 complete OS reinstalls in the first 3 years. It's fine since... I guess...