That was free (donated from Shariq). We don't know if it's a bad card or it had problems with Shariq's system drivers (freezing issues),
but he gave it to me, I'm hoping it can work on a fresh driver install.
If it doesn't, I'm buying a GTX 460 1GB. There's enough room in the budget to get one.
And you can't see, but that's actually a Core i7-2600. It was $250 on eBay, top rated seller, brand new sealed, i couldn't resist. Some savings I made from rebates/coupons on other stuff made room in the budget for this, and I still have enough for a GTX 460 if I need it. And it came from newegg for some reason, with a voucher for Lost Planet 2. I think the game itself justifies getting the i7.
I indeed went for the 640GB over 1TB Caviar Black to make room for a GTX 460 if needed. Besides, I don't really consume media, so I'm going to have like 300 GB free for a while.