a 9700 should run d3 just fine, no game company is stupid enough to release a game that will only work on brand spankin new 3d cards that come out in conjunction with the game, if they did that they would lose all their customers, i would never buy a new 3d card just to play on specific game, I have a gf4, but its for all my games, not for just one. yea i know what you mean about pc only, there are a few that are on their way out to look forward to. ww2rts looks very promising. i believe the url is www.ww2rts.com but i could bne wrong, made by a developer in russia i think it is. another is that game that looks like sudden strike on steroids, better graphics, 3d vehicles etc...anyways im done my rant