I wonder if it ever occurred to GoldenTiger AMD set the bar "low" because they have 8000 series card to complete against kepler GK110. Gotta love brand loyalty. I got i7-3930k with crossfire 6970 and AMD 8120FX with 580 GTX. Neither one is giving me performance issues. People complain about AMD driver issues especially in crossfire I haven't ran into any. I really don't care who makes what as long as it's good and competitive. I think people just like to stir the pot just cuz they heard he said she said.