i can attest for the card.
I had a slow computer with a nice card and it did crap. Games still ran slow, and my ping online was horrendous.
I just built a 2.8 ghz Pentium 4 w/ hyper threading, and changed cards from the old comp to the new comp. Games STILL ran choppy and with a high ping online. It was so bad I bought a new one just for Doom 3. My new card is an Ati Radeon 9800 Pro and EVERYTHING I run is smooth now.
Halo on PC runs smooth, Doom 3 runs smooth, Counter-Strike: Source is smooth, FarCry is flawless.
The card is the real deal. The processor isn't anything special. Go AMD, more bang for your buck.