"The battle between ATI and NVIDIA reached a tense moment today when ATI removed the gag order on the ATI Radeon HD 4850 graphics card by more than a week. NVIDIA was trying to spoil the launch of the ATI Radeon HD 4850 by launching an ultra secret graphics card they have been working on for many months. NVIDIA wasn't quite ready, so the GeForce 9800 GTX+ was rushed to the media this week where we had the card for less than 24 hours before it was offically announced this morning. Why are both companies in such a rush to get the cards to the market and at the same time? The answer is simple, they are priced between $199 and $229! This price point is critical to market share and is the bulk of what is sold to gamers and enthusiasts for the back to school shopping season. These are the sexy cards that offer the best price versus performance and will remain some of the most talked about cards for the rest of 2008."