I spend 99% of my time in Linux, so there is some gaming there as well, especially now that there are a lot of great titles with support on Steam. I rarely ever

I spend 99% of my time in Linux, so there is some gaming there as well, especially now that there are a lot of great titles with support on Steam. I rarely ever boot into Windows anymore, mostly for games that I can't play on Linux (or can't play well on Linux). If I wanted something for work only and wanted to use open source drivers, I'd buy Intel or nvidia now. The ATI 5870 exists to drive up to six monitors over displayport under EyeFinity, so this was as much of a work investment as it was a play investment (it's great for both). I want to be able to work AND play with this card that I paid good money for. The binary drivers are officially supported, and with that label comes some expectation of quality. Perhaps my expectations are unreasonable, but I've been very disappointed with the quality.