I thought about that, but the MSI card that I got has the same specs as the oc'd XFX one, and I've never really gone over two years without having to upgrade my vid card anyway. I don't imagine it'll be an issue. If it is though, I'll just have to learn that lesson I guess. I can't wait to get it in and see how AH is supposed to look. I'm hoping to be able to run it with the AA slider all the way up and everything turned on and maxed out. Hopefully with the system that I have and this card I can. If not, in another few months, I'll slap a second one in and run them in crossfire!!