Living in the United States, I have been hunting for the MSI R7970 Lightning for over 3 weeks now and I just cannot seem to find it anywhere. NewEgg, TigerDirect, Amazon (excluding eBay, those prices are just ridiculous)...they're all out of stock. I contacted MSI and they said that they hadn't discontinued the card. My question is, does anybody know what is going on with the availability of this card? I have built my rig for overclocking purposes and this is the final part that I want to complete it. In the event that anyone responds to this thread, any links or knowledge about what is going on would be greatly appreciated!