Wow I didn't see this one coming from ATI.
http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php? [...] 4&Itemid=1
If this is true than ATi has  a very nice card for the $100-150 range.
Scores 8167 3Dmarks in 3Dmark06. Its pretty much a 3850 with a 128bit bus.
 
LOL another 8600GTS raper  

Unless it is significantly faster it does not matter. The 8600 GTS has its end of life sometime in the next months and will be replaced by 8800GS and 9600GT which are said to be twice as fast.

Looks like a real 8600GTS killer.  What about the 9600GT ?

Yes but for the price that it will probably have, it will have better value.
the 8800GS and 9600GT get around 10000 3dmarks