For Christmas I was given a brand new GeForce 3 Ti500, the cream of all video cards. I was safe in the knowledge that my PC had the most powerful video card in it, and that games would look as good as possible without entering jerk-o-vision.
Two months later the GeForce 4 Ti4600 was released, and suddenly my GeForce 3 was no more powerful than a fridge freezer. And GeForce 4 owners don't look so smug, because this Christmas my wrist watch will be capable of doubling your 3D Mark score!
Oh why is technology so cruel?