i know whot you mean,. but when i bought the 8800GTS is was the latest graphics card, and yes the price has gone down now since there are loads of new graphics cards now,.. but i am surprised the 8800gts still got good specs,. so i am not that bunped i payed so many $$ for it 10 moth's ago,..
I can still play Fall-out 3 full graphics settings, graphics cards below the 8800 will lack in difference.

with cpu's this might be differnet,.. since it maybe less feature based,.. cpu's is mostly about proccesing speed,. and graphics cards link with games that come out and new graphics feature's.

anyway whot i am trying to say is,. yes a payed alot for the 8800gts the top level price back-then,. did't expect the 8800gts would last this long keeping up with performance playing games,..

and i am only talking graphics cards,. not blueRay or cpu's,..

anyway