"Maxis continues to make huge progress in addressing the lag and server-capacity issues we experienced at launch. We’ve improved our server response time by 40x, we’ve doubled the number of players in the game at the same time and reduced server down times. "
That's PR-flack for 'we launched a hugely-anticipated AAA title with our backend so badly underprovisioned that doubling capacity still leaves us below acceptable levels, and no that doesn't mean yo...
One thing that bother's me about this and Nvidia's offering. You sort of "hope" (expect.. would be better..) that these types of cards would bring something more to the table besides just a dual stack of their top end card. Higher clocks, better memory.. something. http://goo.gl/OItwV