but 9600GT is better for lower resolution. Its been called the perfect GPU for low resolutiuons like 1280*960. Anyway as you have an oced proccy, and goin for a GPU, ull need to get a good PSU.
Gigabyte 460 for 2.4k suits your system well and is future proof too considering some upgrades like HDD, ram and the likes.
The ATI Radeon HD4670 comes for around 4.6k, the HD4770 comes for around 7k and the HD 4850 comes around 7.5k Anything less than that goes under the budget category and aren’t as good performers as the ones mentioned here. So, if you’re going for one, try to go for one of these according to your budget.
if you want to be bit future proof go for 4850(6.8k) with a better psu(like corsiar 400cx (3.3k)).4850 will be more thn enough for your current system - but it will play future game better then the any other mentioned in the list. Total investment = 10k
But if you want to stick with just what you need right now - then go for 4670- this card will run well with your current psu., Total investment = 4.3k . there is very high probability of getting this card absolute within next 6 month - so you may need to sell this card and go for a new card + psu
whatever card u buy, c dat u dont buy atis, since dere are much issue/failure rates in ati radeon cards. Better go for geforce. I think u can go for the gts series...
guys i dunno y ppl call HD4850 a future proof card..more den that in this range HD4770 is a future proof card(in true sense nothing is future proof)..as i said in some oder forum too "though a single HD4850 is around 5-10% faster den HD4770 but if u wanna CF ur card in future den HD4770 CF will give u much better performance den HD4850 CF cuz its GDDR5 based as compared to GDDR3 of HD4850..n even a single HD4770 will give u performance "almost" equivalent to HD4850 without any considerable difference n sometimes even better too..on lower resolutions HD4770 rocks..it runs cooler n also consume less power so it doesn't need a costly PSU..its a bit cheaper den HD4850 too..so all in all my vote goes for HD4770 cuz HD4850 isn't as strong as it shld b against HD4770"
GTS250 is better den bth HD4770 n HD4850 but he'll need to buy a gud PSU separate for it which will stretch his budget a lot as GTS250 will cost him 7.3k itself
btw few days ago when i checked their price in Nehru Place(Delhi), MSI HD4770 was of 6.5k n Palit HD4850 was of 7k