WTB a new video card, what is compatible/better?

FizzBatt

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Hello, I built this computer years ago and have only upgraded the ram since then and now I'm having trouble playing video games these days. I figure upgradeing the video card would be the next solution, but i'm not even sure whats better and compatible or whether its worth it at all. Any help would be much appreciated.. heres the specs...


GIGABYTE GA-X38T-DQ6 LGA 775 Intel X38 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail

EVGA 640-P2-N828-A3 GeForce 8800GTS KO 640MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

XCLIO STABLEPOWER 1000W ATX 1000W Power Supply - Retail

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

CORSAIR XMS3 8GB (4 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMX8GX3M4A1600C9
 
You can really put any graphics card you want in your system. But when you do, your cpu is going to bottleneck it. The only way to fully utilize a new graphics card will be to upgrade the cpu and motherboard as well. How much were you thinking about spending on a graphics card?