Upgrading a GeForce 9800 GTX+, $200 budget about

froynboy

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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: This week preferably
BUDGET RANGE: $150-250 After Rebates ($250 being an extremely good deal)

USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Mostly gaming. I'd like to be able to play the next Borderlands game (recommended GeForce GTX560) and the recent Wolfenstein game

CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: EVGA GeForce 9800 GTX+ with an Antec EA-650 power supply

OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: Intel i3 processor, Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3 mobo, 4 gb ram. Case a few fans (2 in front, one on the side panel, one on top and one in back

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: I'd be fine with newegg, but also wouldn't mind going out to get one at stores like Fry's (Houston, TX) or other computer parts stores

PARTS PREFERENCES: I'd like to stay with Nvidia unless I have a convincing counter

OVERCLOCKING: Not necessary

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: If possible I'd like fans on the card itself just to make sure we stay cool. GDDR5 would be nice in case I upgrade the rest of the rig later and don't want to have to worry about the graphics card upgrading as well. Also, anything I can do not to bottleneck myself (aside from investing in a new processor/mobo) would be appreciated. Thanks in advance to whoever chimes in here :)
 

frag06

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Take a look at the MSI 770. For $254.99 after rebate, it's a pretty good deal. It should be able to run 1080p just fine.

You may end up with a bottleneck with an i3 processor if you play CPU intensive games.