Cheap 8800 GTS 640 mb replacement

Once i got my new rig, i gave my old computer to my friend. This old computer had a 8800 GTS 640mb and an intel core 2 duo e6300, and them res. my friend runs at is 1680x1050. Now iv'e been lookin to get him a new card as a gift. What cheap (preferably sub 100 USD) card can i get thats equal or greater in performance than the 8800 gts? I would also prefer for the replacement to run cooler (the 8800 GTS idles in the 60's)

9800gtx+ 512mb OC 125$ or 4850 1gb 119$

gts 250 1gb 140$ or 4870 1gb 145$


if just sub 100$ buy either of these:

9800gt 1gb 99$ or 4850 512mb 99$

9600gt 1gb 82$

lol. I guess i'll have to convince him to upgrade his gpu himself. That CPU is also getting pretty outdated.

I can't remember the 9600gt coming that close to the 640 card. To me it felt the 640 card played stuff smoother when you turned up the AA it seemed better too. I go by how things work not by benchmarks. I'm not going to say they're wrong but I go by personal experience and I don't always agree with Tom's or anands reviews sometimes. There's benchies and then there's reality. What happens on the screen in front of you tells more than a small "optimised" section of the game that's used for lab tests. I make my decisions of a card as I'm playing the whole game. I also never play at medium settings and I don't have an i7 in my machine as do some of these reviews now. If you look at FarCry2 it gets a big jump by i7 processing power alone. Thanks for the reviews, I read them both.