Upgrading 9600 GSO 512MB 128bit

[tey112]

Hello everyone, I'm looking to upgrade my 9600 GSO in the next month or so. I am looking to spend around 200$ after rebates.

I use my card for some gaming, Civ 5 at the moment (which is causing my 9600 to cry even on low settings). I run two 1440x900 monitors off of my current card on DVI so I would like the card to have two DVI ports. Finally, I do play around with cuda a bit so I would like one that has at least decent performance in that department.

System Setup:
MOBO: Asus P5Q SE/R P45
CPU: Q6600 @ 3GHz
PSU: Antec EA500 500W ATX12V v2.2 80 PLUS
GPU: ASUS EN9600GSO 512MB 128bit
RAM: 4x2GB G Skill DDR2 800
Monitors: 2x Dell 19" 1440x900
HDs: 1x WD640GB, 4x WD1TB Green

I would prefer Nvidia and I am considering the 460 GTX from EVGA and those prices seem to be dropping fast. I am hesitant to buy because of the possibly 500 series it seems.

Do you guys think I should upgrade now or just wait for a while longer?

Thanks for you help.

 

[tey112]

Just to make sure, will my power supply work with the 460? (and out of curiosity, would it work with the 470 or 480?)

Antec 500W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371007

 

[coozie7]

+1 GTX460.
Given the monitor resolution, I'd opt for the less expensive 768Mb card, it has plenty of memory for dual 1440x900 displays and most overclock well. Look for one with a decent, non reference cooler if you plan on pushing it, otherwise the stock cooler is effective and quiet.
This looks good:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130562

 

[tey112]

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[Mousemonkey]

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