Card for a amd 64 x2 4200+ CPU Please give me sugestions.

Hi!, this is my first post here. I've always read these forums but never had to ask something until now.

Im desperately looking for a new GPU since my 8500GT has always been a PoS.

The thing is i have an older CPU and i dont want a bottleneck. I want the BEST POSIBLE graphics card for my rig without a bottleneck caused by the CPU. I dont want to get a GPU that is too good for my CPU (say a HD5970 or any beast like that)


It has to be something ACTUAL or recent (can't find many older cards here)

- UPGRADING THE CPU/MOBO/RAM IS NOT AN OPTION.

- I PREFER NVIDIA BUT I COULD BUY ATI. JUST BECAUSE OF PHYSX.

- IT IS MAINLY FOR PLAYING BATTLEFIELD BAD COMPANY 2 AT 60FPS, with as many eye candy maxed out as posible.


PRICE RANGE: doesn't matters.

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Around Christmas

USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Mainly for playing Battlefield Bad Company 2 (at 60fps i hope, with everything as maxed as posible), some starcraft 2 also. Some 2d autocad, hullform, autohydro. 3d sketchup, corel painter.

CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: Foxconn Nvidia 8500 GT 512mb. 500 watts PSU

OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ (2.2 ghz, sometimes OC at 2.4). Crappy ECS mobo, model GeForce6100PM-M2. RAM is 4gb Mushkin Blackline pc2-6400 DDR2 800mhz. Windows 7 64 bit ultimate.
My mobo is not SLI or Crosfire capable.

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Doesn't matter, I live in Chile and everything here is overpriced at least 150%

PARTS PREFERENCES: I am prefering a Nvidia card. Im planning on getting a new gaming rig sometime mid 2011 and Im thinking about using this new card as a dedicated PhysX card on that rig. Either ATI/AMD or NVIDIA it has to be an ACTUAL series card. (cant find any 8800gts here for example), like a ati 4000 5000 or 6000 series, or a nvidia 9000, 200, or 400 series.

OVERCLOCKING: im willing to OC if needed

MONITOR RESOLUTION: (e.g.: 1280x1024 and maybe 1600x1200

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I just want a card that is the best for my current rig, i can get a HD6850 or a GTX460 right now but i dont want a bottleneck because of my CPU. Upgrading CPU and mobo is not an option at the moment.



Well, thats all, please answer me since i dont want to buy a card that i wont take advantage of because of my older cpu. Thanks in advance.