Upgrading gpu

0ozee

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hey all, i was wondering if this would work

currently i have

e8400 @ 3.00ghz
p35-ds3r
gts 250
4gm ram
vista 64 bit

on 1920x1080

i was going to build a 560 ti/i5 2500k build, but i am now waiting on bulldozer and 600 nvidia or 7000 radeon
games are starting to lag, so im upgrading the gfx card just a little bit for now while i wait

ive seen a 6870 for £120 with 2 free games

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Graphics+Cards/ATI/ATI+6800+Series+/XFX+ATI+Radeon+HD+6870+1024MB+GDDR5+PCI-Express+Graphics+Card+with+FREE+S.T.A.L.K.E.R%3A+Call+of+Pripyat+%26+Shogun+2+Games+?productId=44533

but will it work with my motherboard?
and would i see a cpu bottleneck? (i play bfbc2, sometimes crysis1/2, witcher, wow, black ops etc etc)
bfbc2 barely runs with the setup im running at the moment, like 30-40 fps and 25-30 in heavy combat

would this be a worthwhile upgrade?