Gpu for my socket 775 system

[humancpu]

hello everyone

this is my system at the moment

Gigabyte™ p965-s3 mobo
Core™ 2 Duo E4400 cpu @ 2GHz
2 gig 2x1 ddr2 @ 553MHz
NVIDIA™ GeForce 9800 GT
500Gb hd
500Watt PSU

the current upgrades i have waiting to go in are

Core™ 2 Extreme QX9650 @3.00GHz
8gig 4x2 ddr2 800MHz ram
850Watt PSU
1tb hd
coolermaster haf 932 case

my issue and question is.
with this set up wat would be the BEST graphics card for this motherboard
I dont have a budget, so the sky's the limit.
the 9800gt is a nice card but i want to hit the limit of this mobo
id also like to overclock in the future.

its my first computer and id like to get the most out of it.

 

[zooted]

I would not upgrade on the 775 path, the price is not justifiable for the performance. If you have no budget look at a sandybridge based build.

 

[humancpu]

i will be building another system that is more current but for now id like to have some o/c fun with this pc, my next system will be in the 6-7$K range tri sli i don't know yet. for now could anyone recommend a strong gpu for the p965-s3? i'm not sure if the new v2.1's can fit onto a pcie x16 v1 i think. any help will be greatly appreciated.

 

[zooted]

What is your resolution? is this going to be with the c2q? For 1080p the starting point is a 6850 for bare minimum 6870 for high details with no aa. The sweet spot would be 6950/gtx 560ti.

 

[humancpu]

my res will be at 1920x1080 i will be using the c2q with 8gig ram, i looked up the EVGA nVidia GTX560Ti 2GB at 360$ and the MSI RADEON 6950 Twin Frozr III PE/OC 2GB at 330$ centrecom.com.au
i think i might go with the 560ti,
my aim is to run battlefield 3/crysis 2 on high
this is my first jump into overclocking/high end gaming i want to get some experience with this mobo since it is relatively cheap before i o/c a expensive system.