Upgrading Inspiron 530 Graphics

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I have a Dell inspiron 530, Details:

Processors Information
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Processor 1 ID = 0
Number of cores 2 (max 2)
Number of threads 2 (max 2)
Name Intel Core 2 Duo E7200
Codename Wolfdale
Specification Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E7200 @ 2.53GHz
Package (platform ID) Socket 775 LGA (0x0)
CPUID 6.7.6
Extended CPUID 6.17
Core Stepping M0
Technology 45 nm
TDP Limit 65 Watts
Core Speed 1596.0 MHz
Multiplier x Bus Speed 6.0 x 266.0 MHz
Rated Bus speed 1064.0 MHz
Stock frequency 2533 MHz
Instructions sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, EM64T
L1 Data cache 2 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L1 Instruction cache 2 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L2 cache 3072 KBytes, 12-way set associative, 64-byte line size
FID/VID Control yes
FID range 6.0x - 9.5x
Max VID 1.213 V

Chipset:
Northbridge Intel P35/G33/G31 rev. A2
Southbridge Intel 82801IR (ICH9R) rev. 02
Graphic Interface PCI-Express
PCI-E Link Width x16
PCI-E Max Link Width x16
Memory Type DDR2
Memory Size 2 GBytes
Channels Dual, (Symmetric)
Memory Frequency 399.0 MHz (2:3)
CAS# latency (CL) 6.0
RAS# to CAS# delay (tRCD) 6
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 6
Cycle Time (tRAS) 18
Row Refresh Cycle Time (tRFC) 52
Command Rate (CR) 2T
MCHBAR I/O Base address 0x0FED14000
MCHBAR I/O Size 4096



Power supply is:

http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/5866/8u4t.jpg

It's curently running 2gb of ram, although I'm going to increase it to 4gb with crucial.



APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: This week BUDGET RANGE: 0-£100

USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Films, older games like mirrors edge (like the game in the humblebundle deal)

CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: See above

OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: See above

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Dont mind, somewhere UK based.
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: UK

PARTS PREFERENCES: N/A

OVERCLOCKING:

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1680x1050






So my question is what graphics card can I upgrade to? currently there is a nvidia 9500gt in there.
I'm not after a gaming beast or anything, just want to improve it to its capacity in order to play a few odd games.

In terms of budgets I don't really have one but I don't expect it to be that high considering I'm not getting a latest one. But if it means spending a bit of money on something else to vastly improve the system I'm willing.

Thanks.

(PS: I've seen some go for amd-radeon-hd-7750-900mhz-edition)