The card you should be watching to drop in price is the 9800XT, which as Apokalipse said can be OCed VERY easily with Overdrive Expect them to drop to $250 or so within the next month or so
That 9600XT will serve you well, you wouldn't really need much more than it for the latest games. I would get the 256MB 9600XT instead of the 128MB 9600XT Extreme - but I really don't know the difference.
The 128mb version has newer ddr ram and is much better overclockable.
And the 256mb version will cost you about $/€ 10 more. You'll barely use the extra 128 mb though, games nowadays have enuf ram with 128. by the time game will be needing more ram, your XT is far to slow to make the extra 256 mb worth it....
You'll barely use the extra 128 mb though, games nowadays have enuf ram with 128. by the time game will be needing more ram, your XT is far to slow to make the extra 256 mb worth it....