Should I upgrade my GPU?

[sandiegoborn32]

I currently have a Galaxy GeForce 9600 GT GPU and I'm thinking of upgrading it to a Galaxy GTS 250.

Any thoughts if the upgrade is worth it, if I should upgrade to a more powerful GPU, or if I should just stick with my 9600 GT?

I have $150 to spend, but I don't know if I should save it, or just upgrade to the 250 GTS...

 

[Muffin Man]

save an extra $5 and get this. much better than a gts 250 for the price.

Newegg.com - XFX HD-487A-ZWFC Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

 

[Trotter]

Sold out on NewEgg as well as ZipZoomFly. ZZf has more to choose from right now:
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductList3.jsp

 

[Nubbleet]

+1 to the 4870.

 

[sandiegoborn32]

save an extra $5 and get this. much better than a gts 250 for the price.

Newegg.com - XFX HD-487A-ZWFC Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

Well, I appreciate you giving me that info, but it says they're sold out :/

Is they're any other site that carries the 4870 for that same price, or even lower?

 

[Muffin Man]

yes, in stock here and it costs $139.99, dunno how much shipping will be though.

XFX Radeon HD 4870 Video Card - 512MB GDDR5, PCI Express 2.0 x16, CrossFireX Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI at TigerDirect.com

 

[Trotter]

XFX Radeon HD 4870 Video Card - 1024MB GDDR5, PCI Express 2.0 x16, CrossFireX Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV at TigerDirect.com
$149.99