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9800XT to ?? for <£200

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Looking for an interim upgrade before a full system overhaul in ~1 year. Have had my current setup for 2 years and it's been fairly capable at running most games at decent speeds, with the obvious resolution and detail lowering for the latest games.

It's the graphics card that I want to upgrade as I currently have a 9800XT. Would it be worth upgrading to a BFG or Gainward "Golden Sample" 6800GS to tide me over?
 
I'm swayed by the more sensible option of waiting, even though that PCI-E upgrade sounds tempting. But I anticipated the new motherboard upgrade as happening further down the road what with the next version of Windows and DX10 as others have mentioned.

To be honest my 9800XT has coped well over the last couple of years and I thought I would have to upgrade about now for the likes of Tomb Raider but it performed well. Yeah OK I'm not using AA or AF and rarely go above 1024x768 with medium detail but I have never wanted to crank up the graphics settings if it meant smooth gameplay.

My only hope for now is that Armed Assault plays well !!
 
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