AMD phenom 9550 video card upgrade

[jduncan4]

as the title states i currently have an older HP pc and need to upgrade the video card..

its a AMD phenom 9550 x4
500 gig HD
700w PC power and cooling power supply
6 gigs of ram
and atm HIS ice q turbo radeon 4870 (PCIe 2.0 card)
PCIe 16x slot


i basically want to upgrade it as much as i can seeing as i just got a 24 in widescreen led monitor.. i know my processor is bottlenecking my pc but ATM i cannot upgrade the PC between buying the new monitor and the $250 ish i have marked for a video card thats my budget..


so i basically need advice on what is the best card i can put in there and what would be overkill/waste of money

id like to spend around $250 max but would be willing to go for a good deal

thanks in advance

 

[refillable]

Custom manufacturer's cooler that blows air out the back, get them .

 

[jduncan4]

hey my friend pointed out this OC 560ti from eVGA .. the lifetime warranty sounds nice... but again is it worth an extra 30 over the gigabyte http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130610 ..

 

[jduncan4]

YES.
better quality than Gigabyte and it's even clocked insanely higher than the Gigabyte.
you already stated warranty.
don't forget the rebate that brings it down to $219

yeah i figured with this card i dont even have to fiddle with OC and leave it factory OC and i can SLI it in my new pc later on the warranty is also quite nice...

 

[jduncan4]

i think im sold on evga