VGA Upgrade with PhysX feature

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Need help/advice. I want to upgrade my EAX1650Pro vga into something that can play smooth on at least 1360x768 resolution and i want the PhysX feature on it, i dont need the SLI feature yet because i'm still using my old mobo ASUS M2NPV-VM (i think it still use pci-e x16 ver.1.0); m processor is AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ using corsair twinX (2x512mb) ddr2 800MHz (i intend to add more 2x1gb), My PSU is Acbel 400w, i'm using 1xSATA HDD 7200rpm and 2xSATA Green (WD Green) and 2xDVD-RW, i'm confuse at GT440 and GTS450, what should i choose? or is there any other option?

Summary:
MoBo : ASUS M2NPV-VM (PCI-e probably still ver.1.0)
Memory : Corsair TwinX 2x512Mb 800MHz (intent to add more 2x1Gb)
Processor : AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ AM2
current VGA : EAX1650Pro
PSU : Acbel 400w
HDD : 1x Regular SATA; 2xGreen SATA
Optical drive : 2x DVD-RW
need PhysX feature
no need SLI feature
intent to use to play games smootly at 1360x768 resolution or better

thanks for the help/advicess.
 
Solution
GTS450. The GTS250 also performs around the same, but uses more power, lacks DX11, etc. I usually suggest the 5750 because the GTS450 performs the same, but has the power draw of the 5770.

Nvidia with their "large chip" practice doesn't have any good lower end cards. The GT430 is slower then the GT240. The GT240 only performs like a 9600GT. If you look at the lowend, Nvidia hasn't released ANYTHING that can compete with the 8800GT (renamed to the 9800GT). That card was release how many years ago?