Good video card for fairly cheap?

[348GTS]

I've always got my computer from a local video store since my dad knows the guy, its part video store part computer repair, and we get a good deal. The problem is, he doesn't have the name brand video cards, like Nvidia, etc. So these are my specs ATM:

http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/9760/computerspecsvd2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/9760/computerspecsvd2.afdd0aa193.jpg (http://g.imageshack.us/g.php?h=114&i=computerspecsvd2.jpg)

And my video an ASUS X1600Pro with 256MB, according to System Requirement Labs.

After downloading Grid for pc and I'm still playing CoD2/CoD4, I'm looking for a better video card, without paying millions for it. I want a GeForce or something like that because I've only heard good about them. Any ideas?

[Flisker]

check out ebuyer.com they have cheap GFX cards

[Stephen!]

What kind of a budget are we looking at here?

[348GTS]

What kind of a budget are we looking at here?

Under 300 if possible.

And I'm in Canada, so idk if Ebuyer or whatever ships here, but I need to know which card to get.

[Stephen!]

Try and find an 8800GT or an 8800GTS

[348GTS]

What can/will that do better than my current card? Just faster?

[Stephen!]

Yeah. You'll be able to play games smoother, and also movies could look better

[348GTS]

Yeah. You'll be able to play games smoother, and also movies could look better

Okay.

How many MB does it have and what does it cost?

[Stephen!]

They both have 512MB and they should cost around $180-$200.

[348GTS]

They both have 512MB and they should cost around $180-$200.

Great. 100 bucks less than I was expecting to pay, so I could maybe buy a nice mouse with a new game or something.

+rep to you for sure, thank you very much. You sure are a wealth of info :)