Don't know if this will help, but, bought a NVidia BFG 7800 GT OC last week. Had it in my comp 2 hours. Liked my ATI better. Both PCI, both 256 mb. ATI just performed better in my machine. Will sell the 7800 to you for $250, if that will help, let me know. About a $400 +/- card.
GMC31st