Video card advice and comparison

[czre]

I currently have a nvidia geforce 8600 gts, now that one's burnt out. I have a 9600 or 9500 "not sure" gt on the way. I would just like some advice as to any better or worse differences i might notice. I bought the 8600 quite a few years ago. Is the 9500/9600 gt better?

 

[EXCellR8]

both 9500 and 9600GT are pretty close in comparison to the 8600GTS. the 9xxx series is of course newer and the 9600GT is faster. 9500GT isn't really a gaming card, but will work fine for games and movies. 9600 is a better gaming card and ships with 512MB to 1GB vRAM.

 

[hellokitty[hk]]

Post budget and powersupply too, please.

 

[czre]

i believe 550 watt power supply, could be 450. havnt really looked in a while is just backup computer since my good one was toasted. wasnt planning on spending more than a 100$ plus shipping. Thankyou for your posts and advice : edit its a 939 motherboard, Pci-E. A8s-X motherboard 2.2 ghz processor.