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Start with a budget/price in mind and go from there, you know the drill.
Whatever you choose, will be the right card at this "time".
It comes down to smart shopping and your needs, someone elses needs/beliefs aren't yours.
Anyway hope you find a solution be it ATI or Nvidia.
+ yep.
Once you have a budget, then you have boundaries.
Also, what sort of performance increase are you expecting with a newer card?
Because as it's been mentioned - your CPU will be a limiting factor to higher-end cards.
Also your current Power Supply will also be an issue ( I assume generic case = generic PSU?)
<----- I voted NVIDIA. Gee, I wonder why as I look at my avatar? LOL
It really is a preference thing, and loyalty to your preferred company. Anything AMD...OR...NVIDIA is going to be a quality product.
I vote NVidia as well as they are the ones that I have experience with. Normally, I would say that it depends on your motherboard chipset and that the GPU should match (ATI for AMD and NVidia for NVidia), but in your case this is Intel so it doesn't matter. You're always going to get a difference of opinion here, so in the end it is your decision. I note, though, that you already have used an NVidia card in this system so you know it works with that combination. As a result, it may be a case of better the devil you know.
Personal preference; buy a $100.00+ card from either manufacturer, you should be fine.
At this time ATI.
Sad Poll result seems like pure fanboy reaction, rather than a marker of what is good right now.
I have an NVidia card but I am not brand loyalist, I just look at what is best, and now ATI has been in the drivers seat for at least half a year, they have revamped almost the complete line and have newer tech in almost every price level.
NVidia only has new technology in their very late, very expensive, very power hungry chips.
Don't buy NVidia right now unless you are die hard NVidia loyalist.