Is it time for a gpu upgrade?

[Raiders]

I currently have the following pc:

Intel q9550 @ 3.4
Asus p5q motherboard
4 gigs of ddr2-800 ram
Nvidia GeForce 8800gt 512
PC Power & Cooling 750 watt psu

To make a long story short, if I buy a new videocard now I get it for 150 less then I would if I waited. While I don't exactly need a new videocard, should I upgrade to something like a gtx 285, or stick with what I have?

I mostly play bf2/css/l4d, but I have also played crysis/far cry 2 on almost all high settings without lagging out too bad. Is it a good time to upgrade or should i wait for gtx300/radeon 5000 series.

Thanks
Raiders

 

[mr.max-amd]

the gtx 300 series will be dual core cpus
up to around 2 X 1ghz in a single gpu a literal dual core gpu
also the memory will begin at 446 bit and possibly up to 1024bit
havent heard anything about hd500 series but theres revoloution coming so id wait

 

[e6600]

i honestly think that a 4870 for $150 is a great buy, otherwise you will probably overpay for some nvidia card

you could actually get 2x 4870 512mb for about 300, which is around the price of a 385gtx but with much more performance

 

[mr.max-amd]

i strongly disagree
a 4870x2 barely overpowers the gtx 295
do you really think it will stand up to a dual core 1ghz gpu at around 700something bit memory

 

[mr.max-amd]

NVIDIA to cancel G200b and to release new G3x0. It will integrate 384SP and it will use 45nm technology. Its power consumption will cut a lot than G200. Its clocks will be improved to 850/2000MHz. It will match 1GB 256bit GDDR5 memory and the clock will be more than 4000MHz. It will defeat 4870X2.
also featuring 384 stream processors

 

[MadMan007]

The most important piece of info is left out - what resolution do you use?

 

[Raiders]

1680x1050 is the reso i run at. Sorry for leaving that out.

 

[gian84]

well if you can wait for the new cards, it will be better. @ your reso, the 8800gt is still good, just oc.