I kinda like my XFX 1G GTX285 Black Edition.

Works with everything I throw at it....

I have a Gigabyte GTX260-OC that performs exceptionally well for doing every day use... and some video creation, editing, encodinig, etc, while multi-tasking and performing other shit.

It ain't top end (and some gamers would say it's below par) but it does the business for the average/slightly above average user.

Nope, there's some freakin' imposter with a similar avatater pretending to be a helmet wearing race enthusiast with a penchant for over-costed graphics cards that have GTX in the name because it 'kinda' takes him back to the racetrack.

Been hangin' out with youse Americans too darn long....

[did Jafo actually use 'darn'?]

[at least 'youse' is Aussie]

Then the Nvidia GTX260 would be a good, cost effective upgrade without going into overkill.... and it will play lower-end games well if ever the fancy takes you.  I don't play games much, either, but I do quite a bit of video creation, conversion and editing, and the GTX260 handles it all brilliantly.  So if anybody tries to convince you that you need a GTX295 or higher, or an ATI 5000 series card, tell them it's not necessary... and save yourself hundreds of pounds.

Thing is, if you're upgrading your graphics card, you may also want to check the power requirement and whether your power supply is up for the job.... cos an underpowered graphics card will cause all sorts of problems (BSOD's), even damage to your system.

thanx starkers, i thought the power supply was standard  lol

No, power supplies come with different power ratings for different levels of use, etc, so if you had something like a 350 watt unit you might want to upgrade it to accomodate the higher power need of your new card... there would be a substantial jump from a 9500GT to a GTX260, for example.  So, depending on the power requirements of your CPU, I would suggest perhaps something like a 650w to 700w unit to more than cover it. 

It's better to be safe than sorry, right!