Can someone recommend a good video card for gaming?

i feel like i should be able to max out any game out there, but i still get choppy in some areas of Everquest 2. i intentionally built a beast so i could handle mmorpg with no problems, but i still have to dummy-down my settings to avoid lag.....here are my components:

Ultra LSP550 550-Watt Power Supply



AMD Phenom 9500 Processor HD9500WCGDBOX - 2.20GHz, 4 x 512KB Cache, 1800MHz (3600 MT/s) FSB, Agena, Quad-Core, Retail, Socket AM2+, Processor with Fan



Corsair Dual Channel TWINX 4096MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz Memory (4 x 2048MB) 8 gigs total



Asus M2N-SLI Motherboard - NVIDIA nForce 560 SLI, Socket AM2/AM2+, ATX, Audio, PCI Express, Gigabit LAN, S/PDIF, USB 2.0, Firewire, Serial ATA, RAID



Sparkle GeForce 9600 GT Video Card - 1024MB DDR3, PCI Express 2.0, (2) Dual Link DVI, HDTV, VGA Support



someone help me tweak this thing, or do i need a better video card?|||With a 550-watt power supply, I'd say a GTS 250 or Radeon 4850, which cost between $100-$120 (The 4850 is priced lower, a really good deal) If your psu was higher than 600W, then I'd recommend moving up to the GTX 260 or Radeon 4870, which run $150ish. With one of those you could max out EQ2, or even Vanguard (the true successor to Everquest, heheh)



Here's how your 9600GT stacks up to other entry-level and midrange gaming cards:



http://hothardware.com/Articles/ATI-Rade…





Best video cards for the money, as of Sept 09:|||your components already include a videocard. I highly suggest either sticking to that one or purchasing a different barebone kit.



I would recommend the GTS250 as well. highly respectable and offers decent gaming experience.|||i'd suggest going with either a gts 250 or a radeon 4870. both are really reasonably priced right now and can handle any MMO.