new video card

for all you OT PC gamers:

i've decided to buy myself a graduation present since i havent been able to play any games this entire semester. so to honor the onslaught of relentless video gameage that im about to partake in, ive decided to upgrade my gaming rig.

I'm seriously considering a SSD. They're really expensive, but this computer would absolutely fly with one. I havent really looked into them much, but does anyone have any recommendations? I don't want to drop too much on it, but i need it to fit a windows partition and at least the system files from a linux install. I'll probably keep my current drive in for auxiliary storage and the home partition for linux so I shouldnt need too much.

As for video cards, this is probably less needed, but I want to move away from ATI if possible. The card i have (below) is not a terrible card by any means, I'm just looking for an affordable upgrade.

I'd rather not drop more than $300 on the whole shebang, but i know that premium parts come at a premium price.

Current Specs:
- AMD Phenom X4 9550, 6GB ram
- Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 Hard Drive - 250GB, 7200RPM, 16MB, Serial ATA-300
- Radeon HD 3870 Overclocked Video Card - 512MB GDDR4


here are some of things I'm looking at:
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thoughts?