Need some help deciding

amol

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i've been saving money for more than 2 years now and if i project it correctly, i should be able to buy the parts for and build a new computer come february

Lian-Li PC6070B Case
SeaSonic Super Silencer 460W
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Winchester
Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe Motherboard
OCZ Performance Series 1GB
Seagate 160GB Barracuda 7200.7 SATA II
NEC ND-3500A BK W/ SW 16x DVD+R w/ 4x DL
Microsoft Windows XP Home
Dell 2005FPw 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor
Creative Audigy2 ZS Platinum Pro
Logitech Z-5500 Digital

I've been debating on whether to get the 6600GT or 6800GT (pci-e, of course)

the former is just under $200 (leadtek from newegg) while the latter is $400 (BFG from chumbo)

with NV48 coming out around summertime, would it be better to

1)get a 6600GT, keep it a year plus a few months, sell it on eBay, and get the new card, presumably $450-500

or

2) get a 6800GT, keep it for 2 years (2007) and then sell it & get a new card (presumably $300-400 at this time)

i want to play games like HL2, CS:S, flight sims, BF1942, BF vietnam at 1680x1050 (probably 2xAA/2xAF . . . maybe higher if possible)