Gotcha!
I'll go with the 8800GT, after all these ideas of a really crappy 9xxx series seem it be true until they redo the 9 series I don't want to buy em.
According to this(which is in the Thread - 9600 GT out now! - it says that the 9series isn't really something to jump for.
http://www.gamespot.com/features/6186345/index.html?tag=topslot;title;3
Just sticking with this 8800GT, its got good clocks and speeds and runs preatty cool. ^.^