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I've learned some more about Graphics Cards, now that I've been putting so much time into deciding on them. I've learned that a classification such as "GeForce GTX 960" doesn't seem to be a title inherent to one and only one GPU. I'm starting to think.. what.. is that some kind of type? A 'Breed' if you will? Like if you add a new dog to the mix of dogs out there but that dog also comes in different colors and levels of laziness?

Anyway.

I think I've decided on a card - and is this the same one you were looking at, bare_elf?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487091&cm_re=GeForce_GTX_960-_-14-487-091-_-Product
It's about $230 rather than $350, which to me is a significant plus. I was seriously contemplating if I could toss in an additional $100 into this rig and in the end I think I could, but I didn't want to have to wait for so long. Now -- I still do, but I mean, it's a lot better. Reading the reviews they seem almost universally positive and some of the benchmarks are set quite high so I don't believe I'll need to worry about any gaming needs not being met with this thing. Apparently a drawback is that it is a very LARGE Graphics Card, which I don't think bothers me too much since I have a pretty decent sized case right now.

As for the Motherboard, since you were interested, it is a GIGABYTE|GA-970A-UD3P and AM3+. Humble, but solid. It'll probably be the next thing I upgrade once I get everything to a suitable stage.

Been running New Vegas recently and I noticed I can play it at high settings, but if I try to upgrade the textures in the game to anything much higher my framerate throws up blood on a kitten. So to speak. So I ended up getting a texture overhaul that wasn't much bigger in size, but still provided a fresh look. Then I found a few mods to make the ARMOR's HD. Which to me is fine, when I have to settle on graphics settings I prefer to settle on beautiful characters and 'eh' environments. Finally starting to get into this game..