I'm considering upgrading my video card

[kandrathe]

My system is pretty antiquated right now, but I'd like to squeeze a few more miles out of it.

Here's what I have.  Please don't laugh or say "Buy a whole new system u n00b".

AMD Athlon XP 1700+ (1.47 GHz)
ECS K7VMM+ motherboard
512 MB PC2100 DDR SDRAM (2x256)
Powercolor Radeon 9200SE 128MB video card

I'd like to get a bit more performance while playing Guild Wars.  The crappy 9200SE is obviously the weak point here.  I'd like to switch this with something better, but I don't want to go overboard.  I only want to be able to run games at my desktop resolution (1024x768) with medium-high detail and decent FPS.

I plan on buying from a local shop here in town.  It's owned by a sweet little old asian man and the prices are as good as any online hardware retailer in Canada.

I've narrowed my choices down to a few.  These are what the local shop carries.  Input is appreciated.  Keep in mind that my motherboard does not have a PCI-e slot.  It's a 4X AGP one.

Powercolor Radeon 9600 128MB AGP  - $69.00
This is a generation or two ahead of what I currently use, and isn't a dreaded "SE" model.

ASUS N6200/TD 128MB  - $72.99
I've never owned an nVidia card before, but I understand that the 6200 series is their latest budget line.  I like the price, and I bet it runs rings around my 9200SE.

ASUS N6200/TD 256MB  - $97.99
Same as above, but I bet that the extra 128MB is a huge waste especially in a system such as mine.  I thought I'd throw that out there just for the sake of completeness though.

Sapphire Radeon 9600 Pro Advantage 256MB AGP  - $95.99
The 9600 Pro is a better performer than a plain 9600, and is probably worth the extra $27.  The 256MB is probably more than I need, but the local store doesn't sell a 128MB model.

Sapphire Radeon 9600XT 256MB DDR AGP  - $122.99
If a 9600-series ATI card is the sweet spot, the 9600XT is the best I can do.  Right now I'm sorta leaning towards this one.  I just think that my computer's other parts will be a major bottleneck for anything better.

Powercolor ATI Radeon X700 256MB DDR2 128 Bit AGP  - $158.99
This is climbing out of my budget, but it's a newer generation card that performs very well at that price range.

BFG GeForce 6600GT OC 128MB GDDR3 AGP  - $213.99
I'd really really like to justify buying this, but I just don't see it happening.  It's really out of my price range, and my other parts would bottleneck it.
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I just replaced my failing ATI 9800 Pro with the ATI Radeon X700. I would avoid Saphire though for ATI rebranding. I've personally know of 3 Saphire ATI 9800 pro's failing for different people (one was mine) well before the cards time. MSI is better.