The new video card would be the best choice. The game wouldnt be lagging only in certain spots because of your DVD Drive, since the game doesnt actually run off of it, it runs off the hard drive.
You may need/want to disable the integrated video after installing the new card, that way you dont have to worry about conflicts and you wont be wasting system memory.
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Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.1GHz
Asus Rampage Formula X48
ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 (800/1900)
4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 960 (6-6-6-18)
750GB SATAII w/32MB
Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty
SilverStone 750W +12V@60A
3DMark06: 22605
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