I am not an intense gamer but i would like to have the option of playing the latest games now and then.
I dont have alot of money to spend on one either.
Prices of computer components in the UK are pretty damn high. Theres a good chance the 8800GT may be out of his price range unless he's planning on dropping a good bit of money on a gpu.
According to Scan.co.uk, the 8800gt's are priced the same as ours. For the performance, that's pretty cheap. But like omega said, the 3850's are great cards as well, and quite abit cheaper.