Mac Pro 2009 or Mac Pro 2010?

Hi all!
My iMac (late 2006) died (logic board, a known problem with that model, except to Apple...) and I now have to buy new. I can't buy an iMac (my preferred choice) because of the glossy screen. I don't want a laptop and a MacMini is too limited I think (although I wish the new ones would come out, I'm very curious as to what their specs will be). Anyway, after going back and forth, I have decided to buy a Mac Pro. Problem now is which one?
The new (2010) Mac Pro costs 2.399 euro, but there is an Apple Dealer here (a Premium Reseller) offering a new 2009 low-end Mac Pro (the 2.66GHz) for 2.099 euro, and I am very much tempted to buy the latter one, particularly in view of the fact that, according to MacRumors, the Mac Pro is due to be updated any moment now.
So my question is if the 2010 Mac Pro is worth paying 300 euro more for right now. Apart from using the Mac for all the everyday things, I will use it for editing photographs (I am a passionate bird photographer), which I do on an almost daily basis. Applications used for that are: Photoshop (CS5) and Lightroom. I also rip my (retail) dvd's, convert them to mkv's and I do a bit of animation.
I think the 2009 Mac Pro would do nicely, but the one thing I am a bit worried about is that Video Card, the Nvidia GeForce GT 120. Will this card suffice for what I do?
I would most welcome any advice, thoughts, thinking with, etc. Thanks in advance.

Swap out the processor for one, can do for either.
Comes with ATI 5770
There have been 2009s for $1800 if you look.
A number of small improvements afterall under the hood (got to have done something to make the 2010 better).
Macintosh Performance Guide  Articles & Reviews
How about an iMac then?
iMac 27-inch 3.2GHz Intel Core i3 processor                                               
                                        Originally released July 2010
27-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display
4GB memory
256GB Solid-state hard drive
8x SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
ATI Radeon HD 5670 graphics with 512MB memory
$1700US
http://store.apple.com/us/product/G0JP0LL/A
In your shoes, given today's hardware and software, I wouldn't be married to Mac OS. Once you have your case and PSU and drives, you can gradually upgrade and update a PC  with Windows 7 to the newest motherboards, processors, throw in whatever graphic card you want, and have more buying power and choices.
Even with my SE/30, I upgraded the hard drive, threw in a PDS slot video card (2MB to drive a 15" Pivot) and went from 2MB/40MB to 20MB/320MB HDD as well, but skipped on the Motorolla 63040 cpu upgrade (socked cpu). And that was before the Classic/Classic II  which locked out and less flexible.

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