Survey: Which gfx card really acheives the best results?

So there seems to be a whole host of different success stories with the general speed of Aperture and it would be interesting to see what everyone is running with (gfx card) and if thats perceived as quick enough

I'm on a new Dual Core 2.3 PMG5, with the Nvidia 6600 (256MB, not the LE) card. I'd like to see the 6600 and the 6600 LE side by side sometime to see the difference. My primary reason for getting the 2.3 instead of the 2.0 was the extra 128MB on the nvidia card.
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