Updating my graphics card

Hi all
I'm looking at getting a new graphics card for my mac (G4 quicksilver 2002, 800mhz,1.25gb ram) but am not really sure what to go for.
My current profile is this which I copied from the system profiler:-
Type: display
Bus: AGP
Slot: SLOT-1
VRAM (Total): 32 MB
Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
Device ID: 0x5157
Revision ID: 0x0000
ROM Revision: 113-91701-222
I presume it's an ATI card with 32mb of video ram.
I would like to put an Nvidia card in this time as I've heard there can be trouble with the ATI cards if the driver's not right.
I'd like to spend around £100 on a card ( if possible).
I run programs such as photoshop, illustrator, freehand and quark as well as a few web programs. But no heavy game playing or video editing.
Any thoughts or advice would be much appreciated

Hi Neil
As far as I'm aware Nvidia cards aren't available in retail versions so unless you can find one on eBay ATI may be a better choice.
I have the same computer as you, recently replaced the stock Radeon 7500 with a Radeon 9600 Pro PC & Mac Edition and have been happy with it. The other choices were a Radeon 9000 or 9800, but the former has been discontinued and lacks Core Image support where as the latter was perhaps overkill as I'm not a gamer (and it also requires an internal power connection, generates a fair amount of heat and has a fan that can be noisy).
If you're looking to spend £100, the most important consideration may be whether you'll need an adapter. For example, if you buy a 9600 or 9800 and need to use a ADC monitor, you'd have to buy a DVI to ADC adapter which costs £70 by itself. If you do have a ADC monitor, a Radeon 9000 may be the better choice. A brand new 128meg version went on eBay a couple of months a go for around £70.
I hope this helps.

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