Vid Card for K9N6PGM2-V2

Hi everybody,
First post here, hoping to get some insight. I have a K9N6PGm2-V2 motherboard and was hoping I could install a video card in it to play a new online game (Mechwarrior Online, been a Battletech fan since the 80's). Here are the system requirements for the game...
MechWarrior Online Minimum System Spec:
CPU:
Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz
Athlon II X2 245e
GPU:
GeForce 8800GT
Radeon HD 5600/5700
RAM:
4 GB
OS:
Windows XP 32-bit SP3
DirectX:
DX9
HDD Space:
4 GB
MechWarrior Online Recommended System Spec:
CPU:
Core i3-2500
AMD Athlon II X4 650
GPU:
GeForce GTX 285
Radeon HD 5830
RAM:
8 GB
OS:
Windows 7 SP-1 64-Bit
DirectX:
DX9
HDD Space:
4 GB
I'm pretty sure I have everything covered for at least minimum game requirements (not a techie by any stretch, just enough to be dangerous to myself) except for the ram, which I'll install depending on the answer I get from you good folks.
Is there a video card you would recommend to get me going? I'm not looking to break the bank, $150 is about my limit give or take. Or is my dream to play MWO just that, a dream with this mobo?
Thanks in advance.

>>Posting Guide<<
We need to know more about the equipment you already have in order to make any sort of recommendations.
You have a 16x pcie 1 sot and most of the cards out there are backwards compatible, but allot depends on your psu. (Some people have more trouble with ATI then Geforce for pcie1)

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Yes it is
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