[harryc]

as there are so many brands of the Nvidia 9600GT card i wanted to ask which is the best out of all the brands which are currently availble on the market.

[thingie2]

well the brand itself doesn't rearly make a difference, it's more if you want extras, like some companies pre-overclock the cards (so the are overclocked, yet still have the warranty) and some add in free games etc. depends on that and your budget, as overclocked cards, are more than stock cards.