Geforce 8500 GT question

I've been mostly a console gamer all my life; now I want to go PC gaming.
I was looking for a new computer, and I saw one at Best Buy that was pretty good. 1 TB, Quad processor,all the good stuff. Then... -GASP! There's Geforce 8500 GT graphics with 256 dedicated memory. I've searched this forum, and found out that the 8500 GT was crap; it wasn't made for gaming. I still want to buy the computer, though. I'm gonna see if I can replace the card with something better. Btw, I have a budget of about... around $250. Can anyone recommend me one? Also, I have a monitor that's 1280 by 1024 pixels max. Before any of you ask, that's the biggest I can get, sinceI can't fit anything bigger into myoffice monitorspace. One more thing: I want to play Gears of War, Crysis, CoD4, and Hellgate London w/maxed gfvout except the resolutionwith it.

THANKS IN ADVANCE!!
If I missed anything, tell me, please.

8800GT or HD 3870,they'll max everything you listed except Crysis,but you'll get pretty high settings in Crysis @ 12x10 with said cards considering you also have a Quad Core.

Thanks Indestructible, I'll go see if Best Buy will get the 8800GT or HD 3870 for the comp instead of the 8500GT. Btw, nice avatar. :)Shinso-Zangetsu

Nice avatar AND username btw :wink :P

[QUOTE="Shinso-Zangetsu"]Thanks Indestructible, I'll go see if Best Buy will get the 8800GT or HD 3870 for the comp instead of the 8500GT. Btw, nice avatar. :)Indestructible2

Nice avatar AND username btw :wink :P

And you can save yourself a ton of money by buying the card from newegg and installing it yourself vs buying it from BB and having their fools manhandle your pc.

[QUOTE="Indestructible2"]

[QUOTE="Shinso-Zangetsu"]Thanks Indestructible, I'll go see if Best Buy will get the 8800GT or HD 3870 for the comp instead of the 8500GT. Btw, nice avatar. :)TheLiberal

Nice avatar AND username btw :wink :P

And you can save yourself a ton of money by buying the card from newegg and installing it yourself vs buying it from BB and having their fools manhandle your pc.