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Recently I'd bought a new computer online, a cheaper one so that I've have some money for anything else to buy along with it that I might need.

Turns out that the computer's graphics card isn't playing many games at the quality I'd prefer.
Oh, and the card is an NVIDIA GeForce GT630.

It also currently has 8 GB of RAM, and a 1 TB HDD.

Any recommendations as to what type of card I could buy suitable for playing more demanding games like Crysis, Battlefield, Total War, etc.

Any help will be appreciated, thanks. :D
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($148.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.94 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($299.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Antec HCG M 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $643.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-06 22:47 EDT-0400)
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iBUYPOWER Gamer Power WA550B Desktop PC:
WA550B iBUYPOWER Black Gamer Power PC with 8GB Memory Key Features and Benefits:
AMD Quad-Core PC FX-4300 Processor with 1TB Hard Drive
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8GB DDR3 SDRAM system memory (expandable to 16GB)

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3 x USB 3.0 ports, 5 x USB 2.0 ports, 1 x audio port, 3 x audio jacks, 1 x RJ-45 Ethernet port, 1 x D-Sub port, 1 x DVI port, 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port
1 x PCI slot, 1 x PCI Express 2.0 (x1) slots, 1 x PCI Express 3.0 (x16) slot
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Copied from the site, sorry about the unimportant bits.
 
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We would need to know your full specs before we could really recommend something. The important ones are:
-What CPU (processor) do you have (i5-4670, i7-4770, AMD A8-5600k, fx-8320, etc)? This can be found by right clicking on "My Computer" and clicking properties.
-What power supply do you have? Wattage and brand are pretty good indicators of how well it would handle the upgrade. The best way to tell for this is to open the case and look at the power supply, it typically has a sticker on the side. Easiest way to let us know about it is to take a picture, post the picture on a image share site (like imgur.com and then posting a link to the image here.

Once we know this info and your budget we can effectively recommend a graphics card.

Edit: looks like i was too slow
 
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So you would need a new power supply along with your graphics card. The power supply would be no good for a decent graphics card, it only outputs 300w and is probably a generic PSU with terrible components.

How much do you want to spend on this upgrade?
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($148.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.94 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($299.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Antec HCG M 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $643.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-06 22:47 EDT-0400)
 
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