Need Help Picking a Graphics Card

CrusadingKnight

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So a while back ago I picked up a lower-grade gaming PC knowing it would handle the things I needed running, such as school work and some simple low-demand games. The PC I currently have is the Asus M11BB. I now, however, have begun wanting to run higher demand games. I regret not building my computer and would like to now, however I do not want to spend the money for that at the time. So instead I checked out my computer specs and sought to see what I could improve on so I can play some higher-demanding games, but not crazy one. Ex.) the Steam game Warframe. What I found out is that everything is decent except the graphics card, and the RAM could be better, so I would like to replace the graphics card to a high grade one that can work in my computer to run higher-demand games at good fps on good settings (And preferably one that could also be transferred to a custom built PC and work good if I decide to build one later). However my space is limited on the left side of the graphics card slot because there is a small box directly above the slot as you can see here:

https://www.google.com/search?q=m11bb+inside&espv=2&biw=1920&bih=955&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=FyQgVcK-G8jesAWigYG4AQ&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ#imgdii=_&imgrc=Dr2ab8rKEsNN2M%253A%3ByAhPr3z66CgSdM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fi.ytimg.com%252Fvi%252FHlO_PJySJlg%252Fhqdefault.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.youtube.com%252Fwatch%253Fv%253DHlO_PJySJlg%3B480%3B360

So I hope you guys could help me in finding a graphics card that could help my PC to run some higher-demand game, is compatible with my system, and will fit in the card slot. My max price is $350. Here are my specs:

Operating System: Windows 8.1 64-bit (6.3, Build 9600) (9600.winblue_gdr.140330-1035)
System Manufacturer: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
System Model: M11BB
BIOS: 0307
Processor: AMD A10-6700 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics (4 CPUs), ~3.7GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 7368MB RAM
Video Card: AMD Radeon HD 8670D
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.03.9600.16384 64bit Unicode

If I missed any that is necessary here is the BestBuy link to the PC:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-essentio-desktop-amd-a10-series-8gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive-black/3026531.p?id=1219086171062&skuId=3026531

Thanks for any and all help!
 
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The best you can get without also upgrading your power supply is a gtx 750 ti -a version that does NOT require an additional pcie power plug -.

What is the resolution of your monitor?

You will find however that for online games especially, the biggest factor for smooth game play is cpu power... Which you severely lack.

clutchc

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The first thng we need to do is determine what the +12V specs are of your PSU. That will determine how much card it can handle. Or you could spend some of that $300 for a better PSU. That would leave you a little over $200 for the card.
Btw, that "little box" won't interfere with a gfx card. Gfx cards' widths extend in the opposite direction.
 

maxalge

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The best you can get without also upgrading your power supply is a gtx 750 ti -a version that does NOT require an additional pcie power plug -.

What is the resolution of your monitor?

You will find however that for online games especially, the biggest factor for smooth game play is cpu power... Which you severely lack.
 
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CrusadingKnight

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Thank you so much, have a great day!