Best Graphics Card for an HP Pavilion 500-023w

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Hi!
So, I have an HP Pavilion 500-023w with an Intel Core i3-3240, 8GB RAM, 1TB. It has Intel HD Graphics, which is completely worthless for gaming, which is why I'm here. Here are the full specs: http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c03770775

I know I'm going to need a new PSU for the new graphics card. I read on the HP support forum that the Corsair CX500 and CX600 are compatible with my computer, so I assume that either of those would be my best option (please tell me if there's something better!)

I'm a complete noob to this stuff, so I'm wondering what the best graphics card would be given my situation. Thanks in advance for helping!
 
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You can do a couple things.
1. Grab a GTX 750 Ti (single fan card) and it will work fine on that 300w PSU.
2. Get a 500w Corsair power supply and get a GTX 960. This is a good pair for that i3 and is considerably much better than a 750 Ti.

However, I don't know how big of a case you have so the length of a graphics card could be limited. The 750 Ti may be your best bet.
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You can do a couple things.
1. Grab a GTX 750 Ti (single fan card) and it will work fine on that 300w PSU.
2. Get a 500w Corsair power supply and get a GTX 960. This is a good pair for that i3 and is considerably much better than a 750 Ti.

However, I don't know how big of a case you have so the length of a graphics card could be limited. The 750 Ti may be your best bet.
 
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The gtx 750 can get you good 1080p gaming around 40-fps maxed and the gtx 970 will provide some really mean gaming fps for 1080p. Just adding that since he said he was noob.
 
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Ok, so length definitely shouldn't be an issue! I should be good up to 11 inches easily. Is the GTX 960 the best graphics card I can get with this system without getting bottlenecked by the CPU?
 
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Ok, so if I wanted to play GTA V I would probably get bottlenecked. Any other suggestions? How about an R9-270x, R9-280, R9-285, or R9-280x? Oh, and I forgot to mention, I have an old HP w2007 1680 x 1050 monitor.
 
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It could be. I understand spending so much on a card just to get bottlenecks would be irritating. If it's any consolation I can run GTA V just fine on my setup (found on signature) and I get 30-50 FPS on normal graphics, 1080p with V-sync enabled. Even while driving fast through the dense cities I can still hold a strong 30 FPS
 
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