Upgrading GPU, best cards for 160-170 USD

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So, as you know, christmas, and my christmas present is a GPU, however im a tech wizard but not a component wizard, so I was hoping you guys could help me out.

I will provide my system specs below all the chit chat.

So I am trying to upgrade from my Sapphire HD 5770 to another card for around 160 - 170 USD and I am kind of urgent for information so I was hoping you guys could supply the best cards for my price range that will work with my PC, (power supply, supported bios, motherboard, etc)

So if you guys could please list some of the best cards for my PC for my price range, that would be great, I'm a gamer and a youtuber so please do recommend something that is really good for gaming and recording, also another factor is I am a user of the program After Effects so it would help as well if you show cards that support element 3d in general, you don't have too, I might do it.

---System Information---


System creator: HP
System Model: p6-2204a (note that I was told that this mother board might not work, but this PC does not have the card that normally comes with it, a nvidia card)

Processor: AMD a10-5700 (APU), note: I will need information on how to use the card you will have hopefully linked or I have in mind with this APU and how to set it up.

BIOS Version: AMI 7.07
BIOS Mode: Legacy
Baseboard manu: MSI
No baseboard model
Platform role: Desktop
Mid-tower HP p6-2204a case

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That is about it, I think, all responses are welcome to help me with my computer's upgrading,

thanks, - Daniel.
 
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Your best bet is GTX 750Ti. Your system only has a 300 watt power supply and you would have to upgrade that as well if you went with a GTX 960 or R9 380. The GTX 750 Ti's come in two variations, one that uses a 6 pin PCIe connection to your PSU, and one that does not, drawing all its' power from the PCIe slot. Look for one that doesn't require the external power. Installation is simply taking the side cover off and pushing the card in to the graphics card PCIe slot (usually the top one). You may have to go in to Bios and change the settings to use the discrete graphics card first over the onboard graphics (it may be set this way as default). Once you reboot, you can go to Nvidia's website and download and install the latest driver...
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Your best bet is GTX 750Ti. Your system only has a 300 watt power supply and you would have to upgrade that as well if you went with a GTX 960 or R9 380. The GTX 750 Ti's come in two variations, one that uses a 6 pin PCIe connection to your PSU, and one that does not, drawing all its' power from the PCIe slot. Look for one that doesn't require the external power. Installation is simply taking the side cover off and pushing the card in to the graphics card PCIe slot (usually the top one). You may have to go in to Bios and change the settings to use the discrete graphics card first over the onboard graphics (it may be set this way as default). Once you reboot, you can go to Nvidia's website and download and install the latest driver.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133531&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
 
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Thank you for your help, the GTX 750 ti was the one in mind for me however I did not have much information, this post will really help with sorting out my GPU, thanks!

 
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