First Time Installing And Buying Graphics Card

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Hey guys I'm thinking of updating my older pc since its GPU just cant handle any higher end games
( I have a intel Gma Hd... I know its sad ) and I'm totally new to this so any help would be appreciated (The games I play are Warframe, Warthunder,Gmod,Tf2)

My budget is up to 100$

My pc is a acer aspire AX3950-EF3OP

Possibly buying card: HD6570 Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD7250 - RED WITH BLACK 170404501
1GB DDR5 1024MB 128 Bit Display Cards (Is this even good for the games I run??)

Like I said I'm TOTALLY new and don't know anything about this!!

Thanks!
 
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Integrated means the GPU is made on to the motherboard. You can't remove it, and you don't need to. Once you install your dedicated GPU in to the PCI Express slot and plug your monitor cable in to it, it will override the integrated GPU. The integrated GPU displays video through the VGA, DVI, or HDMI port on the motherboard, while a dedicated GPU has its own VGA/DVI/HDMI port that you will use instead. If you install your dedicated GPU and nothing displays after plugging in...
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I'd buy a GTX 950 or a GTX 750 Ti if you can't fit in the budget. Get one without the external power connectors. As for installation, it literally consists of popping out an expansion slot, putting the GPU in a PCIe x16 slot, and connecting your monitor to the GPU. (Then, drivers.)
 
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Wait for the Polaris 11 announcement this week. It will most likely surface as the 470, sit around $100-$130 USD, doesn't require a power connector and performs on par with a normally clocked 950 (the ASUS 950 mini is a downclocked 950 so that it doesn't require the auxiliary connector anymore).
 
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The leaked RX 460(scroll down) >http://wccftech.com/radeon-rx-480-msrp-199/

I also recommend GTX 750 Ti or GTX 950. They come with 2GB of VRAM, which is highly recommended if playing recent games. You can find them used on ebay, sometimes a 750 Ti for $75US. I just bought a new GTX 950 from Newegg and it came with a molex to PCIE power connector.
 
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Nope. You uninstall the old video drivers (windows will revert to default vga driver) , turn off the PC, disconnect all the cable to the PC, open the PC, pop out the old card sitting in the PCIe slot, plug in the new card in the same slot, close up the PC, reconnect the cables, power the PC on, install new drivers, enjoy.

If you really want to streamline it, download the new drivers onto a USB stick before you start this, so you don't have the operating system trying to find something for you and you don't have to worry about the drivers on the DVD being old versions with compatibility issues.
 
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You can, but that means using the vga default drivers to browse a website...ugh. Laggy scrolling and just bleh because windows doesn't know that your new card can provide hardware acceleration. So I always try to have all my drivers on something in my hands before I start to put new parts in a PC.
 
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How would I Install the drivers into a usb and run them?
 
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You don't install them on the USB. You'll download them from the website as an installer. So when you power up your PC with the new card in it, you just plug your USB stick, open a file explorer window, browse to your USB stick, select the installer, double click and let your eyes glaze over as the install slowly crawls by for a few minutes. :)
 
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mypriv1

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I have a question I opened up my pc to see the GPU but I couldn't find it anywhere!!?
On the box it say's it has a Intel Gma Hd graphics!
I tried looking for it everywhere but it wasn't in the case?
Apparently it has a integrated card.... what does that mean
 
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Integrated means the GPU is made on to the motherboard. You can't remove it, and you don't need to. Once you install your dedicated GPU in to the PCI Express slot and plug your monitor cable in to it, it will override the integrated GPU. The integrated GPU displays video through the VGA, DVI, or HDMI port on the motherboard, while a dedicated GPU has its own VGA/DVI/HDMI port that you will use instead. If you install your dedicated GPU and nothing displays after plugging in your monitor and turning on your computer, you may need to check your BIOS settings for PCI-Express override options so that your BIOS picks up the PCI-E instead of the integrated.

 
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