A4 7300 ,need to upgrade card to play newer games online

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New here , need some help,not that savy on computers. I want to upgrade this gaming pc I have, I know it's not an expensive one but would like to know what I need to upgrade the graphics card/video from the Radeon HD 8470D not supported to play the game( For Honor.) What would be a good card to upgrade to and what else would I need to upgrade while I am at it ?. I thank you for any help, you can provide. Thanks in advance
 
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This represent the backbones system that can run For Honor at acceptable framerates:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: ASRock B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($66.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($50.83 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 460 2GB Video Card ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $287.79

These should do For Honor 30+ min fps @ 1080p High.

Although replacing motherboard may invalidate Windows license, so that could be another bit of expense to consider.
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This represent the backbones system that can run For Honor at acceptable framerates:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: ASRock B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($66.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($50.83 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 460 2GB Video Card ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $287.79

These should do For Honor 30+ min fps @ 1080p High.

Although replacing motherboard may invalidate Windows license, so that could be another bit of expense to consider.
 
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Thank you I appreciate this, I've contacted places and they never gAve me a straight answer ,first time trying out this on Tom's Hardware ,and got the answer . Thank you again
 
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Another thing you may want to know with the RX460 is that you can extract another 10-27% performance from them by unlocking them with a unofficial custom BIOS flash and overclocking. (while listed as Untested, the BIOS for the MSI one is found to be working on a local tech forum).

The caveats are:
1> Flashing BIOS is, however, a process that can damage the card so do follow all the precautions.
2> As an unofficial solution, some drivers may not work with a BIOS flashed card.
3> When combined with increased power limit for overclocking, a RX 460 may draw ~100W from the PCIe slot, ~33% over the specification, so don't go too crazy on those overclocking dials and settings or you may end up with a dead MB.
 
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Thanks again ,ya sure know your stuff. You wouldn't happen to own tour own computer shop would ya? Lol! Worried if I try all I need to do ,I will create a train wreck. Lol!

 
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Thanks again, ya sure know your stuff, Ya wouldnt happen to own your own computer shop would ya? Lol! Afraid with me doing all this, I'm gonna create a train wreck. Lol.
 
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