Need help to upgrade my Graphic card

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mousemice3

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I have an old PC, but I think it should be able to run most game at low if I give it a decent graphic card.
Motherboard=Biostar TA880GB+
(It has PCIE X16 2.0 + 4RAM slots)
Processor=AMD phenom II X4 955
RAM=4GB DDR3 installed(I just bought 2x4GB of ram, so I have 12GB Ram)
Graphic Card=ATI X300 (which sucks)
I just need to know how do I remove my current Graphic Card out of the PCI E slot. I've uninstalled the driver, I've removed the screws on the back panel, but I don't know how to unlock the latch. I don't want to break anything. Should I pull the PCIE latch or should I push it towards the motherboard?
Also, I'm looking for graphic card recommendation.
Thanks,.
Picture https://pasteboard.co/HcgOnbu.jpg
 
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cryoburner

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That video card is impressively low-end. : P

I agree that a graphics card upgrade would make a huge difference in performance. Even with a relatively fast card, the CPU will limit performance in many recent games, but most should likely be able to run at a playable frame rate if paired with a recent lower-end card. Around how much are you looking to spend on a graphics card, and what resolution is your monitor, or at what resolution do you intend to play games at?
 
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mousemice3

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I have 120$ for a DX11 compatible graphic card. My monitor is 1366x768 by default, and i'm fine playing most game at low-med 720p.
 
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cryoburner

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Ideally, I would say to go with a GTX 950 or GTX 1050 level card, which might even allow you to turn up graphics settings a fair amount at 1366x768 without hurting performance too much in many games, but prices of graphics cards have been higher in recent months due to a shortage, and those cards tend to start at around $150 now. It might be possible to find a GTX 950 for closer to your price range on the used market, but you will have to be careful not to get a fake card (a re-badged weaker card) since there are some of those going around on sites like eBay.

Another option would be a somewhat lower-end card like a GT 1030. The price of those has risen as well, but you might be able to find one for around $100 if you hunt around. I wouldn't pay too much more than that though, as they are intended to be sub-$100 cards, and a 950 or 1050 should be a decent amount faster.

Also, keep in mind that if your monitor only supports an analog VGA (D-Sub) cable, native support for that was dropped in the latest generation of cards (the 10 series from Nvidia), so it might require an active adapter to convert from another connection, such as one of these for example...
https://www.amazon.com/VicTsing-Adapter-Gold-Plated-Active-Converter/dp/B00YC7U0NE
Or, look for a slightly older card that supports analog VGA. Of course, if your monitor happens to have an HDMI or DVI-D port, that shouldn't be a problem.

And do you have a recent version of Windows that can run DX11, ideally Windows 7 or newer? I'm not sure how good Vista might be for today's games, and XP only supports up through DX9.
 
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