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How do I upgrade my graphics card?

Hi, i just got a really good computer with a really bad graphics card. I was just wondering how to upgrade to a better one. I have an Hp Pavilion These are my system specifications for now... Windows Vista home premium 8gb of RAM Intel core 2 Quad 64 bit operating system And the games i am trying to play are Unreal Tournament 3, CoD4, and Gow3... Thanks!

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  1. Open the case, find the empty PCI-Express slot (or maybe the existing one)(PIC: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/PCI-Express-Bus.jpg ) and insert the graphics card into it. If there's already a graphics card there, remove it by flipping the little switch underneath the card and gently tug it out. If you're running on integrated graphics, go into the BIOS and change the setting "Onboard" or "Integrated" to "PCI-E" or "PEG" and uninstall the old graphics card driver. Then install the driver that comes with the graphics card. For those games, a good graphics card would be the Radeon HD 4850. Gives you the most bang for your buck. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121272
  2. I would look for a Nvidia 9800 or better if you will be gaming on the computer.ATI radeon HD 4850 will do also
  3. wow it didn't come with a good graphic card i am surprise but this is how research pci express graphic cards pick one out to your specifications (some games work better with some cards) get the card turn off your computer and follow the directions that comes with the card usally it will be ground urself on the frame stick the card in vga port pointed out turn on computer if it came with a disk then use it if not use the web service for drivers assumming ur computer didn't already automaticlly install it
  4. 1. Go to any store, you have 3 choices: >Local discount store: Fry's, ect >Online shopping: Newegg, ect >Price shopping: Google Shopping, ect 2. Search for a graphics card: i.e. Geforce 9800 3. Buy. 4. physically open your computer, and see where the thing fits, and take the old one out and put the one you just bought in. If you cannot do this step, you can't match holes, and need to redo kindergarten. over 9000. Play.
  5. You need to know what power you can expect from your PC's PSU. Besides the graphics bus type (PCI, AGOP, PCIe) you also have to account for how much wattage this new card will demand. Cards are a big source of power suckage, and many card manufacturers will specify how much power - at least - your PSU will have to provide for the card to work. Not all PSU's are equal. My Inspiron came w/a 300W PSU - contemporary cards will require more than that - like 450 watts, and certainly more if you go for some kind of dual card setup.
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