Kids’ new computer came today, only it turned out to have a graphics card that was distinctly inferior to the graphics card that the product description said it had. Fortunately for my sanity, the Amazon dude who took my call understood right away why I was upset, got me the number of the people who made the computer, and told me he’d call back in fifteen to see what those people said. Said people will be sending me a new graphics card with all due speed, because frankly it’s going to be easier for me to yank the old one and replace than it will be to get a new machine and reinstall all the software. Again.
So time to see if I still remember this stuff!
Fortunately, it’s not bad. Take off the side panel, unscrew the little flange that holds all the add-in cards in place, put the card in the slot closest to the CPU, put the flange back on, plug the monitor into the card. If the card has any 6- or 8-pin connectors on it, find the matching connector(s) from the power supply and plug those in. (Hopefully your PSU _has_ those connectors, if your card needs them, or you get to see if you remember how to upgrade your PSU, too!)
Then put the side panel back on, boot up, and install drivers.
Also: If you got an nVidia card, skip the GeForce Experience and just get the driver.