Strange Issues.

I'm looking for some pro advice here. I am not as savvy as I once was when it comes to technical matters; a fair amount of players have more experience playing the game thus far. I am looking to purchase a Radeon graphics card with a $100-150 budget. My specs are below.

Obviously my current system can barely handle an atari game in it's virgin state; nonetheless I can get it to sputter forth. I've recently just built this computer, not knowing a lot about integrated graphics cards and whathaveyou. Windows did an automatic update while I upgraded some drivers, unbeknowst to me, and my entire graphics device, drivers and all, disappeared from existence. Thus the real problem occurred, my entire OS looked like an NES menu screen. I've done what I could through trial and error and finally remedied the problem by wiping the drivers and registry and reinstalling the motherboard's core driver disk because for some reason any up to date driver found by Window's Update or on the ATI website wouldn't work with FFXIV.

Amazing though, that the update deleted my drivers and device info. I have many neuroses, one being sweet booby flavored graphics, another being my repugnance towards Window's Updater for stealing 8 hours out of my ignorant, wana put my head in a wood chipper forever, filled day.

Thank you.

-=-=-=-=-=-=- System Information -=-=-=-=-=-=-

Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Edition Service Pack 1 64bit (build 7601)
Processor AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 B60 Processor
Number of Processors Logical Core Count 4 Physical Core Count 4
BIOS BIOS Date: 12/22/10 10:56:42 Ver: 17.02
Language English (Regional Setting: English)
Physical Memory 7935.176MB
Virtual Memory 2047.875MB
Page File 15868.551MB
Storage C:\ Hard Disk Drive Total Disk Space 465.662GB Free Disk Space 251.852GB
DirectX Version DirectX 11
Graphic Device(s) ATI Radeon HD 4250
+Device \\.\DISPLAY1
+Chip ATI display adapter (0x9715)
+Maker ATI Technologies Inc.
+Video Memory 355.160 MB
+Shared Video Memory 2811.000 MB
+DAC Type Internal DAC(400MHz)
+Display Mode 1600 x 900 (32 bit) (60Hz)
+Driver aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx32,aticfx32,atiumd64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atiumdag,atidxx32,atiumdva,atiumd6a.cap,atitmm64.dll

dxdiag didn't have these signed, or something similar. ^

+Driver Version 8.17.0010.1070
+Driver Date 3/8/2011 11:55:52 PM
+Driver Language English
+Vertex Shader 3.0
+Pixel Shader 3.0
+Vertex Texture Supported
Sound Device(s) Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
+Device ID {2A90D6B5-8C9E-4485-9119-EF77F9C26B5C}
+Device Name RTKVHD64.sys
+Driver Version 6.00.0001.6151
+Driver Language English
+Driver Date 7/6/2010 5:31:36 AM
Sound Device(s) Realtek Digital Output(Optical) (Realtek High Definition Audio)
+Device ID {028F61C4-C73D-43ED-96F1-D633A9F554B0}
+Device Name RTKVHD64.sys
+Driver Version 6.00.0001.6151
+Driver Language English
+Driver Date 7/6/2010 5:31:36 AM
Sound Device(s) Realtek Digital Output (Realtek High Definition Audio)
+Device ID {B3E90D56-FF36-42E8-9657-4B18B9CD686A}
+Device Name RTKVHD64.sys
+Driver Version 6.00.0001.6151
+Driver Language English
+Driver Date 7/6/2010 5:31:36 AM
Input Device(s) {6F1D2B60-D5A0-11CF-BFC7444553540000}
+Name Mouse
+Notes Axis 3 Button 3 Field of View 0
Input Device(s) {6F1D2B61-D5A0-11CF-BFC7444553540000}
+Name Keyboard
+Notes Axis 0 Button 128 Field of View 0
Input Device(s) {EAEB3B30-581F-11E0-8001444553540000}
+Name USB Keyboard
+Notes Axis 1 Button 1 Field of View 0
Input Device(s) {EAF26720-581F-11E0-8002444553540000}
+Name USB Keyboard
+Notes Axis 0 Button 3 Field of View 0
Input Device(s) {EAF26720-581F-11E0-8003444553540000}
+Name USB Keyboard
+Notes Axis 0 Button 21 Field of View 0
Input Device(s) {A1035870-5FE7-11E0-8001444553540000}
+Name PS3/USB Cordless Gamepad
+Notes Axis 4 Button 13 Field of View 1