After pressing the eject button, I would first try tapping on the tray, as it may knock loose and open. I worked on a machine that would do this recently.
If that doesn't work, try straightening a paper clip and inserting it into that tiny hole below the tray. Push in far enough and the tray should open enough for you to grab and pull it out the rest of the way manually.
You may end up having to open it up and check to see if the rubber band on the gears popped off or if a gear had busted.
If the new video card is the same brand as your old one (nvidia to nvidia, for example), and you are using the reference drivers from the nvidia site, then you don't even need to remove the drivers. Just shut down, remove the old card, put the new one in, then boot up. The reference drivers from nvidia support a whole range of video cards, so the new card will have the drivers installed automatically.
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