upgrade graphics card for packard bell imedia 5108?

Answer 1

Imedia 1508 has a PCI-Express port for graphics cards (not PCI or AGP) so you have a choice of all the modern cards by ATI or NVIDIA...

My best choice would be the Nvidia 7600GT...best pound for pound card out there

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-025-BG

Open up your Case, and take out the old card.....If there is no card in there...then you need to 'disable' the on-board video in the BIOs setup...

Make sure your PC is disconnected from the mains...then Earth Yourself...by touching the PC case (to reduce static build-up)....and slot the card carefully in...

...on start-up press F2 to go into BIOs (if there was no card present) and go to the options to disable on-board video

..then when your in windows just install the new drivers when it asks you..

You might want to go to the Manufactuers web-site and download the latest ones from there as the ones on the CD supplied are usually old

Answer 2

Packard Bell? I thought they were gone a long time ago. That must be an old PC. Unless I'm incorrect on this, don't bother.

Edit: Well I guess they are still around, just not in US. I couldn't find imedia 5108 model though.

Answer 3

Usually, all you need to do to upgrade a video card is to buy the new card and insert it in the correct slot in the insides of the computer. IF you are not well versed in this, having a tech do it would be a better idea.

Once the new card is installed, power up the computer and Windows will find the new hardware. It will then ask for a driver disk - or install a standard driver to run the card.

Answer 4

without understanding what length of power grant you have in that equipment, no it is user-friendly to objectively recommend any video card. Too small a PSU, not plenty accessible. A reasonable PSU (400W to 500W), there are some possibilities, etc...