Can I Upgrade the GPU of my Acer Aspire 3 (A315-42)

megalorax

I bought my Acer Aspire 3 (A315-42) last year. 

I was wondering if it will be VR ready if I upgrade the GPU and possibly the storage and ram also.

Or is the effort not worth it and just buy a higher spec laptop?

JackE

Sorry the GPU is in the form of an integrated processor chip soldered to the mainboard and cannot be replaced. You can have up to two 16GB DDR4 sodimms  for a total of 32GB RAM. You should be able to add either an m.2 SSD or 2.5" HDD/SDD up to 2TB size with no issues or replace whatever SSD or HDD you have in there now for a bigger SSD or HDD. Jack E/NJ

Theawillson

yes you can upgrade it and some updated data occure

TommyDigal

Brother you have to sell this laptop and buy a gamming pc because PC's are cheaper than laptops and you can also update any part of your PC either changing total PC.

nihachi

hey guys try to visit my question here. https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/637043/my-nitro-an515-55-screen-not-working 

i really need help.

JackE

Sorry the GPU is in the form of an integrated processor chip soldered to the mainboard and cannot be replaced. But you can have up to two 16GB DDR4 sodimms  for a total of 32GB RAM. You should be able to add either an m.2 SSD or 2.5" HDD/SDD up to 2TB size with no issues or replace whatever SSD or HDD you have in there now for a bigger SSD or HDD. Jack E/NJ

williamjhons

There are two RAM that fit DDR4 memory modules. Additionally, you are able to put a 2.5″ SATA drive as well as an SSD.

patgarton

Update feature can come to the party in this regard.

saimjackson

Of course you can update.

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johnchris

I also want to update but on cheap rates.

JackE

Sorry the GPU is in the form of an integrated processor chip soldered to the mainboard and cannot be replaced. But you can have up to two 16GB DDR4 sodimms  for a total of 32GB RAM. You should be able to add either an m.2 SSD or 2.5" HDD/SDD up to 2TB size with no issues or replace whatever SSD or HDD you have in there now for a bigger SSD or HDD. Jack E/NJ

rioconway

Yes You can upgrade it if you want..

rioconway

Yes you can upgrade it.

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JackE

Sorry the GPU is in the form of an integrated processor chip soldered to the mainboard and cannot be replaced. But you can have up to two 16GB DDR4 sodimms  for a total of 32GB RAM. You should be able to add either an m.2 SSD or 2.5" HDD/SDD up to 2TB size with no issues or replace whatever SSD or HDD you have in there now for a bigger SSD or HDD. Jack E/NJ

padgett

Need to know the product id but a NX.HF9AA.003 (A315-42-R1PL) has a AMD Ryzen 5 3500U CPU with Radeon™ Vega 8 integrated GPU. This is really a very powerful system already and approved for Windows 11.

BTW "Speaking of vega 8 graphics, mostly found in ryzen 5 3500u, is really a capable processor with nice GPU(vega 8 graphics). And YES it is possible to play GTA 5 on ryzen 5 3500u with vega 8 graphics but make sure the settings be at 1080p low graphics settings (can expect fps more than 35+). The game won't lag."

Why do you want to change ?

JackE

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tylerpage

No. It’s not.

All current laptop processors are soldered and cannot be upgraded. Furthermore, the Pentium Silver N5000 inside that laptop is an Intel Atom SoC which is only meant for light use cases such as web browsing, office work or multimedia playback.

Intel Atom chips are designed for low power and thus use weak cores compared to the Core i series which are geared towards performance. This is why a lot of cheap low end laptops use Atoms.