Aspire XC-885, Can this machine use PCIe Wi-Fi cards?

HardcoreGames

I have box with an i3-9100 CPU. Noticed the integrated HDMI is gimmicked to HDMI 1.3 instead of the proper Intel design guide. Result is on my 3840x2160 monitor I get 30 instead of 60 Hz. In manual suggests 4K 60 Hz is available so this machine is factory gimped.

Can this machine use PCIe Wi-Fi cards? Also what type of PSU fits this box?

Suggestions?

[Edited the thread to add model number to the title and to add issue detail]

StevenGen

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/699026/aspire-xc-885-can-this-machine-use-pcie-wi-fi-cards

Yes, the XC-885 has a 1x M.2 SSD slot at #8 in the caption below, and its a PCIe3x2 lane speed slot which has a max sequential read/write speed of 2000MB/s and you can fit a max 2TB capacity M.2 SSD drive, a PCIe3x4 M.2 SSD drive will work as these drives are backward compatible. Good luck and hope this helps you out.

Aspire XC-885 oem Acer listed PCIe3x2 oem drives that Acer fits to this desktop:

Aspire XC-885 Main-board Placement

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HardcoreGames

Per the illustration I am interested in what can be installed M2_1 as item 18?

StevenGen

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1254253#Comment_1254253

The M2_1 slot at #18 in the diagram is for a WLAN (2230/1630 type cards) only, you can't put a drive there.

Aspire XC-885 desktop WLAN card

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HardcoreGames

I have an available Intel AX210 which is PCIe

This card is tri-band

billsey

Unfortunately, systems designed for the 9462NGW cards are CNVio only, so only support that model card. There's a chance they designed the XC-885 to also support the generics, in which case your AX210 should work, but the only way to tell for sure is to try it.