Question to owners of the Aspire TC-390=UA91

GonzoX
GonzoX Member Posts: 3 New User
I am looking to purchase this PC model.  I know it has a PCIE slot.  What I need to know is:

Does this model have a 6pin 3d card power connector?  If not, does it at least have an unused older 4pin molex connector?

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  • This is the diagram of the motherboard:

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  • GonzoX
    GonzoX Member Posts: 3 New User
    Thanks for the diagram.  What I really need is to see what cables come out of the power supply, as a 6pin wire or molex wire would solve my question if I knew the PSU had either of them.
  • I do not have this information. But you can take the computer apart and check:

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  • GonzoX450
    GonzoX450 Member Posts: 18 Troubleshooter

    It has neither. This is why we are limited to 3d cards with NO power connector.

  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 31,454 Trailblazer

    They made these models with both 180W and 250W power supplies. The 180W versions certainly don't have the extra connector, but the 250W version might. To be safe you should actually look. :) Third party manufacturers do build larger than 250W supplies in that form factor, so you could go with 300W or potentially 500W to get the power for a better GPU, but you are also going to have to deal with the physical space requirements.

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  • GonzoX450
    GonzoX450 Member Posts: 18 Troubleshooter

    No the 250W version does not because that's what I have in both my Acers. Could not find a version with more than 250W when I first got this PC and the Dell ones were 200W IIRC. But I think you are right about there being ones with more Watts.

    The issue is not really the 250W limit in mine. It is that it has no GPU power connector. Not sure they even exist.

  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 31,454 Trailblazer

    Yes, the 250W designs really don't have enough spare power to drive a separate GPU connector. No reason to include one in the output wiring if there isn't enough power on the rail to actually drive it.

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