Upgrade Acer Nitro 50 Desktop- N50-620 - SDD

NitroUser001
NitroUser001 Member Posts: 3 New User
edited January 2022 in Nitro Gaming
Hey everyone,

But the SDD is only 512GB, and I wanted to upgrade it so I can store much more than that.

So my questions are:
What kind of SDD do I need?
How big can I upgrade it to?
And any other tips or info you can give would be good.

Thanks!

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  • StevenGen
    StevenGen ACE Posts: 12,165 Trailblazer
    edited January 2022 Answer ✓
    NitroUser001 said:
    Hey everyone,

    But the SDD is only 512GB, and I wanted to upgrade it so I can store much more than that.

    So my questions are:
    What kind of SDD do I need?
    How big can I upgrade it to?
    And any other tips or info you can give would be good.

    Thanks!

    There are lots of upgrade options and it all depends to what level(s) you want to go? If you want to play more intense gaming the easiest is to upgrade the GPU to at least the RTX-2060 preferably the RTX-3060 that both needs a 450W PSU which your OEM is a 500W PSU so your ok. You can also upgrade the CPU to the i7-11700K 3.6 GHz-max turbo boost 5.0GHz at TDP 125W to your OEM i5-11400 of 65W TDP as you would need to upgrade the CPU cooler to either a more premium cooler like one of the Noctua NH-U9S series or a 240mm AIO water cooling for extra cooling from the TDP heat that the new i7-11700K generates in comparison to the OEM CPU and its cooler also increae the rAM. Do a Crucial System Scanner that will give you all the max RAM and types of SSD drive upgrades for your PC that Crucial make which is a good spec guide also.

    With the M.2 drive your OEM M.2 drive is a PCIe x4 NVMe type drive and you can upgrade it to whatever capacity your budget allows, as your boot drive is formatted in GUID (GPT) format that can run capacities of 4TB plus of the likes of the M.2 drives from ADATA, CORSAIR etc etc as in an MBR/Legacy format its restricted to 2TB max. But and if you are a hard core gamer then upgrade the boot M.2 NVMe drive to a larger M.2 NVMe drive like the 980 PRO PCle 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD which is one of quickest and best around but, its max capacity is limited to 2TB (also and but its going to cost you =)) and then clone the OEM 512GB to the 980 PRO PCle 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD, its up to you and your budget? Or as a cheaper option is to leave your boot drive with the stock NVMe M.2 512GB and add a larger 4TB or larger in GUID format or a max 2TB MBR format for storing games or whatever other files you have.

     


Answers

  • StevenGen
    StevenGen ACE Posts: 12,165 Trailblazer
    edited January 2022 Answer ✓
    NitroUser001 said:
    Hey everyone,

    But the SDD is only 512GB, and I wanted to upgrade it so I can store much more than that.

    So my questions are:
    What kind of SDD do I need?
    How big can I upgrade it to?
    And any other tips or info you can give would be good.

    Thanks!

    There are lots of upgrade options and it all depends to what level(s) you want to go? If you want to play more intense gaming the easiest is to upgrade the GPU to at least the RTX-2060 preferably the RTX-3060 that both needs a 450W PSU which your OEM is a 500W PSU so your ok. You can also upgrade the CPU to the i7-11700K 3.6 GHz-max turbo boost 5.0GHz at TDP 125W to your OEM i5-11400 of 65W TDP as you would need to upgrade the CPU cooler to either a more premium cooler like one of the Noctua NH-U9S series or a 240mm AIO water cooling for extra cooling from the TDP heat that the new i7-11700K generates in comparison to the OEM CPU and its cooler also increae the rAM. Do a Crucial System Scanner that will give you all the max RAM and types of SSD drive upgrades for your PC that Crucial make which is a good spec guide also.

    With the M.2 drive your OEM M.2 drive is a PCIe x4 NVMe type drive and you can upgrade it to whatever capacity your budget allows, as your boot drive is formatted in GUID (GPT) format that can run capacities of 4TB plus of the likes of the M.2 drives from ADATA, CORSAIR etc etc as in an MBR/Legacy format its restricted to 2TB max. But and if you are a hard core gamer then upgrade the boot M.2 NVMe drive to a larger M.2 NVMe drive like the 980 PRO PCle 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD which is one of quickest and best around but, its max capacity is limited to 2TB (also and but its going to cost you =)) and then clone the OEM 512GB to the 980 PRO PCle 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD, its up to you and your budget? Or as a cheaper option is to leave your boot drive with the stock NVMe M.2 512GB and add a larger 4TB or larger in GUID format or a max 2TB MBR format for storing games or whatever other files you have.

     


  • NitroUser001
    NitroUser001 Member Posts: 3 New User
    edited January 2022
    Thanks StevenGen
    I'm more a casual gamer so I don't need any of the fancy stuff happening, as long as the games run I'm happy. I mostly want the extra space to store media. So I'll likely add a second 2TB SDD (I'd go 4TB but budget) to store it all.
    But even so your information is super helpful, and I appreciate it.
    Thankyou!
  • StevenGen
    StevenGen ACE Posts: 12,165 Trailblazer
    edited January 2022
    NitroUser001 said:
    Thanks StevenGen
    I'm more a casual gamer so I don't need any of the fancy stuff happening, as long as the games run I'm happy. I mostly want the extra space to store media. So I'll likely add a second 2TB SDD (I'd go 4TB but budget) to store it all.
    But even so your information is super helpful, and I appreciate it.
    Thankyou!

    Just to assist you further, the 2.5" Samsung SSD range is an excellent drive range and of very high quality, I've been using an 850 EVO 1TB daily for nearly 4 years and it hasn’t missed a beat as I can recommend these drives 100%. 


  • Texstechfan
    Texstechfan Member Posts: 5

    Tinkerer
    RUN TWO DRIVES - If you have n50-620-ua91 i5-14000F / desktop....I purchased on 2-12-22....  I have available port for additional ssd NVME m.2.... matter of fact I have a 970 EVO Plus ssd installed there running two 500GB on the board now counting the SK Hynix that came on board. 

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