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Can i upgrade the hd 7350 to gtx 1050ti or gt 1030 in acer m3985?

Member Posts: 10

Tinkerer

edited November 2022 in Aspire and Veriton Desktops

i have a acer m3985 from 2014 with a i5 3350p

i was wondering if i could upgrade the hd 7350 to a gtx 1050ti or gt 1030

i done my reserch and i think that i can just yousing the power through the gen 3 pci slot on the motherboard but i just wanted to clarify before i order a 1050ti


thanks

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

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  • ACE Posts: 35,498 Trailblazer
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    Nope, A3 is Legacy, not UEFI, so a lot of the newer GPUs will not boot up and run right. :(

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  • Member Posts: 10

    Tinkerer

    sorry for my bad grammer, using and other thing

    sorry

  • @wrinkly


    Kindly go though the details captured from service manual designed for your computer.



    Information from service manual

    Graphics card • No mechanical retriction to support dual slot, full length graphics cards in the single PCIe X16 slot. • Please make sure there is no component conflict with PCIe card. Especially VGA card, we may have double width card support.


    Information from service manual


    Extension slot


    • 1 * PCIE x16 (PCIE V3.0)

    • 3 * PCIE x1 (PCIE V2.0)

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  • @wrinkly


    I did a research ...


    I suggest you not to buy the card. You might have to replace the motherboard. My suggestion is to a get a new computer with a better gpu.


    It looks like you are using a pretty old model. Even you will be using a old bios.


    If you are upgrading the gpu you are doing at your own risk.


    Kindly go through the details from the link given below



    https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/245694/gpu-upgrade-issue-with-m3985

    https://www.userbenchmark.com/System/Acer-Aspire-M3985/6460

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  • ACE Posts: 35,498 Trailblazer

    Which OS/BIOS did your system come with? Those were released right when they were converting from the old legacy/MBR boot to UEFI/GPT. Modern GPU cards require UEFI... You can tell from the BIOS version, the .A# are legacy, the .B# are UEFI and they are not interchangeable.

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    Tinkerer

    So it says p11-A3 is that uefi?

  • Member Posts: 10

    Tinkerer

    Wait nvm it’s legacy

  • Member Posts: 10

    Tinkerer

    edited December 2022

    It’s uefi hell yea


    i think

  • ACE Posts: 35,498 Trailblazer
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    Nope, A3 is Legacy, not UEFI, so a lot of the newer GPUs will not boot up and run right. :(

    Click on "Like" if you find my answer useful or click on "Yes" if it answers your question.

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