Can i upgrade the hd 7350 to gtx 1050ti or gt 1030 in acer m3985?
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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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Nope, A3 is Legacy, not UEFI, so a lot of the newer GPUs will not boot up and run right. :(
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sorry for my bad grammer, using and other thing
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@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
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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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So it says p11-A3 is that uefi?
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Wait nvm it’s legacy
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It’s uefi hell yea
i think
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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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