Acer Aspire TC-780 Upgrading

DiscoKilljoy
DiscoKilljoy Member Posts: 3 New User
edited March 1 in 2020 Archives
Hey everyone!

I was looking into upgrading my ACER TC-780 and I am just curious on your thoughts on how I would go about upgrading to be able to play a game in the future that requires these specifications. I am just curious if it would be cheaper to upgrade or possible have to build a new system? Any feedback would be great. Thank you in advance. 

Here are some of the recommended system requirements: 

  • CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz / AMD Ryzen R5 1600
  • RAM: 16 GB RAM
  • GPU: AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 8GB or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070

ACER TC-780 Specs: 

Intel Core i5 7th Gen 7400 (3.00 GHz)8 GB DDR4256 GB SSDWindows 10 Home 64-BitIntel HD Graphics 630PSU 300 watt





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  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,234 Trailblazer
    Answer ✓
    The game wants more system memory (you have 8GB and they want you to have 16GB) and a more powerful GPU (yours is the builtin Intel HD 630). You'll need to buy a graphics card that will plug into an expansion slot in your machine. Think of the GPU as a add-on computer that just does graphics stuff. It has it's own processor (or maybe many processors) and it's own memory (usually optimized for graphics). So, your system has a 7th generation i5, they suggest a 4th gen or newer, so you're good there. You need to bump your memory, the TC-780 has two memory slots and supports a maximum of 32GB of memory. You need to open the side and look to see if you have one slot filled or two. If you just have one slot filled it's got an 8GB card in it, you will buy a second card that has the same specs as what's in there now to make 16GB. If you have two cards then they are each 4GB and you'll want to replace them with two 8GB card instead. You need PC4 1333MHz memory in your system. For the GPU it's all going to come down to what your wallet can get you. They suggest an NVIDIA GTX 1070 or better. You want GTX for gaming (GT without the X is for graphics editing), so 1070, 1080, and newer. Measure to make sure you have enough room, the hard drive might be in the way if the card is too long or too tall.
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  • MartinJohn00001
    MartinJohn00001 Member Posts: 636 Seasoned Specialist WiFi Icon
    @DiscoKilljoy

     Hi,  Find the System Memory information of your unit below.

      System Memory

       Controller - Integrated in the Intel Kaby Lake/Skylake-S processors
       Number of DIMM slot - 2
       Maximum memory - 32GB (using two 16GB modules)
       Data rate - 2133 MT/s
       DIMM type - 288-pin DDR4 1.2V UDIMM
       Supported capacities - 4GB, 8GB, 16GB
       Vendor and models
       • HYNIX – 4GB HMA451U6AFR8N / 8GB HMA41GU6AFR8N / 16GB HMA82GU6MFR8N
       • SAMSUNG – 4GB M378A5143DB0 / 8GB M378A1G43DB0 / 16GB M378A2K43BB1

              As per as the above specs of your unit, you can upgrade upto 32GB using the 2 slots. 

      Also,     Find the Storage information of your unit below.
       
     Hard disk drive (HDD)
     • One HDD bay supporting 3.5-inch SATA HDD
     • Support 7200 rpm SATA HDD in 500GB/1TB/2TB/3TB/4TB capacities

     Solid state drive (SSD)
     • One SSD bay supporting M.2 type SSD modules
     • Supports SATA 3.0 SSD in 96/128/256/512GB capacities

          Also check the link below and check and for the RAM and SSD/HDD upgrades for your unit. They are Crucial and they guarantee compatibility with your exact model. Write down the part number for your reference and then order it from Amazon, it's cheaper and also has fast delivery. It is the most tested to be working.

        https://www.crucial.com/compatible-upgrade-for/acer/aspire-tc-780

         I hope that this is helpful to you! If I have answered your question click YES alone please, thank you  :3 


    Kindly click "YES" to "Did this answer the question" if my answer helped you!      
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  • DiscoKilljoy
    DiscoKilljoy Member Posts: 3 New User
    MartinJohn00001 said:
    @DiscoKilljoy

     Hi,  Find the System Memory information of your unit below.

      System Memory

       Controller - Integrated in the Intel Kaby Lake/Skylake-S processors
       Number of DIMM slot - 2
       Maximum memory - 32GB (using two 16GB modules)
       Data rate - 2133 MT/s
       DIMM type - 288-pin DDR4 1.2V UDIMM
       Supported capacities - 4GB, 8GB, 16GB
       Vendor and models
       • HYNIX – 4GB HMA451U6AFR8N / 8GB HMA41GU6AFR8N / 16GB HMA82GU6MFR8N
       • SAMSUNG – 4GB M378A5143DB0 / 8GB M378A1G43DB0 / 16GB M378A2K43BB1

              As per as the above specs of your unit, you can upgrade upto 32GB using the 2 slots. 

      Also, Find the Storage information of your unit below.
       
     Hard disk drive (HDD)
     • One HDD bay supporting 3.5-inch SATA HDD
     • Support 7200 rpm SATA HDD in 500GB/1TB/2TB/3TB/4TB capacities

     Solid state drive (SSD)
     • One SSD bay supporting M.2 type SSD modules
     • Supports SATA 3.0 SSD in 96/128/256/512GB capacities

          Also check the link below and check and for the RAM and SSD/HDD upgrades for your unit. They are Crucial and they guarantee compatibility with your exact model. Write down the part number for your reference and then order it from Amazon, it's cheaper and also has fast delivery. It is the most tested to be working.

        https://www.crucial.com/compatible-upgrade-for/acer/aspire-tc-780

         I hope that this is helpful to you! If I have answered your question click YES alone please, thank you  :3 

    Thank you for your response Martin! I am curious though if by looking at the spec requirements I need, are you saying that all I need to do is upgrade my ram and look into a SSD? I've always been confused on a Video Card vs Memory. Is video cards just designated memory for graphics and if I were to just upgrade my ram would that be considered the same process? Thank you for your time. 
  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,234 Trailblazer
    Answer ✓
    The game wants more system memory (you have 8GB and they want you to have 16GB) and a more powerful GPU (yours is the builtin Intel HD 630). You'll need to buy a graphics card that will plug into an expansion slot in your machine. Think of the GPU as a add-on computer that just does graphics stuff. It has it's own processor (or maybe many processors) and it's own memory (usually optimized for graphics). So, your system has a 7th generation i5, they suggest a 4th gen or newer, so you're good there. You need to bump your memory, the TC-780 has two memory slots and supports a maximum of 32GB of memory. You need to open the side and look to see if you have one slot filled or two. If you just have one slot filled it's got an 8GB card in it, you will buy a second card that has the same specs as what's in there now to make 16GB. If you have two cards then they are each 4GB and you'll want to replace them with two 8GB card instead. You need PC4 1333MHz memory in your system. For the GPU it's all going to come down to what your wallet can get you. They suggest an NVIDIA GTX 1070 or better. You want GTX for gaming (GT without the X is for graphics editing), so 1070, 1080, and newer. Measure to make sure you have enough room, the hard drive might be in the way if the card is too long or too tall.
    Click on "Like" if you find my answer useful or click on "Yes" if it answers your question.
  • DiscoKilljoy
    DiscoKilljoy Member Posts: 3 New User
    billsey said:
    The game wants more system memory (you have 8GB and they want you to have 16GB) and a more powerful GPU (yours is the builtin Intel HD 630). You'll need to buy a graphics card that will plug into an expansion slot in your machine. Think of the GPU as a add-on computer that just does graphics stuff. It has it's own processor (or maybe many processors) and it's own memory (usually optimized for graphics). So, your system has a 7th generation i5, they suggest a 4th gen or newer, so you're good there. You need to bump your memory, the TC-780 has two memory slots and supports a maximum of 32GB of memory. You need to open the side and look to see if you have one slot filled or two. If you just have one slot filled it's got an 8GB card in it, you will buy a second card that has the same specs as what's in there now to make 16GB. If you have two cards then they are each 4GB and you'll want to replace them with two 8GB card instead. You need PC4 1333MHz memory in your system. For the GPU it's all going to come down to what your wallet can get you. They suggest an NVIDIA GTX 1070 or better. You want GTX for gaming (GT without the X is for graphics editing), so 1070, 1080, and newer. Measure to make sure you have enough room, the hard drive might be in the way if the card is too long or too tall.
    That was perfect and thank you for explaining to me the video card situation. I will look into your advice. Thank you for your time! 
  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,234 Trailblazer
    I'm glad I could help.

    Click on "Like" if you find my answer useful or click on "Yes" if it answers your question.
  • StevenGen
    StevenGen ACE Posts: 12,165 Trailblazer
    edited June 2020
    You can also upgrade the cpu to a more efficient Kaby Lake/Intel HD 630 at 35W TDP cpu like i7-7700 from the standard i5-7400 that has 4 cores/4 threads/ 3.0 to 3.5GHz/1MB L2 cache/6MB L3 cache and 65W TDP to a 98% compatible cpu like the i7-7700 that has 4 cores/8 thread/2.9 to 3.8GHz/1MB L2 cache/8MB L3 cache and has 35W TDP which is more powerful and lower sucking wattage cpu. And also go the full capacity with the ram to a 32GB Kit (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 and up to DDR4-3200 UDIMM (depends on your budget) which will make the  Aspire TC-780 an excellent gaming platform. And as "billsey" has suggested with the graphics card to either (and depends on your budget and wallet) to the GTX 1070 or GTX 1080 that range from US $150 to US $675. Just as an additional suggestion, good luck.

    This is top spec TC-780 that came from Acer in Europe and the UK

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