Help a PC Noob out

[Wazy]

Hi I recently bought a prebuilt pc from CUK (Computer Upgrade King) for mainly gaming and it works but I have been looking into upgrading my CPU and Motherboard. I thought that if I looked up my motherboard it would give me some more information that would help me with purchasing another motherboard and CPU without having to be to confused on the compatibly issues of all my hardware, but when I searched up my motherboard nothing really helpful showed up, only other desktops with the same name. I was wondering if anyone could give me some information on it or give me other information that will help me find what I am looking for. It is called an Acer Aspire TC-780A (KBL). Anyone that replies thank you so much for the help and I'm sorry if this isnt the right place to talk about this, I'm new to using forums and heard this is a good place for any help.

 

Here are the components in my PC if you would like to know.

-Intel Pentium G4400 (CPU)

-8GB DDR4 RAM

-ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 2GB Mini

-12 in Sata to Molex LP4 Power Cable Adapter

1-8 in Angled SATA Cables

-USB 3.0 Female to USB 2.0 Male Adapter

[Eastman51]

7 minutes ago, Wazy said:

Hi I recently bought a prebuilt pc from CUK (Computer Upgrade King) for mainly gaming and it works but I have been looking into upgrading my CPU and Motherboard. I thought that if I looked up my motherboard it would give me some more information that would help me with purchasing another motherboard and CPU without having to be to confused on the compatibly issues of all my hardware, but when I searched up my motherboard nothing really helpful showed up, only other desktops with the same name. I was wondering if anyone could give me some information on it or give me other information that will help me find what I am looking for. It is called an Acer Aspire TC-780A (KBL). Anyone that replies thank you so much for the help and I'm sorry if this isnt the right place to talk about this, I'm new to using forums and heard this is a good place for any help.

 

Here are the components in my PC if you would like to know.

-Intel Pentium G4400 (CPU)

-8GB DDR4 RAM

-ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 2GB Mini

-12 in Sata to Molex LP4 Power Cable Adapter

1-8 in Angled SATA Cables

-USB 3.0 Female to USB 2.0 Male Adapter

Whats the wattage on the power supply? And have you really noticed any lag or low fps to really warrant a CPU and/or motherboard swap?

Edit: I can't find your specific PC. Also, you likely won't need to swap the motherboard. You can buy a CPU with the same socket type as your current CPU, and you could get a better CPU cooler as well.

[Wazy]

3 minutes ago, Eastman51 said:

Whats the wattage on the power supply? And have you really noticed any lag or low fps to really warrant a CPU and/or motherboard swap?

It is 300W and I experience frame drop down to 40 on overwatch and used to get down to 40 also when playing Fortnite but I did everything in a Panjno video on youtube (idk if you've heard of him) and i go down to high 50s but no lower.

[Eastman51]

2 minutes ago, Wazy said:

It is 300W and I experience frame drop down to 40 on overwatch and used to get down to 40 also when playing Fortnite but I did everything in a Panjno video on youtube (idk if you've heard of him) and i go down to high 50s but no lower.

What settings are you running? On a GTX 960 and a dual core i3 I managed 60 fps, rock solid, on max settings @ 1080p in Overwatch. I've never played Fortnite as I strongly dislike that genre

[Wazy]

1 minute ago, Eastman51 said:

What settings are you running?

 

All lowest as possible on both games for the best FPS.

[Rainbow Dash]

Acer uses custom OEM motherboards so if you be limited on cpu choices. But since you are upgrading the CPU and motherboard, all you really need to know is how many watts the PSU has and what type of RAM it has. So that pc you have is LGA 1151 socket, of the Skylake family. That CPU is pretty limiting since it is a dual core and multiplayer games will suffer.

[Eastman51]

1 minute ago, Wazy said:

All lowest as possible on both games for the best FPS.

Especially with that GPU, I'd think you could run at least medium at 60fps

[Eastman51]

Just now, Rainbow Dash said:

Acer uses custom OEM motherboards so if you be limited on cpu choices. But since you are upgrading the CPU and motherboard, all you really need to know is how many watts the PSU has and what type of RAM it has. So that pc you have is LGA 1151 socket, of the Skylake family. That CPU is pretty limiting since it is a dual core and multiplayer games will suffer.

He doesn't NEED to swap the motherboard. As long as it has all the ports he needs, and he doesn't plan on Overclocking, then he just needs to pick out any old LGA 1151 CPU

[Wazy]

2 minutes ago, Eastman51 said:

He doesn't NEED to swap the motherboard. As long as it has all the ports he needs, and he doesn't plan on Overclocking, then he just needs to pick out any old LGA 1151 CPU

That last reply was actually very helpful so would an Intel i5 6500 work?

[Rainbow Dash]

2 minutes ago, Eastman51 said:

He doesn't NEED to swap the motherboard. As long as it has all the ports he needs, and he doesn't plan on Overclocking, then he just needs to pick out any old LGA 1151 CPU

They were asking for help to purchase another motherboard and CPU. That and it's an OEM board so it might have less power phases that might not support a better CPU.

[Eastman51]

1 minute ago, Wazy said:

That last reply was actually very helpful so would an Intel i5 6500 work?

That will work, it is an LGA 1151.

 

Just now, Rainbow Dash said:

They were asking for help to purchase another motherboard and CPU. That and it's an OEM board so it might have less power phases that might not support a better CPU.

I've swapped hungrier CPUs into OEM boards before. They performed just as good as in an aftermarket board. There are other models of his PC that have newer i5s and i7s, I'd assume they have the same board if they're the same model. I doubt he would need a new motherboard. Not to mention, he said he's new to this, so avoiding more complex swaps would make it easier for him.

[RadiatingLight]

4 minutes ago, Wazy said:

That last reply was actually very helpful so would an Intel i5 6500 work?

Yep.

Any intel 6th gen should be a drop-in upgrade with that motherboard.

 

7th gen is compatible with the socket, but it's unlikely that your motherboard got the necessary BIOS update, and I wouldn't risk it anyway because 7th gen isn't that different than 6th.

[Wazy]

6 minutes ago, RadiatingLight said:

Yep.

Any intel 6th gen should be a drop-in upgrade with that motherboard.

 

7th gen is compatible with the socket, but it's unlikely that your motherboard got the necessary BIOS update, and I wouldn't risk it anyway because 7th gen isn't that different than 6th.

Cool and thank you very much.

[rukspuks]

I would suggest you to buy an H110 $30 motherboard(in case there is space for a microatx in the case). That HP motherboard will have compatibility issues later on. Then you can upgrade the bios and for $10-20 more upgrade to a G4560 or for $60-70 more get an i5 of 7th Gen.

 

Once you get the new motherboard, upgrade the bios. You could also ask the seller to do that. They do that for free most of the times. Then you can sell your G4400 and maybe the motherboard(there must be someone who needs OEM parts as I have seen them selling on ebay).

 

The 300W Power supply would work with a G4560 which is better than G4400 but maybe not with an i5 or i7 as you already have a GT 1050. So Buy a 450-550W. Don't spend too much. You don't need that much.