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As far as the GPU goes, this desktop is only compatible w/ non-power-connector graphics cards from what I gathered: https://community.acer.com/en/dis...ailability
The PSU should be upgradeable if you're trying to use a GPU that requires more than 300W of power.
By Adobe -- Photoshop? Premiere? After Effects? The former... no problem barring massive layered PSDs. The latter, it might struggle a bit with... especially with just 16 GB of RAM.
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Pretty sure you could outfit this desktop w/ a decent GPU and hit the ground running in some modern games.
You would be limited by the proprietary power supply included in this PC. This series either ships with a 180w, 300w or 400w unit, and this one almost surely ships with 180w, since that is the default config when it doesn't ship with a PSU.
Your option given the proprietary motherboard and PSU are to buy a used 300w or 400w PSU that is compatible, then run something up to around a RTX 5060.
Not ideal. I would probably not recommend this PC to someone who wants to game, as there are quite a few hurdles to overcome before it will become an emtry-level gaming PC.
For office and productivity purposes however, this is a decent PC for a good price. The RAM and SSD alone are worth $200, so you're getting a lot for under $400. It certainly beats some of the junker mini PCs floating around.
You would be limited by the proprietary power supply included in this PC. This series either ships with a 180w, 300w or 400w unit, and this one almost surely ships with 180w, since that is the default config when it doesn't ship with a PSU.Your option given the proprietary motherboard and PSU are to buy a used 300w or 400w PSU that is compatible, then run something up to around a RTX 5060.Not ideal. I would probably not recommend this PC to someone who wants to game, as there are quite a few hurdles to overcome before it will become an emtry-level gaming PC.For office and productivity purposes however, this is a decent PC for a good price. The RAM and SSD alone are worth $200, so you're getting a lot for under $400. It certainly beats some of the junker mini PCs floating around.
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The PSU should be upgradeable if you're trying to use a GPU that requires more than 300W of power.
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Your option given the proprietary motherboard and PSU are to buy a used 300w or 400w PSU that is compatible, then run something up to around a RTX 5060.
Not ideal. I would probably not recommend this PC to someone who wants to game, as there are quite a few hurdles to overcome before it will become an emtry-level gaming PC.
For office and productivity purposes however, this is a decent PC for a good price. The RAM and SSD alone are worth $200, so you're getting a lot for under $400. It certainly beats some of the junker mini PCs floating around.
You can't even transplant that monstrosity to a new case.
I think anyone really set on using this system for gaming would be best served with an eGPU dock connected to a PCIe extension.
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