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Acer Nitro 5

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    Question Issue with screen tearing when using laptop with external monitor ?

    I'm having an issue with a monitor I recently purchased. It's an Acer B247W 24" 1920x1200 monitor and I have it hooked up to my laptop via HDMI, which is an Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-51). Using the below video as a test, I get bad screen tearing on the monitor, but only under certain circumstances...
  2. elvalight

    Question Super loud, kinda rattly sounding fan (audio linked) Acer nitro 5

    https://streamable.com/ntt5ok It's been going on the past week... it started out where it'd make this sound for maybe 10 mins, then stop the rest of the day. It's gotten progressively longer each time, to the point where it's been 24 hours of this nonstop. I called a computer repair place and...
  3. BeckyMoraes

    Question Can I kill my laptop when trying to change the RAM ?

    My laptop is Nitro AN515-52 and I bought a new 16GB RAM for it. Had the brilliant idea of switching my current RAM to another slot so I could put the other RAM more easily when it arrived. This laptop has only one compartment for RAM so that’s the only part I opened to change it. Yes the laptop...
  4. JacksonRD

    Question Graphics Driver issues

    Hi all, I have a Nitro 5 RTX 3060 Laptop with Intel i5 11th Gen. It was pretty fine last year. Recently It seems like my graphics driver has been crashing frequently. Now I get 30 fps max even on Valorant. And if I clean reinstall the driver it works fine. and after a few days, it starts giving...
  5. dapompouswiz

    Question Acer Nitro 5 (2022) - i7-12650H and 3070ti low CPU Usage, Overheating, and Throttling(?)

    My AN-515-58-79X9 has absurdly high CPU temps (95-100 degrees Celsius) and usage (85% +) while my GPU has relatively low (80 degrees and 40%) temp and usage. This is with the fans spinning at max and the performance preset on while forcing the GPU through MUX. I was playing Far Cry 5 with max...
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    Question USB-C to USB-A on Acer Nitro AN515-58-50YE

    I plan to buy one of these to convert the USB-C port of Acer Nitro on the back to a USB-A port. I know the laptop has 3 USB A ports but I have my own reasons. Can I use one of these to convert the port and connect my USB hub? My current old USB hub uses USB-A and buying a USB-C hub would cost...
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    Question Acer Nitro 5 suddenly started showing 100% GPU usage and insane FPS drop ?

    I have Acer Nitro 5 AN515-57 with a 3050 and i was playing Genshin Impact peacefully at highest settings with smooth gameplay. Suddenly the fps dropped crazy to like 5-10 fps, fans started going full speed. I open Nitrosense and i see it says GPU usage at 100% with both the fans running at 5500+...
  8. merrickman2003

    Question Keyboards fried?

    I bought this used laptop (ACER Nitro 5 AN515-53) for cheap because the keyboard's messed up and I was planning to fix it and use it. Basically, the keyboard lights up fine but doesn't type. Edit: By that I mean when I type there is zero response for any of the keys other than the power...
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    Question Artifacts/graphical bug?

    Hello guys! I recently bought a second hand Acer Nitro 5 laptop with a gtx 1660ti and an i5 10300h. I've just downloaded total war warhammer 3, and run the in game benchmark to see how it runs, and this is what welcomed me. These are apperently called artifacts(?) which means this gpu is on its...
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    Legion 5 vs Nitro 5 - AN515-58

    id like to know which of these 2 laptop have better thermal and cooling i did notice that this legion also has coldfront 2.0
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    Putting Crucial P2 SSD 250GB M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 3 x4 on Acer Nitro 5

    I'm planning to buy Crucial P2 SSD 250GB M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 3 x4. I was wondering if it's compatible with my Acer Nitro 5?
  12. jreloz

    [SOLVED] Why Memory speed decreases after upgrading RAM?

    I have an ACER Nitro 5 Laptop i5 11th Gen. Originally it has 8GB of ram installed with 3200 MHz speed. Yesterday I bought a RAM with the same speed of 3200mHz. After inserting the ram, I'm expecting that it would double the speed hence it decreases the speed down to 2933mHz. Please see: Please...
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    Asus Nitro 5 weird battery

    Hello, today my new laptop arrived (Acer Nitro 5 an515-45) also my first laptop (I used only desktop before) and it's battery is kinda weird? I mean it spikes from 4-5 hours to 2-3 hours, sometimes it shows 5 hours remaining then 2 minutes later me not doing anything it shows 2 hours remaining...
  14. mhab404

    [SOLVED] my laptop CPU is throttling and i don't know why it's throttling not because of high temperature especially when a heavy load is applied?

    i have an acer nitro 52019 model equipped with i78750h and gtx 1660ti my main problem is when i start a heavy load task such as gaming the cpu clock and tdp goes down from 3.8ghz and 45w tdp to 2.3ghz and 18w tdp this happens in a matter of minutes after I start playing the game cpu starts...
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    3060 130w vs 3070 85w

    I have an option between two laptops Legion 5 AMD 17(Ryzen 7 5800h, 3060 130w ,16gb ram,512gb SSD) https://www.amazon.ae/Lenovo-Legion-Gaming-GeForce-Windows/dp/B09FKGC1MN/ref=sr_1_2?crid=AUTA481WNHQ1&keywords=legion%2B5%2B3060&qid=1638739321&sprefix=legion%2B%2Caps%2C654&sr=8-2&th=1 Acer Nitro...
  16. Francis_siopaoramen

    Question my GTX 1650 (mobile version) is not performing as it should, any fixes?

    I usually get around 120-140 stable frame rates when I play League of Legends, a relatively low demanding game but for some reason these days, I only get half that amount and it even dips below 50 fps which I know is not normal. I thought maybe its because my ram sticks' speeds do not match but...
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    [SOLVED] Laptop Chargers for Acer Nitro 5

    Hello, I have an Acer Nitro 5 AN515-53 charger that doesn't work anymore. Here's what it says on the charger: Input: 100-240V~1.9A 50-60Hz Output: 19V--7.1A I Have a new Acer 515-55 That has a charger with the following specs: 135.0W Input 100-240V ~ 1.9A 50-60Hz Output 19.5V -- 6.92A I was...
  18. SiddiqNx

    [SOLVED] Laptop and Screen hinge broken

    Hi there I have a broken Laptop hinge – the hinge that is connected to the back cover. And I'm planning to buy a hinge to replace the broken one. No problem here. However, another part that's broken is the Screen hinge. My question here is: Can this be fixed or I can't do anything but buy a...
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    [SOLVED] Power light blinks 5 times on Acer Nitro 5 ?

    So recently, my Acer Nitro 5(Model N17C1) won't turn on. Even when the charger is already plugged in, the indicator lights are off. But when I clicked the power button, the light(with lamp symbol) flashes blue light 5 times. Tried changing both the adapter and the battery but still the same...
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    [SOLVED] Graphics card not running at high clocks

    Hii, I have a acer nitro 5 an515-52 2018 laptop, specs: core i7 - 8750h , 12gb ddr4 2400mhz, gtx 1050, Windows 10 21H1 My gpu core boost clock was at 1759Mhz(most common) and undervolted my cpu using throttlestop and undervolted my gpu using msi afterburner my gpu reached 1759 Mhz while...
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    [SOLVED] Cooling pad tilts laptop with HDD

    So I bought a cooling pad(Deepcool U PAL) for my Acer Nitro 5 that has HDD inside. The cooling pad is tilting the laptop a bit, adjustable from 20° to 45°. Is it safe to use the cooling pad I just bought with a 20° adjusted angle for my HDD? I'm just worried that my HDD will be broken if I use it.
  22. Kieran24

    Question No signal on external monitor

    I have an Acer Nitro 5 AN515-53. I was playing CS:GO when I had to go so just left the game open and closed the top of the laptop. When I came back my computer blue screened and I am pretty sure that it was the page fault in nonpaged area BSOD but I could be wrong. When it got done restarting I...
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    Question Driver_Power_State_Failure BSOD???

    Good day everyone! I am experiencing this DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE BSOD on my Acer Nitro 5 2018 for some unknown reason. This BSOD appears when I leave my laptop idle for about 10 mins or so. This occurs even if my system has programs open or if I leave it for a while with no running...
  24. bhaskar ramagiri

    Question Can someone provide me step by step procedure to revert my Acer AN515-52 BIOS from V1.28 to V1.25 ?

    Through Windows updates my laptop BIOS was updated from 1.25 to 1.28. The laptop's performance is too bad after the BIOS update. Can some one provide me step by step procedure to downgrade revert BIOS back to 1.25 ?
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    [SOLVED] My GPU is not picking up complete load and CPU overloads (temp upto 98C), what should I do? :(

    I have a gaming laptop (Acer Nitro 5 AN515-51) with specs :- i5 7300HQ @2.5Ghz NVidia GTX 1050 with 2GB VRAM 8GB RAM DDR4 I have been using this laptop for 1.5 years and found no such problem before. It started 2 weeks back when I noticed sudden fps drops in Apex Legends(@720p😐) and also...
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    [SOLVED] My acer nitro 5 battery last less than 2 hours in power saver mode.

    I bought an acer nitro 5 (Ryzen 5 4600H, gtx 1650) five months ago, it was perfect, and when I use power saver mode the battery shows 8 hours remaining, and it last about 6 to 7 hours browsing the web, I really like it, and it remains this performance 5 months, and I care so much about it, when...
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    [SOLVED] Are CPU temperature-spikes normal on my laptop ?

    Good day! I have an Acer Nitro 5 with a GTX 1050 and i5-8300h. I've been having a lot of problems with my cpu temps lately. Before undervolting my CPU, I have a temp of 95C that is almost stable at that range (90-95) when playing Rainbow Six Siege and other games. I do have a CPU Cooler too(the...
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    [SOLVED] Why is my brand new Acer Nitro 5 underperforming?

    Hi, So not even a month ago I bought an Acer Nitro 5 with a RTX2060 6GB, Intel Core i5 9300H, 16GB RAM. I mainly play GTA5 and League of Legends and today I found that my FPS on GTA are extremely low for my specs. I’m talking I tried the lowest settings with a vanilla game and no graphics mods...
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    Question Low fps on brand new laptop

    Hi Forum, I've bought an Acer Nitro 5 2019 (i5 9300h, 16gb, rtx2060) and I noticed the performance was not on par with online benchmarks, not even close (80-120fps on cs go while others would get +250fps , tried a bunch of more demanding games too, same thing) During my investigation I...
  30. jerichodolendo

    [SOLVED] Laptop doesn't detect my headset mic

    I got a new laptop (Acer Nitro 5) and a headset (Arctis 3). Whenever I use programs that need mic, my laptop uses the default mic. The realtek only uses the mic my laptop has and not my headset. I've tried updating realtek drivers and didn't work. I've also allowed apps to access my microphone...
  31. Noothan98

    [SOLVED] How to limit cpu and gpu temp for gaming in my laptop?

    my laptop acer nitro 5 i7 8gen gtx 1050 ti 256gb m.2 8gb ram when i play assassins creed odyssey, gpu and cpu temps are reaching 93-94 celsius, even after having low graphic settings. i installed msi after burner and tried to set a temperature limit, but temp limit in afterburner has no access...
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    [SOLVED] Do I Need A Good Power Supply For My Graphics Card?

    I bought an old prebuilt HP Compact 6300 SFF and I want to upgrade it. I want to put a graphics card in it but I'm not sure if my PSU will be able to power the graphics card. I have been planning to install a low profile Zotac GTX 1650 that doesn't need external power. I'm not sure what will...
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    Question I can't see my SSD from a USB booted Ubuntu

    So recently my computer's been acting up. Windows takes ages to load, programs take ages to load, anything windows related is just slow. And today it just refuses to boot at all. It keeps sending me back to the UEFI Shell. FYI I'm using an Acer Nitro 5 AN515-54-5156. I can't really do much in...
  34. keatonwastaken

    [SOLVED] Friend's laptop (Acer Nitro 5) has started having screen issues

    Hello everyone, i just had my friend contact me over a problem she had with her laptop, apparently her laptop's screen just basically breaks time to time like in the image i've provided, she said it happened once when it was just plugged in, and a few times randomly. It's causing her to lose...
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    [SOLVED] Laptop freezing for a few seconds every few minutes

    Hello everybody :), I have a problem with my laptop. It's an acer nitro 5, with an 8th gen i5 intel processor and a gtx 1050 video card. Since a couple of months, it's been behaving very strangely: as the title says, every now and then (maybe once every minute) the whole screen freezes for a...
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    Question Is Acer Nitro 5 i5 8 Generation worth to buy in 2019?

    I have a budget of 40,000INR and I wanted to buy a sturdy laptop which can last for 4 - 5 years and even more since I am not into gaming much. All I do is some MS office work, very little gaming(witcher, dark souls), video editing (entry level), Photoshop. I want to buy a gaming one so that the...
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    Question Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-54-560E) - Which SSD type does each M.2 slot support?

    Hello, My laptop has two M.2 slots (in the BIOS they are labeled as "HDD0" and "HDD1"), can you please tell me what type of SSD drives each slot support? So far, I have an NVMe drive successfully running on slot "HDD0", but the other day I was installing a SATA SSD drive on slot "HDD1", but...
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    Question How to look for compatible laptop ram?

    I am planning to buy an acer nitro 5 2019(Acer Nitro 5 AN515-54 53RN) but it only comes with 4gb or ram and I want to upgrade it to 16gb(2x8gb). What should I look for to determine if the ram is compatible with the laptop?
  39. silvero

    Question Acer Nitro 515-52-70PL - BIOS doesn't see to boot from SSD 860 EVO 250GB, M.2 2280

    Hello, Last month I have purchased Acer Nitro 515-52-70PL and today I have decided to upgrade to the Samsung SSD 860 EVO 250GB, M.2 2280, MZ-N6E250BW and migrate the OS Windows 10 Pro from the HDD on the SSD. Problem is that after installation of the SSD, activating and formating it in Disk...
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    Question Acer Nitro 5 Upgrade Compatibility

    I have an Acer Nitro 5 AN515-52-56HJ. This is one of the lower tier models with i5-8300H, 15.6 IPS Full HD 144HZ, 4GB GTX 1050Ti, 1TB HDD, and 4GB of RAM (yep, i know). I'm looking to upgrade my RAM because 4GB of RAM on an entry level gaming laptop is an abomination. I searched the net and...