Question Can i upgrade my prebuilt Acer Aspire TC-280, AMD A10-7800 3.5 GHZ, 8GB Ram, 2TB HDD

poppysaycheese1 · Jul 7, 2019

Okay so this computer is terrible, it can barely run games and i really want to upgrade it. What can i upgrade to dramatically improve performance?
Or can i even upgrade.

Here is the computer: https://www.svp.co.uk/acer-aspire-tc-280-desktop-pc-amd-a10-7800-apu-8gb-ram-2tb-hdd-windows-10.html

Thank you for reading and all answers are appreciated!

R_1 · Jul 7, 2019

the case looks to be a standard mATX case. and if so upgrades should be easy peasy. the hardest part will be connecting the power switches.
you are looking at a new trinity (motherboard, CPU, RAM must be upgraded together) and a PSU. what is your budget? UK?
PSU not mandatory for upgrade just strongly suggested by me.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor (£73.16 @ Box Limited)
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£52.69 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Patriot - Viper 4 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£39.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 520 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£49.47 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £215.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-07-07 13:11 BST+0100

assuming low budget but still represents a large performance boost over current system and upgrades to a live socket that can easily be upgraded further. results for the idea only
https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compa...vs-AMD-A10-9700-APU-2016-MBR/m441832vsm262171

this video shows the 2200g against an a12

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-UdSFRXovk

again just for the idea