Acer Aspire M3985 Support Question
Acer Aspire M3985 Support Question
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Question posted by happymanstudios on January 21st, 2013
I Have An Acer M3985, With I7 3770 And Amd Radeon 7470, Can I Change To Amd 799
i have an acer m3985 with an i7 3770, i was wondering is the body and motherboard are compatible with some of the bigger and better graphics cards such as the radeon 7990
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Request from happymanstudios on January 22nd, 2013 9:37 AM
having read the specs page i beleive your description may be of an older model as i am runnning windows 8 and the page also says: "Discrete card support for high-end NVIDIA® GeForce® and AMD Radeon™ graphic cards" thus does that not state the the graphics are not welded or built in?
having read the specs page i beleive your description may be of an older model as i am runnning windows 8 and the page also says: "Discrete card support for high-end NVIDIA® GeForce® and AMD Radeon™ graphic cards" thus does that not state the the graphics are not welded or built in?
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Answer #1: Posted by tintinb on January 21st, 2013 6:26 PM
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The graphics card of your Acer Aspire M3985 cannot be upgraded into AMD Radeon or any type of graphics card. This is because, the default graphics card is Integrated or built in. In addition, there is no PCI Express slots available on its motherboard. The computer has the following graphics card installed.
- Intel® HD Graphics
- Discrete card support for high-end NVIDIA® GeForce® and AMD Radeon™ graphic cards
- Microsoft® DirectX® 11
You can read the full specifications of this computer here:
If you have more questions, please don't hesitate to ask here at HelpOwl. Experts here are always willing to answer your questions to the best of our knowledge and expertise.
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Acer Aspire M3985 Desktop Service Guide - Page 1
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...whatever reason, a part number change is made, it will NOT be noted in the printed Service Guide. For ACER-AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS, your regional Acer office to extend the functionality ...with all technical information relating to -date information available on card, modem, or extra memory capability). To better fit local market requirements and enhance product competitiveness, your ...
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M/B Placement
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Acer Aspire M3985 Desktop Service Guide - Page 9
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Acer Aspire M3985 Desktop Service Guide - Page 11
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Acer Aspire M3985 Desktop Service Guide - Page 12
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Acer Aspire M3985 Desktop Service Guide - Page 21
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Acer Aspire M3985 Desktop Service Guide - Page 22
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Acer Aspire M3985 Desktop Service Guide - Page 26
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Acer Aspire M3985 Desktop Service Guide - Page 30
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Acer Aspire M3985 Desktop Service Guide - Page 32
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Acer Aspire M3985 Desktop Service Guide - Page 84
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Acer Aspire M3985 Desktop Service Guide - Page 85
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Acer Aspire M3985 Desktop Service Guide - Page 106
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