Moving Acer Nitro 50-600 into new case

[Colin7021]

Hello! I am just wondering if I can move my acer nitro 50-600 into a new case. I am brand new to computers, so sorry if this is a dumb question.

The specs can be found here - https://www.acer.com/datasheets/2018...E0HAA.012.html
The power supply is a “LITEON” PS-7501-5
The motherboard is a “MAINBOARD AN6-600 NITRO INTEL B360 N N RTL8118AS ACER LOGO DTX W/O 1394 V1.0 LF+HF CFL+6KV+DRAGON LAN”
This is the best photo I could find of the motherboard, sorry! [ATTACH type=“full”]5454[/ATTACH]

Just wondering if this motherboard is proprietary or not and if I will run into any issues. I’ll provide more info if needed.
Thanks!

[Bruce]

that mobo is proprietary as all hell.

will only go nicely into another case of the same make/model it came out of.
why the need for the case change?

it ‘looks’ like the standoffs to screw it to a case are in the right locations but all your access ports (front and back) are not.

i mean, you physically could do it, but it’ll look ugly.

[jmarket]

I am just wondering if I can move my acer nitro 50-600 into a new case

By “new case” if you mean a standard desktop type case the answer is NO

[phillpower2]

Any update Colin7021?

[Colin7021]

Ok, I see. The main reason I wanted to upgrade the case was for better cooling as the cooling in that case suck and there’s no room for any more fans. (It’s a tiny case, everything is crammed together). Second was for looks. Would there be any motherboard (possibly under $150) that would fit all the parts? I just don’t know if the psu or anything is proprietary. I don’t think it is but I’d rather be safe than sorry. If the power supply is proprietary I’d be okay with replacing that too. Thanks for the help so far.

[jmarket]

You really would be better off building a new machine with parts from scratch, with standard components.

[Bruce]

those PSU connectors on the motherboard are standard.
even if the PSU is proprietary, it should still connect but does it hace the standard holes in the standard places to screw into a standard case.

that’s the point (I think) Gus is making - eventually something in your current build is going to catch you out.
that mobo is very customised, as sounds the case.
you should either leave things as they are or, since you are willing to delve, go the whole hog and get standardised gear.

how old is the PC?

[Colin7021]

Pc is relatively new, just over a year old so the warranty is out. The power supply screw holes look to be standard as the ones I found on google images, so it should fit into another case. I’ll attach a photo so you guys can see. [ATTACH type=“full”]5466[/ATTACH]

If this power supply is indeed non-proprietary that would be great. I know that you guys are saying to get all new stuff, but shouldn’t all I need just be a motherboard(if psu is non proprietary)? Ram is normal, cpu air cooler is normal, hard drives should be normal (unless acer is going that far lol) and it is a normal i7. I’ve been looking around a bit and found this motherboard - Amazon.ca
it seems to be comparable with all my parts, and that (and the case) should be all I need to replace (please correct me if I’m wrong, I am totally new to computers). Thanks for all the help so far, and I hope we can get a definitive answer soon. Thanks!

[phillpower2]

If I may chime in folks

You really don`t want to use the present PSU in any upgrade, it is cheap, generic and poor quality and does not even have an on/off power switch on it, see info on attachment below;

As it stands you are looking at a new case, MB and PSU but in case you are not already aware you will also need to purchase a new Windows product key as you cannot reuse the one from the Acer as it is tied to that MB.

[phillpower2]

Any update for us Colin7021?

[Colin7021]

Sorry for not getting around to replying, I didn’t get the email. From what I can gather, I need a new motherboard, case And power supply. Since the old power supply ran at 432 watts, I would probably need a 500w power supply. I will probably get a new cpu cooler, probably by cooler master. The cpu cooler on my current prebuilt is terrible, and I mean TERRIBLE. 50 degrees idle. If there’s anything I’m missing, please tell me. I’d need to (most likely) buy a new windows key, which isn’t a big deal for me. Thanks for all the help so fat.

[phillpower2]

Socket 1151 MBs are hard to come by and therefore expensive, the least expensive included in an example parts list for you here

[Colin7021]

What a coincidence, I was just looking at this motherboard. Somehow it’s going for 86 cad (used, but if it doesn’t work Amazon refunds) on amazon.ca, so I think I’ll pick it up with a new case and cooler. Thanks for all the help.

[phillpower2]

You are welcome

Anything else we can help you with or should we mark your thread as solved.

[Colin7021]

I think that should be it. Thanks a lot for all the help!