Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Sometime you just need a little help from your co-workers! Thankfully, I have a backstock of old PC parts I'm not using! Surprisingly, the Acer Aspire XC-866 is a decent platform to make a beginner's Gaming PC targeting 1080P.

🔗 Links to Referenced Material 🔗
Acer Aspire XC-866 Desktop: store.acer.com/en-ca/aspire-xc-desktop-xc-866-eb11
Intel i5 9600K CPU: intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/134896/intel-core-i59600k-processor-9m-cache-up-to-4-60-ghz/specifications.html
WD Black SN770 NVMe SSD: documents.westerndigital.com/content/dam/doc-library/en_us/assets/public/western-digital/product/internal-drives/wd-black-ssd/product-brief-wd-black-sn770-nvme-ssd.pdf
G.Skill Aegis RAM: gskill.com/product/165/185/1536025052/F4-2666C19D-16GIS
Intel 3168 WiFi Card (NVMe): intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/94854/intel-dual-band-wirelessac-3168/specifications.html
Frankenstein RTX 3050M PCI-E GPU: superbuy.com/en/page/buy/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fitem.taobao.com%2Fitem.htm%3Fid%3D725958390556%26ali_trackid%3D2%3Amm_117358474_33384934_118778578
App for Overclocking GPU (MSI AfterBurner): msi.com/Landing/afterburner/graphics-cards

⏱ Timestamps ⏱
0:00 - Hardware Specifications
2:26 - Upgrade Parts
4:50 - Gaming Benchmarks
13:07 - Final Thoughts on Performance

🖥 Hardware in the Acer XC-866 Pre-Build 🖥
Intel i3-9100 ⮞ Intel i5-9600K
Intel UHD 630 iGPU ⮞ RTX 3050M (Sketchy Frankenstein PCI-E GPU)
8GB DDR4 2666MHz RAM ⮞ 16GB DDR4 2666MHz G.Skill Aegis RAM
1TB WD Blue 7200RPM HDD ⮞ 512GB WD Black SN770 NVMe SSD
Intel AC 3168 (WiFi 5) 2.4GHz & 5GHz 433MHz + Bluetooth 4.2

🌏 Socials 🌏
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