Overall Build Impressions
The Acer Aspire TC-1760-UA92 is a fairly small desktop computer with a budget build. The case is nothing much to write home about with no fans present at all for airflow. There is a large vented section on the side above the CPU fan and a mount on the rear for an 80mm or 92mm case fan, but the front of the case is completely solid with no venting at all. There are three expansion slots in the rear for PCIe cards. Ports are limited to a single USB 3.0 Type A and a Type C port on the front, one USB 3.0 Type A and four USB 2.0 (???) on the rear. At least there are two HDMI ports for outputs, but port selection is very limited on this desktop. There is a slim DVD burner on the front, which is getting rarer to see these days. Overall, this is a very lightweight, budget build that might be ok for light use for someone just needing a basic machine to browse the web or do finances on, but not recommended for more serious use or a younger user who might want to play a game or two.
Performance/Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy v1.2 662 Overall, 572 Graphics Score, 6301 CPU Score
PassMark v10.1 3097 PassMark Rating, 16936 CPU Mark, 337 2D Graphics Mark, 1452 3D Graphics Mark, 2505 Memory Mark, 17972 Disk Mark
CPU-Z V2.0.1 680 Single Thread, 4961 Multi Thread
Cinebench R23 1703 Single Core, 10730 Multi Core
CrystalDiskMark v8.0.4 1808.77 MB/s Write, 2469.20 MB/s Read (SEQ1M Q8T1)
Windows 11 Boot Time 11.67s (from power off to desktop)
*Note – All Windows 11 Updates and latest drivers were installed prior to running benchmarks. I removed as much bloatware (Norton and some other applications) as I could before running any benchmarks.
Temperatures
As I mentioned earlier, the Acer TC-1760-UA92 does not have any fans mounted in the case, relying only on the fan on the CPU heatsink to move air around. Due to a low PL1 TDP of 65W and a PL2 that doesn’t seem to go over 80W, temperatures are kept in check, with a maximum temp of 79C observed during benchmarking. Idle temps are around 31C and the system is quiet in most all use cases.
Power Consumption
Using my Kill-A-Watt, I measured the idle power consumption at the wall at 10.5W. The draw on load during the 3DMark TimeSpy benchmark was measured at a max of 97W during the CPU test for several seconds before dropping down to a fairly steady 60W for the majority of the test.
Internals/Hardware
Looking at the internals of this desktop, you can see a lot of cost cutting. The motherboard is a custom layout with two ram slots (occupied by 4GB and 8GB Micron DDR4 3200 CL22 sticks in an odd 12GB total dual-channel setup), a single M.2 2280 NVMe slot with a WD SN530 512GB SSD, an M.2 for WiFi populated with the Intel AX201NGW card, two PCIe expansion slots (x16 and x1), and two open SATA ports for drives. The Intel H610 chipset is used here, so PCIe support is limited to PCIe 3.0 only. There is no cooling whatsoever on the VRMs, and the heatsink is a custom basic aluminum downflow unit. There is a free fan header if you wanted to add an 80mm or 92mm fan to the rear of the case. The power supply is a custom 300W 80+ Bronze unit from LiteOn that supplies two 12V 16A rails. Upgradeability is next to nothing on this machine, so don’t count on being able to add much of anything later. Most parts are replaceable, but if the motherboard or power supply goes out, there is zero chance of being able to replace with off the shelf parts, with second hand eBay from other broken machines being your only potential source.
Network Transfer Speed
The Acer TC-1760-UA92 comes with an Intel AX201NGW dual-band Wi-Fi card. I connected to my AX router and was able to sustain 70MB/s transfer from my NAS to the desktop from approximately 10ft distance through one wall.
Accessories
The Acer TC-1760-UA92 comes with a very basic thin wired keyboard and wired mouse in the box. While they are functional, they seem cheaply made. The keyboard is very flexy and does not provide a very stable platform. The mouse feels ok, but these are two items I personally would be upgrading from the start.
Other Notes
The front I/O only gives you a single USB 3.0 Type A and Type C port, headphone jack, and microphone input. The spot for an SD card reader is a plastic filler piece; there is no reader behind, so just something to be aware of. There are mounts for up to two additional hard drives and screws and vibration dampers are included to mount one. There is even SATA power run to the bracket and a spare SATA cable included in the box. If you want a second SATA hard drive, you will have to get your own power cable or SATA power splitter, as there is not another plug available as it ships.
Final Comments
At the current price of $583 on Amazon, I’d have a hard time recommending this machine. For around $400, you could build a machine with standard, off-the-shelf parts that would allow you to upgrade or replace components if needed, and be much higher quality to begin with. For someone just needing something basic, this desktop might be ok for a couple years, but looking at the quality, I’m not sure I’d trust it much longer than that. If this desktop goes on sale for around $400, I think it could be a good budget system for someone needing a basic PC.
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