**Acer Nitro: A Rant About a Terrible Computer**

I must say, I've had enough of Acer's Nitro computers. Recently, I got my hands on one, and let me tell you, it was a disaster. The CPU cooler is trash, with an exhaust fan that's the same size as the intake fan. It's like they're trying to suck in air but can't even get rid of the heat.

I pointed out the CPU cooler's inadequacy, but that wasn't the only issue. The motherboard itself is a letdown. I've seen better cooling solutions on a Raspberry Pi, and that's not even a powerful device. It's embarrassing, to say the least.

But what really gets my goat is the power supply connector. They went with a six-pin connector instead of a 24-pin one, which limits the board's capabilities. And to make matters worse, they only provided five out of the six pins, so you can't even use it for something that requires more power than a basic PC build.

The result is a computer that's barely capable of handling any real-world demands. It's like they took every bad design choice and mashed them all together into one miserable machine. And the worst part? They have the nerve to call it a "Nitro" board, which implies performance and power.

I mean, seriously, who does Acer think they are? Trying to pass off this garbage as a legitimate computer build? It's like they're trying to scam people out of their hard-earned cash. Well, let me tell you, I've been there, done that, and got the t-shirt (which is probably made from some cheap, heat-sinking material).

If you see an Acer Nitro on sale, walk away. Trust me, it's not worth it. You'll be better off building your own computer with a real power supply, some decent cooling, and a motherboard that actually cares about performance.

I've had enough of Acer's small-footprint nonsense, and I'm sure you should too. Don't waste your money on this garbage. Go for a Predator instead (if you can even afford it). At least then you'll know you're getting something that's not completely useless.

So, to all my fellow gamers out there, let this be a warning: Acer Nitros are garbage. And if you already have one, take a look at your board and see if it's actually upgradeable. Chances are, it's stuck in the same footprint as this monstrosity, with no way to breathe new life into it.

Thanks for watching, and I'll catch you all in the next video... or maybe not.

WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enso this is a Nitro wow Acer that is cool AMD ryzen 5000 and oh my God oh my God oh my God guys is that an HDMI logo that's sick a really cool light up on the side like oh my God and then that nice Wicked V like a silent on in the front these Nitros are just badass jokes aside trust me lots of jokes aside this little thing is hor Rous it pisses me off please if you're going to watch a video about buying a Nitro a Acer a acre or my back hurts whatever the hell this thing is save your $1,200 all right so it's small I mean it's it's it's it's small it's very small it is very very small so we would call this a small form factor but with the footprint to be able to put a proper video card and such in cooling whatever so why do I hate on it so much I mean it looks pretty cool it's got really really cool venting with the red lighting making it a Nitro well now the hate starts let me explain you walk into Walmart you're buying or wherever the hell this thing came from Best Buy Staples whatever and you're seeing this really cool footprint doesn't take up a lot of space it looks cool cuz of the sylon eyes on the front but they don't get to show you the inside and if they did would you know what you're buying so I'll explain here this machine came in a week ago for I cleaned it the person wanted to upgrade it after going through this machine and cleaning it I called the customer I said there's not a chance in hell we can do anything with this and he was so upset it's not even that old I mean it's a year or so old it's a ryzen 5000 with that cooler that little tiny itsy bitsy cooler he must have been thermal throttling just off that and it is a Cooler Master cooler but it definitely isn't a good one his 1660 w there you go a little baby card cuz you wouldn't want to take up the space here and put a real card in with some power you know cuz there there is a power connector for a better super or whatever especially at the price point if you get what I'm headed couple things I want to point out immediately one I pointed out the CPU Cooler being in my opinion trash the exhaust fan is the same size and capable of doing what the CPU Cooler is doing if you get my drift so there's your air here's your air out and you're supposed to oh wait a minute there's no fans in the front none so nothing is taking fresh air in all it's doing is exhausting heat okay now maybe the machine doesn't generate much heat okay we'll let that slide except this is their motherboard look at that little Heat that little rinky dinky that's the kind of stuff I used on uh Pico uh raspberry pies like seriously that is cooling something embarrassing it gets better though it really does I mean this is a great board because this board is a Nitro not just any board with that beautiful beautiful badge on the motherboard because this has to be a Nitro guys that's terrible so it's a Acer Inc motherboard made by somebody else come on Acer unless they making stuff please stop uh and this is their Nitro board this is the board they're going to be proud of here not their Predator but it's the it's the Nitro let me explain why I'm so pissed off okay so the real reason why this machine was terrible and not capable of doing anything else right here it's a six pin instead of a 24 pin and not all six pins are there I think there's five out of the six and that's what's powering this motherboard oh but it isn't quite my bad you have two set of connectors right here and I thought okay that's weird what are they powering well one is going to the beautiful red lights up here and the other the other one right up here that is powering into the board which is probably delivering power to the pcie slot I want to say the pcie slot cuz there's no other slot so even if there was there would not be a usable slot on this therefore you can't add an input card or a nice sound card or anything you want to do with this thing you are so limited guys this stuff makes me sick so the power supply becomes useless because of that connector right there so it doesn't deliver enough to power a normal board also if I was to take all this and move it into a case where they can do upgrades they wouldn't be able to do anything about it I would have to move this power Supply this monstrosity put it in another case they're no further ahead so guys do yourself a favor you see a Nitro I don't care if it's on sale for 800 bucks walk away just walk away unless you're just buying something temporary that you don't care about but if you care about anything especially as being a gamer this is not your answer so now I have to rebuild the whole computer in a real case using a new board and a new power supply and better cooling to get this guy back up and running is the machine still working yes is it worth it no I just wanted to rant about this because I see it too many times and I decided this time enough is enough guys Acer Nitros are garbage Acer small Footprints are garbage I have to look at a predator before I can make that prediction but I'm going to go with garbage I guess I'm just saying that Acer is garbage I've had enough of your garbage retail computers are garbage guys thanks for watching I hope this saves somebody money or saves somebody from doing something they didn't want to do or if you already have one I'm so sorry take a look your board and see if it's actually upgradeable chances are you got this weird thing going on and you're in the same footprint and problem this guy is in anyway guys uh till next time hopefully hopefully this helps game over especially for Acerso this is a Nitro wow Acer that is cool AMD ryzen 5000 and oh my God oh my God oh my God guys is that an HDMI logo that's sick a really cool light up on the side like oh my God and then that nice Wicked V like a silent on in the front these Nitros are just badass jokes aside trust me lots of jokes aside this little thing is hor Rous it pisses me off please if you're going to watch a video about buying a Nitro a Acer a acre or my back hurts whatever the hell this thing is save your $1,200 all right so it's small I mean it's it's it's it's small it's very small it is very very small so we would call this a small form factor but with the footprint to be able to put a proper video card and such in cooling whatever so why do I hate on it so much I mean it looks pretty cool it's got really really cool venting with the red lighting making it a Nitro well now the hate starts let me explain you walk into Walmart you're buying or wherever the hell this thing came from Best Buy Staples whatever and you're seeing this really cool footprint doesn't take up a lot of space it looks cool cuz of the sylon eyes on the front but they don't get to show you the inside and if they did would you know what you're buying so I'll explain here this machine came in a week ago for I cleaned it the person wanted to upgrade it after going through this machine and cleaning it I called the customer I said there's not a chance in hell we can do anything with this and he was so upset it's not even that old I mean it's a year or so old it's a ryzen 5000 with that cooler that little tiny itsy bitsy cooler he must have been thermal throttling just off that and it is a Cooler Master cooler but it definitely isn't a good one his 1660 w there you go a little baby card cuz you wouldn't want to take up the space here and put a real card in with some power you know cuz there there is a power connector for a better super or whatever especially at the price point if you get what I'm headed couple things I want to point out immediately one I pointed out the CPU Cooler being in my opinion trash the exhaust fan is the same size and capable of doing what the CPU Cooler is doing if you get my drift so there's your air here's your air out and you're supposed to oh wait a minute there's no fans in the front none so nothing is taking fresh air in all it's doing is exhausting heat okay now maybe the machine doesn't generate much heat okay we'll let that slide except this is their motherboard look at that little Heat that little rinky dinky that's the kind of stuff I used on uh Pico uh raspberry pies like seriously that is cooling something embarrassing it gets better though it really does I mean this is a great board because this board is a Nitro not just any board with that beautiful beautiful badge on the motherboard because this has to be a Nitro guys that's terrible so it's a Acer Inc motherboard made by somebody else come on Acer unless they making stuff please stop uh and this is their Nitro board this is the board they're going to be proud of here not their Predator but it's the it's the Nitro let me explain why I'm so pissed off okay so the real reason why this machine was terrible and not capable of doing anything else right here it's a six pin instead of a 24 pin and not all six pins are there I think there's five out of the six and that's what's powering this motherboard oh but it isn't quite my bad you have two set of connectors right here and I thought okay that's weird what are they powering well one is going to the beautiful red lights up here and the other the other one right up here that is powering into the board which is probably delivering power to the pcie slot I want to say the pcie slot cuz there's no other slot so even if there was there would not be a usable slot on this therefore you can't add an input card or a nice sound card or anything you want to do with this thing you are so limited guys this stuff makes me sick so the power supply becomes useless because of that connector right there so it doesn't deliver enough to power a normal board also if I was to take all this and move it into a case where they can do upgrades they wouldn't be able to do anything about it I would have to move this power Supply this monstrosity put it in another case they're no further ahead so guys do yourself a favor you see a Nitro I don't care if it's on sale for 800 bucks walk away just walk away unless you're just buying something temporary that you don't care about but if you care about anything especially as being a gamer this is not your answer so now I have to rebuild the whole computer in a real case using a new board and a new power supply and better cooling to get this guy back up and running is the machine still working yes is it worth it no I just wanted to rant about this because I see it too many times and I decided this time enough is enough guys Acer Nitros are garbage Acer small Footprints are garbage I have to look at a predator before I can make that prediction but I'm going to go with garbage I guess I'm just saying that Acer is garbage I've had enough of your garbage retail computers are garbage guys thanks for watching I hope this saves somebody money or saves somebody from doing something they didn't want to do or if you already have one I'm so sorry take a look your board and see if it's actually upgradeable chances are you got this weird thing going on and you're in the same footprint and problem this guy is in anyway guys uh till next time hopefully hopefully this helps game over especially for Acer