Acer Aspire TC-1775-UR11: problems, parts and running costs

Checked: 2026-10-17

Summary

The TC-1775-UR11 is a 15L budget tower with a Core i5-14400, 8GB of DDR5 and a 512GB NVMe SSD, and what usually goes wrong is noise and upgrade limits: the CPU fan gets intrusive under heavy load, the 512GB drive fills quickly, and the proprietary 300W power supply and motherboard cap repairs and upgrades. There are no consumables or subscriptions; the only added cost owners report is a one-time RAM upgrade (a 2x8GB DDR5-4800 kit at about $33). It is a good buy at its usual ~$500 street price (about $440 with coupons, August 2024); above about $600 the proprietary parts get harder to justify.

Common problems and fixes

Intrusive fan noise under heavy load — the CPU cooler is quiet in normal desktop use but audible and intrusive when the CPU is pushed; Windows Central measured about 47 dBa in an extended stress test. A one-year warranty applies. [1][2]
512GB SSD fills quickly — PCMag’s complaint; the fix is adding storage through the four SATA ports or swapping the M.2 drive. [1]
Slow boot POST — PCMag found boot POST takes longer than expected; no fix is documented. [1]
8GB single-channel RAM — limits multitasking; the fix is a second DDR5-4800 module (two DIMM slots, up to 32GB total). [1][2]
Proprietary motherboard and PSU — the board will not fit a standard case and the 300W PSU is non-modular with no GPU power connector, so a discrete card is limited to 75W of slot power. [2]
Optical-drive bracket covers the M.2 slot — makes SSD swaps fiddlier and needs a specialized screwdriver. [2]
Pre-installed third-party apps — Amazon, Dropbox and Booking.com apps appear in the taskbar; they can be deleted. [1]

Parts and consumables

DDR5-4800 RAM (second module) — a 2x8GB kit at about $33 was recommended by an Acer Community member (no store or month-year given); the base machine ships with 1 x 8GB single-channel, and a second module restores dual-channel. [7]
SATA cables — included in the box for the four SATA ports. [1][2]

Yearly running cost

No consumables and no subscriptions. The only owner-reported added cost is one-time: a second DDR5-4800 module (a 2x8GB kit at about $33 per an Acer Community member) if 8GB single-channel is not enough, plus any extra storage. A proprietary PSU replacement is the other potential cost, but no price is documented. Electricity cost is not covered in the sources.

When it is a good buy

About $440–500: good buy. Windows Central reported a typical street price of about $500 at Newegg, with occasional drops to about $440 with coupons (August 2024). [2]
$501–600: still fair. PCMag listed an MSRP of $599.99 at review time (August 2024); its page showed $639 at Newegg and $729 at Walmart (October 2026). [1]
Above about $600: weak value — the UR12 (16GB) variant listed at $649.99, which is easier to beat by upgrading the UR11 yourself. [1][2]