Upgrading Acer Aspire M3910 H57H-AM2

JayHatchell

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Hi im looking to upgrade the motherboard for my Acer Aspire M3910 its an H57H-AM2 these are the specs

H57H-AM2 Motherboard Specifications.
CPU
Support Intel Socket: LGA1156. (Max 95W)
* Core i7 Quad, (Lynnfield) Core i5, i3 (Clarkdale)
Chipset
Intel H57
Integrated Graphics
Intel HD
Memory
4 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM slots – Dual Channel DDR3 1333/ 1066MHz non-ECC, un-buffered memory (Max 16GB)
Expansion Slots
1 x PCI Express x16 (2.0)
2 x PCI Express x1 (2.0)
1 x PCI v2.3
Storage
6 x SATA II 3Gb/s connectors
Audio
Realtek – High Definition
Ethernet
Realtek RTL8111 (Gigabit)
Rear Panel
1 x PS/2 for keyboard (purple-color)
1 x PS/2 for mouse (green-color)
1 x RJ45 LAN port
6 x USB 2.0 ports
1 x Audio I/O
1 x VGA port
Internal
1 x 4-pin CPU Fan connector
1 x 3-pin SYS Fan connector
1 x 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector
1 x 24-pin ATX Power connector
1 x Front Audio header
1 x Front Panel header
1 x Clear CMOS jumper
1 x ME disable jumper
1 x SPI debug header
4 x USB headers
1 x Battery socket (3V)
BIOS
Form Factor
Micro-ATX

I have an i5 650 processor not overclocked
upgraded to an Radeon HD 6750 Graphics Card
Curcial M4 128gig SSD
WD 1TD (7200rpm)
Seagate 640 gig (7200rpm)
Edroil FA66 firewire SounsCard
4x 4gigs 2 of them are ADATA 4GB Premier DDR3 U-DIMM PC3-10600 1333Mhz and the other 2 are Silicon Power 4GB DDR3 1333Mhz DIMM 240PIN PC3-10600 RAM

Main reason i want to upgrade the motherboard is for Sata 3 but i want to try get the best out of my set up now its for Music Production i just bought Cubase 7.5 this will be my main programme so thats the main reason for my rebuild

Any Help would be great Thanks

Jay

Edit here are the full specs for my Acer Aspire M3910 when i bought it


Processor: Intel Core i5 (650) 3.2GHz 4MB (L3 Cache)
Package: LGA1156
Chipset: Intel H57 Express
PCI 32 bit: 1 x PCI Slots
PCI Express Slot: 1 x PCI Express x16, 2 x PCI Express x1 Slots
Integrated Network: Yes
Integrated Sound: Yes
Memory (Maximum): 4096MB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM
Memory Slot: 4 x DIMM
Hard Disk: 640GB (1 x 640GB) 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
Graphics Device: NVIDIA GeForce GT 320 1024MB Dedicated
Optical Drive Type: DVD±RW
Keyboard: Wired keyboard
Pointing Device: Wired Optical Mouse
Sound Card: High-definition audio support
VGA Port: 1 x 15-pin D-Sub
HDMI Port: 1 x HDMI
USB Ports: 10 x USB 2.0
RJ-45 Ports: 1 x RJ-45
Audio Line In Ports: 1 x Line-In/Line-Out/Mic-in
Headphone Ports: 1 x Hi Definition Headphone Port
Microphone In Port: 2 x Microphone In
Keyboard Port: 1 x PS/2
Mouse Port: 1 x PS/2
Removable Flash Memory Adaptor: Multi Card Reader
Wired Network: Yes
Network Interface: Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000Mbps Integrated

Can i get a motherboard with SATA III on it for my Acer Case that will fit or will i have to get a new Case aswell

Thanks again any help would be very greathful
 

JayHatchell

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I have a Crucial M4 128GB SSD which can go as fast as 415 MB/s so if i had a Sata 3 motherboard i could get this extra speed or would it even be worth an upgrade can anyone help me with this please
 

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