Technical Details
* 2.8GHz Intel Core i7-860 Processor* 8GB DDR3 Memory
* 1.5TB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive; 16X DVD±R/RW SuperMulti Drive
* ATI Radeon HD5850 Graphics Card with 1GB Discrete Video Memory; High-Definition Audio Support with 7.1-channel Audio Support
Hugely under rated, High-end Gaming PC, February 18, 2010
By Timothy T.
I didn't buy mine from Amazon as there are ways to save about 160 dollars elsewhere, however I did have to come here and spread the news that this PC is excellent! For the price and specs you hardly can complain. It booted up fine with no problems. Its fast and very quiet, even when gaming and overclocking. In fact its so quiet that you may not even realize its on if your monitor is turned off. Seriously my external Western Digital MyBook makes more noise than the PC! -- The DVD-ROM drive is loud however especially when ripping CDs.
Heres are some facts
The Mainboard is branded as Gateway H57M01, I can't find any info on it though. But you'll have 1 x4 PCI-E and 1 X1 PCI-E slot availible. The pictures at Newegg are misleading. The CPU multiplier is not accessible.
The Ram used is branded Samsung.
There are 6 red lights that glow around the case. And you do have the option to turn them off by turning the power button instead of pressing it.
The included ATI HD5850 can be overclocked from 725mhz to 950mhz, and the voltage can also be adjusted.(using third party software, the ATI Catalyst only lets you go to 775mhz)
Does not come with speakers as seen in most pictures. But does include USB Keyboard and Mouse.
The cord for the keyboard was too short to reach the PC below my desk. I had to use a USB extension cable. The mouse cord is longer and reached just fine.
There are no software or backup discs included, everything is loaded on the hard drive, includeing a 17GB restore partition
And just a small nitpick, they could have included a mouse pad.
a lot of power for the price., March 18, 2010
By L. Russell
When i first saw this machine at frys in Palo Alto Ca the 1st thing that stood out to me was the styling of the case. i know that the case has nothing to do with performance but having a nice case is important when its sitting next to my lcd tv. i purchased a 13 inch macbook pro and thought that that was all the computer that i was going to need and i was wrong. i needed a machine that would be good for hd video editing and encoding and buying a mac pro was an option that i was looking at until i saw the gateway fx series. the graphics card paired with the intel i7 850 chipset with 8 gigs of ddr3 ram and a 1.5 terabyte hard drive made buying this machine a no brainer. however windows 7 64 bit is a bit quirky but solid. if your looking for sub 1500 dollar gaming i7 desktop pick up the gateway fx 6831-01 you wont be disappointed.
pros:
hard drive space(1.5 terabyte)
speed(4 real cores=8 virtual cores)intel i7 850
removable hard drive bays(2)
flash media card slots(5 multi purpose)
a lot of usb ports(10/ 4 front/ 6 back)
stying of case
cons:
bloatware thats pre installed
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