Gateway intros four new gaming desktops
By Darren Murph 
posted February 25th 2009 4:31PM
posted February 25th 2009 4:31PM
More than ever, today's consumers are looking to maximize their
technology dollar. Whether the purchase is necessary or simply for
fun, today's shopper wants to be assured they are getting the best
value possible. Offering some of the best performing and outfitted
systems on the market for the money, Gateway's latest line up
continues that trend.
A killer value at $799.99, the LX6810-01 bests its quad-core
competitors on performance due to its whopping 8GB of memory and
lightening fast NVIDIA graphics. With 8-channel high-def Dolby Home
Theater and built in TV tuner, it's the perfect PC for someone needing
a digital media work horse and media center.
The DX4200-11 is a solid PC that delivers amazing technology and
features for the price. Just $609.99, it includes an AMDX-4 Quad-Core
Processor, 64-bit Windows Vista Home Premium, ATI Radeon graphics, a
massive 750GB hard drive and 6GB of RAM.
Of course, the they both include numerous user-friendly features that
consumers have come to expect from Gateway –
• a 15-in-1 media card reader with a smart copy button (allows
instant downloading and filing of images off a digital camera)
• fast Gigabit Ethernet
• an HDMI port, for transmitting uncompressed hi-def video to
digital TV or LCD for the smoothest, sharpest images possible
• IEEE 1394 FireWire for transferring large media files from DV
camcorders, digital audio/video devices, external hard drives and
high-performance DVD burners
• DVD Writer w/ Labelflash for burning custom music, videos, presentations
And in March, Gateway will introduce two new gaming desktops in its
popular FX gaming line:
• Priced at $1,649.99, the FX6800-09 is a mid-range system
offering more performance than the value-based FX6800-01e
and is perfectly priced for those who don't need all the power of the
high-performance FX6800-05 ($2,999.99).
• The FX6800-11, priced at just $1.299.99, brings double the
memory and faster graphics than the popular entry-level FX6800-01e.
Rounding out the FX line, these powerful Intel Core i7 systems give
customers even more choices for their gaming enjoyment!
Sorry, I had to, I already low ranked myself.
Thanks to you I can leave this comment up ;)
What is this? A press release? AD? Or what?
Whats inside those PCs? A fast GeForce? Like what? 9400M or GTX295? A Radeon graphics card? Like what? 3200? A build-in solution? Or 3450? Or 4870x2?
And where's the read link?
Totally disappointed.
In response to the Previous Article (about Windows Mobile by SwitchedOn)
That was the worst article I have ever read, and it's not just because I own the undefeated smartphone champ (HTC Touch HD). It's because it was bias and corny.
"Windows is something worthwhile after a "Storm" passes". Seriously? LMAO
ahhh, engadget does hate WM.
Why not post this comment in the previous article!? FAIL!
You failed. The other article doesn't allow for commenting. If you even used your brain, and stop assuming everyone on the internet is stupid, you might come off smarter.
Look who's talking about fail.
OH the IRONY.
stupid comment system... that was at bizam.
Definitely in agreement with you, and it sucks that we cannot reply to those articles.
Engadget seeps with hate for WinMo.
Don't forget to check out Josh Topolsky's "non-"review of Windows Mobile 6.5 which isn't even close to being released yet.
Here's the hysterical part. Right before the iPhone came out all the fanboys were like "Ooooo, Apple's gonna change the game, no carrier exclusivity, watch." And what happened? Exclusive to AT&T in the US. Even Engadget had high hopes the iPhone wouldn't be exclusive because it was supposed to be so game changing.
Now, they post an article promoting carrier exclusivity as some feature? Fuckin delusional. Why the hell would Win Mo be exclusive when they have to support business users that use varying cell phone services? Not to mention the Blackberry OS is not exclusive, the Storm maybe at the moment, but the OS is on other US carriers.
I'm just going to stop now because there's just too much to reply to regarding that article, it would be nice if Engadget took it down because it's pointless. I can't believe somebody actually got paid for that.
My bad, FAIL +1 for Bizam!.
@thedesolate1 - yea, definitely stupid comment system, why block comments on a story?
@PCIV
If McLovin had mentioned *why* he was commenting on a completely unrelated story, then you might be justified in your comments against Bizam! -- even still, I don't see why McLovin would assume that someone reading this story would care what he thought about the previous one. If you want to comment on a story and Engadget's comment system is jacked up, then send an e-mail to their support....adding your comment to an unrelated story makes no sense.
Thanks for the spport PCIV, and Dubb
HEY ENGADGET, (I don't expect you to, but) why do you disable responses on some articles. To you feel like it's such a work of art that the general population could not possibly add some insight. Or is just modern day propoganda.
I know I got low ranked, but I do, really enjoy reading the comments more than I do the articles, and I think that article in particular would have spawned some insightful responses.
but what ever. WM is still, undoubtedly the most versitile and open Operating System available on a phone. Open Moko, I had hopes in you.
I hope they're still shipping these in cow-print boxes.
I moooove to high rank that comment. can we get a second?
I like those prices.
Phenom
6Gb DDR
750gb Drive
I would pay the extra for Phenom II though...
Yep, they're pretty good!
Though i'd like to know what GPU's they're using and why they feel the need to put in 8GB RAM, overkill on a budget PC!
ATI Radeon graphics? That's all it says about the GPU. For all we know it could be a 2600 Pro or something terrible like that.
Good luck getting any customer service from gateway. You are better off building the rig yourself and being your own tech support saves money and frustration.
The FX 6800-09 has been available at that price for quite awhile at newegg. If they bring that to retail that would be great, though.
GTX 280, 6 GB DDR3, etc.
just a year ago I spent $1500 on a Dell XPS 630i. And today you can get a core i7 for that amount. Just amazing the progress the industry makes.
Do real gamers even buy PCs from builders like Dell or Gateway? What's the fun in that? Get on newegg, order the parts and build it yourself. That's the gamer way.
Know that's a good looking computer; makes Dell looks homely.
I dont know, to me it looks like every other computer tower in the market.
that said, the specs are great for the price.
I like how this article makes no mention of what GPU these computers have, one of the most important parts to a 'gaming' PC. Also, is 8GB of RAM even remotely useful for gaming?
Take it from a power user. You can NEVER have too much ram.
I agree to that!
You can never have enough! The more you have the less likely you will be slowed down by it! You will not have to worry what you have open when you launch a game and know that your system will have enough memory to get the things done you want to do!!!
8GB, considering how cheap it is, is like the minimum for a gaming/enthusiast machine now-a-days. I mean of course you could run on less, but when you're building a gaming machine why not go for at least 8 GB?
I wonder when the pc gaming boxes will start to slow. Hasn't the shift from gaming on the console and using the pc more for work and internet been significant? Or is gaming on the pc as strong as it was before the 360 arrived? Seriously, I'd like to know the numbers because I work at a dev studio. I suppose you can assume at least 11 million people that play WoW have pcs... but how many are on actual "gaming" systems? People still compare systems to Crysis performance, but how well did that sell and how many games of that level of system power needed have actually come out since?
Me thinks that $1650 is too much. I however am not a PC gamer, as an owner of both the xbox and ps3, I have not wanted to play a game on my pc in ages.
In any case, all I want is the ION platform to come out and show these pc makers how its done.
Sorry to burst your bubble engadget, but the LX6810-01 has been at Best Buy for some time, like 3 weeks or so. It was in the ad last week and is in the ad this week at 899 with a 19" HD1900 monitor and canon mp240 printer.
Oh, and as far as gaming performance, on a 42" TV it will run WOW at about 20 fps with the settings maxed out. So i'd have to assume on a smaller screen it'd run "very well"?
A good looking computer.
this is a puss compared to that new Dell, lol, 750 gig HDD, what the hell is that compared to what was it 2.4TB
Yes, because the performance of a computer is defined by how much disk space they have.
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Ok, I love you Engadget.
But I've been selling the 6810-01 at Best Buy for weeks now!
And yes, they still come in cow boxes.
It seems there is no descriptions on the graphic card..and the speakers looks a bit not good for a gaming desktop..