Ab Work Outs: Gateway FX6831-01 Desktop PC (Black) Review

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(More customer reviews)This system is a great Bang for your buck PC that probably provides the best performance for a prebuilt i7 Quad Core & High Performance Video card you can get on the market as of March 2010. The system will chew up anything you throw at it without a hitch.Thanks in part to the excellent Radeon 5850 video card which excels at all of the latest Direct X 11 and prior games.

The system also is extremely quiet while running. It boots up, shuts down, and resumes from Sleep Mode quickly.

So what's wrong with the system...you ask?I particularly dont being lied to in false advertising! Gateway AND Intel advertise that the i7 Quad Core chip will run at a clock speed of 2.80 BUT uses a new Smart Hyper Boost Technology that will basically increase(overclock) the processors up to 3.43Ghz when needed to handled extra workloads.Wonderful...right?

Except it DOES NOT WORK in the Gateway FX6831 system!

They have it locked down (probably in the BIOS) which prevents it performing as advertised.So the highest clock speed you will ever get is 2.9Ghz!!

Yet Gateway doesnt inform you of this anywhere in the documentation or anywhere else!...And when I called Gateway's tech support (oversees employee) tells me that this is an advanced tech support question that requires a credit card charge!! LOL!I kid you not.Listen, here's the deal.If your an everyday Joe Schmoe user, or even an everyday gamer that doesnt mind having your CPU speed somewhat crippled, its a great SYSTEM for the price....One of the best, actually.But if your like me, a power user who likes to get as much power and tweakability out of their systems, as well as actually get exactly what was advertised, then this system might warrant a WAIT and SEE approach. What I mean by wait and see is, let's see if Gateway corrects this problem with a simple BIOS upgrade that unlocks the processors to ...well, simply perform as they were designed, with no 3rd party limitations imposed!

Enjoy

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Product Description:

Gateway FX6831: Gaming Supercomputer

With a streamlined racing car-like design complete with mesh venting inhale and red lighting effects, the Gateway FX6831-01 desktop computer provides a fantastic entertainment and gaming experience. It combines quad-core processing power via the Intel Core i7-860 with cutting edge graphics processing via the ATI Radeon HD 5850 graphics card with 1 GB of discrete video memory--perfect for visually rich apps and the most vivid DirectX 10 games. They're complemented by 8 GB of DDR3 RAM and a 1.5 TB hard drive for maximum storage right out of the box.
Enjoy the next generation of video playback with the HDMI output, which allows a single cable to transmit uncompressed high-definition video and audio to your digital TV or capable external monitor. A myriad of front-accessible ports make it easy to connect, including the Digital Media Card Reader for convenient connection and downloads from your digital devices. And with a touch of a button, you can turn your monitor into a media slideshow of your favorite photos with the unique photo frame button.

The Gateway FX6831 desktop PC with mesh venting inhale, red accents and red lighting effects for a racing car-like design.