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(More customer reviews)I have searched for the computer (whether custom built or prebuilt) for 3 months. This one kept coming back to the top of the list again and again.
First, you need to know that Gateway and Acer are basically the same company, you find Acer all over the documentation from the box, to the documents to the computer itself.
If there was anything else I'd have wanted, it would be wireless connection - this does not have it, but there are many routers with USB hubs to server that purpose.
I agree with everyone, it is super quiet, occasionally when a drive cycles, you hear it, but otherwise you are pressed to know it is even on. I chose to turn off the Red accent lighting, I think it a little gimmicky.
My concerns over previous computers were many, I wanted something that HDMI connected to my HDTV without going through DVI's etc.. I think the Blueray player a nice feature although I likely won't use it except as a second drive which is always nice.
I watch a lot of TV shows streamed on the web (Hulu, Fancast, all the network stations) and wanted smooth frame rate - well I sure got it, as well as FLAWLESS 1080P content streaming on Youtube. Nothing ever appears below a 30 plus frame rate, so smooth is a mild word for the output.
On to gaming, I bought Crysis considering it is a benchmark on nearly any review site and at max res with EVERYTHING turned on, it is 100% a kickass experience.
I also am into video editing, a major factor in buying a machine - I bought Magix Movie Pro 16 and work at light speed with my Flip Cams 720p footage, I haven't tried anything higher res, but I feel secure it will handle it equally as well.
At $1425 or so, I don't think anything touches it. I customized a few computers online with the same specs. and every one came in around $1900 or more. A big plus is the 750 watt power supply, a lot of companies will give you the 1gig video card, but they don't offer anything over 500 watts.
So, I'm doing everything that I want a computer to do, the I7 with 9gigs RAM flies, the multi-threading and everything just passes stuff around lightning fast. The 1.5 terra-drive should last most people a long long time and 10 USB ports comes in handy, no need for hubs to slow you down.
Oh, the SD card reader is the HCSD reader, so I have 16gig SD cards and use it to move about 14 movies around my different machines - handy.
You are not likely to find a better PC for your money, but it is performance is where we all draw the line and this machine delivers. To do it over again, I would and that is the ultimate compliment to any purchase.
Oh... NOTE: this computer comes in its original box, it is NOT packaged in a discrete box. UPS tried to deliver it, but since I was not home, they weren't about to leave a box showing a monster gaming machine on the step. I drove the 10 miles to pick it up at UPS when the truck returned that night to their hub. So be there for it, or you may need to take a ride.
Beemaster
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Gateway FX6803: Gaming Supercomputer
With a streamlined racing car-like design complete with mesh venting inhale and red lighting effects, the Gateway FX6803-25 desktop computer provides a fantastic entertainment and gaming experience. It combines quad-core processing power via the Intel Core i7-930 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 11 games. They're complemented by 9 GB of DDR3 RAM and a 1.5 TB hard drive for maximum storage right out of the box.
The Gateway FX desktop PC with mesh venting inhale, red accents and red lighting effects for a racing car-like design.
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