There's a lot to like about this reasonably priced gaming rig, though it has its share of problems as well.
Introduction
The hype surrounding Intel's new Core i7 Quad-Core processor touches down at Gateway in the form of the new FX6800-01e gaming machine, with a hot new i7 beating within. The inky-black-and-orange machine impressed us with its computational fortitude, but lost points with a messy array of trialware scattered on the new machine, some cheap construction issues, and a few odd crashes. Despite the holdbacks, it's still a lot of machine for the money, and not many other manufacturers can match the same outfit of premium hardware for the price.
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by Bryce on May 14, 2009:
“Fast machine yes, but the constant crashing (dump report says Blue Screen) is making this system not usable and I'll likely have to return it. When performing a Windows Vista update it crashes. I got it at a good price of $999 at Fry's. I'm assuming RAM,...” More...