Price Gateway FX6860-UR20P Gaming Desktop (Black) Review
Product Description
Gateway FX6860-UR20P Gaming Desktop comes with these specs: 2nd
Generation Intel Core i7-2600 Processor 3.4GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0
Technology up to 3.8GHz, Windows 7 Home Premium, Intel H67 Express
Chipset, 8GB DDR3 Memory, ATI Radeon HD 6750 Graphics Card with 1GB of
Discrete Video Memory, 1.5TB SATA Hard Drive (Green Product - variable
RPM), 16X DVD±R/RW SuperMulti Drive, Multi-in-1 Digital Media Card
Reader, High-Definition Audio Support with 5.1-channel Audio Support, 10
- USB 2.0, 2- USB 3.0, HDMI, Gigabit Ethernet, USB Keyboard and Mouse,
43.0 lbs. | 19.5 kg (system unit only), 1 Year Parts and Labor Limited
Warranty with Toll-Free Tech Support, Registration/ Limited Warranty
Card, Microsoft Office Starter 2010, Norton Internet Security Trial
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #286 in Personal Computers
- Color: Black
- Brand: Gateway
- Model: PT.GCEP2.001
- Dimensions: 7.10" h x
14.90" w x
15.80" l,
12.00 pounds
- CPU: Intel Core i7 3.4 GHz
- Memory: 8GB Unknown
- Hard Disk: 1500GB
- Processors: 1
Features
- Intel Core i7-2600 Processor
- 8GB DDR3 Memory
- 1.5TB SATA Hard Drive,16X DVD±R/RW SuperMulti Drive
- ATI Radeon HD 6750 Graphics Card
- Windows 7 Home Premium
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
36 of 36 people found the following review helpful.
"LIGHTNING" fast!
By Craig Hartley
Lightning fried my previous Gateway FX6831-03 last week, despite
surge protectors and a battery power supply. AAAARRRGGGH! I replaced it
with the FX6860-UR20P since they are so similar.
I'm a
photojournalist and quite like Gateway's built-in multi-card reader with
red glowing "racing stripes." This new machine also gives you the
option of connecting to the internet via a WiFi card or standard
Ethernet connection. I'm using WiFi from now on; I'm pretty sure the
electrical surge that killed my old computer came in through the
Ethernet connection.
The FX6860-UR20P contains a USB 3.0 card
with two ports. This machine also sports TEN regular USB 2.0 ports on
the back, front and top! You can nestle your MP3 player on the indented
platform on top, right next to two USB 2.0 ports and a covered storage
compartment.
This is an amazingly fast and powerful computer. It
processes high definition video or rips through RAW files in Photoshop
like they were JPEGs. It easily handles the latest high-end games. The
Intel Core i7-2600 Processor and the ATI Radeon HD 6750 Graphics Card
are both well regarded. Not bleeding edge, but far more power then
almost anyone needs.
Drive Bays: I filled the two bay trays with a
1 TB Hatachi hard drive and the 1.5 TB drive rescued from my old
Gateway machine. They both work great and gave me tons of additional
storage.
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People seem puzzled, but this tray system is quite simple:
1. Turn off the computer. Slide the front panel down. Pull the plastic tray out of the bay with the folding handle.
2. Fit a hard drive into the tray, flexing the tray slightly so the pins skewer the screw holes on the sides of the drive.
3.
Gently slide the tray back in. You'll feel the drive engage the
built-in socket at the rear of the bay. No tools necessary; all this
takes about 60 seconds.
4. Power up the computer. You may need to format a new drive to NTFS. That's it.
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Personal
Hardware Upgrades: I replaced the "SuperMulti Drive" in this machine
with a Pioneer BDR-205 so I can burn and play Blu-ray disks. I also
swapped out the generous 8 gigs of RAM in the FX6860-UR20P with the 16
gigs from the old machine. (Yeah, it's overkill, but I already had the
RAM sitting there.) Even loaded with these extra goodies, the
FX6860-UR20P consumes less power than my old computer--between 91-118
watts as opposed to 140 watts. It also runs cooler and is dead quiet.
***YES,
THIS COMPUTER SUPPORTS 16 GB OF RAM!*** Despite what some reviewers
have said, I popped in 16 GB of RAM and the computer instantly
recognized it all with no issues or software tweaks.
As usual
these days, the FX6860-UR20P has no setup disks. The printed
instructions are of the pathetic "don't use this machine in the shower"
sort. You'll want to uninstall the bloatware and make your own disks and
backups, of course.
Beware: there are NO open card slots
available in the FX6860-UR20P. The sizable video card, and tiny WiFi
card and USB 3.0 card fill all the slots.
Be very ware: everyone
says that Gateway's customer support is worthless, but I figured it
would be worth the risk. If I ever have a problem, I'll update this
review.
This is a very powerful computer at a bargain price. It's
even better than my old FX6861-03, which is saying something. Gotta
give it five stars.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful.
installing drives
By califman
I had the same problem as another reviewer. I just bought the
Gaming Titan and found that there is little or no product support. I
looked for a service manual and found none. The manual that comes with
the machine is absurd. To install additional drives, you need to slide
down the cover in the front. You will see a piece sticking out...pull
down on it lightly....it will go down automatically. You will see two
slots with a plastic handles in front. Lift up the plastic handle and
pull out the drive casing. Insert your drive into the casing and slip
it back into the computer. Be careful when putting the drive into the
casing. It has three small metal pieces sticking out that need to go
into the screw holes in the drive. Otherwise, it is a fast computer
that I got on sale for a killer price. I have built my last three
computers, but could not build it for the price I bought it on sale for.
Hope this helps.
17 of 20 people found the following review helpful.
Support is very limited
By amazon
I have had the computer for about 3 weeks. So far, it seems to run
well. However, support from GATEWAY has been very poor, at best.
They
advertize that the computer features two easy-swap HDD bays which can
hold up to three sata hard drives. This could give you up to 6tb extra
drive space. I use several hard drives and I thought this was a great
feature. However, there was absolutely no documentation on how to use or
add drives, or what kind of drives which were compatible. I have
contacted Gateway several times by e-mail asking for some direction on
this. The first support rep told me "Please be informed that Gateway
does not recommend altering the factory shipped installation." Since you
cannot order the computer with the easy-swap HDDs from Gateway (or
Amazon), this was idiotic. In essence, they were saying I should not use
the feature which they use to promote buying this model.
They
have sent me copies of generic user guides which were not specific to
this model. Each time I have contacted Gateway, they told me I should
telephone the "Answersby" people who charge for their assistance. So,
Gateway expects me to pay someone to tell me how to use one of the
features for this model which they list prominently on their website.
Too see the price By. Amazon.com
cyberpowerpc :(
