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Reviews of the Gateway FX541XT

  • 7.3

    CNET Review

    June 18, 2008

    The Good: Great deal for high-end hardware; strong jack-of-all trades performance and features.

    The Bad: Gamers would swap out some of the extras for better 3D cards; 32-bit Windows can't use all 4GB of included memory.

    The Bottom Line: Gateway's highest-end performance desktop aspires to be everything to everybody. It takes a few missteps, but mostly it succeeds, especially with its price.

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  • 9.2

    alaTest.com

    By alaTest | October 10, 2008

    Review Summary: Experts rate this product 73/100. Comparing these reviews to 35244 other Desktop Computers reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 92/100 = Excellent.

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Manufacturer: Gateway

Part number: FX541XT

General

  • Type Media center
  • Product Form Factor Tower
  • Built-in Devices LED panel
  • Width 8 in
  • Depth 17.5 in
  • Height 16.5 in
  • Weight 37.9 lbs
  • Color Black steel
  • Desktop type Gaming-friendly system, Media center system

Processor

  • Type Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 / 3.66 GHz
  • Multi-Core processor technology Quad-Core
  • 64-bit processor Yes
  • Installed Qty 1
  • Max processors supported 1

Cache Memory

  • Type L2 cache
  • Installed Size 8 MB
  • Cache Per Processor 8 MB ( 2 x 4MB (4MB per core pair) )

Mainboard

  • Chipset type NVIDIA nForce 680i LT SLI
  • Data bus speed 1333 MHz

RAM

  • Installed Size 4 GB / 8 GB (max)
  • Technology DDR2 SDRAM
  • Memory speed 800 MHz
  • Memory specification compliance PC2-6400
  • RAM form factor DIMM 240-pin
  • RAM features Two DDR channels
  • RAM configuration features 4 x 1 GB

Storage Controller

  • Type 3 x RAID - Integrated
  • Controller interface type Serial ATA-300
  • RAID level RAID 0

Storage

  • Floppy drive type None
  • Hard Drive 2 x 750 GB - Standard - Serial ATA-300 - 7200 rpm
  • Hard Drive (2nd) None
  • Hard Drive (3rd) None

Optical Storage

  • Type BD-ROM / HD DVD-ROM combo
  • CD / DVD read speed 40x (CD) / 16x (DVD) / 6x (BD) / 3x (HD DVD)
  • CD / DVD write speed 40x (CD) / 16x (DVD?R) / 4x (DVD?R DL)
  • CD / DVD rewrite speed 24x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) / 5x (DVD-RAM)

Optical Storage (2nd)

  • Type DVD?RW (+R DL)
  • 2nd optical storage read speed 40x (CD) / 16x (DVD)
  • 2nd CD / DVD write speed 40x (CD) / 16x (DVD?R) / 4x (DVD+R DL)
  • 2nd CD / DVD rewrite speed 24x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW)

Storage Removable

  • Type None

Monitor

  • Monitor Type None.

Multimedia Functionality

  • TV tuner type Dual digital/analog TV
  • Video input Video capture adapter
  • Digital TV reception ATSC
  • Video capture interface Composite video, S-Video

Graphics Controller

  • Type PCI Express x16 - Plug-in card
  • Multi-GPU Configuration 2 single GPU cards (SLI)
  • Graphics Processor / Vendor NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
  • Installed Size 512 MB / 512 MB (max)
  • Digital Video Standard Digital Visual Interface (DVI)
  • HDCP compatible Yes
  • Max Monitors Supported 2

Audio Output

  • Type Sound card - Plug-in card
  • Sound card name Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer
  • Sound output mode 7.1 channel surround
  • Speaker(s) 2 x Right / left channel, Logitech X-240

Input Device

  • Type Mouse, Keyboard

Mouse

  • Mouse technology Optical
  • Mouse interface USB
  • Mouse features Scroll

Audio Input

  • Type None

Telecom

  • Modem None

Networking

  • Networking Network adapter - Integrated
  • Ethernet Ports 2 x Gigabit Ethernet
  • Data Link Protocol Gigabit Ethernet, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet

Printer

  • Type None

Expansion / Connectivity

  • Expansion Bays Total (Free) 2 ( 0 ) x Front accessible - 5.25" x 1/2H, 2 ( 2 ) x Front accessible - 3.5" x 1/3H, 3 ( 1 ) x Internal - 3.5" x 1/3H
  • Expansion Slots Total (Free) 1 ( 1 ) x PCI Express x1, 1 ( 1 ) x PCI Express x4, 4 ( 0 ) x Memory - DIMM 240-pin, 1 ( 0 ) x PCI, 2 ( 0 ) x PCI Express x16, 1 ( 0 ) x Processor - LGA775 Socket
  • Interfaces 1 x Keyboard - Generic - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style), 5 x Audio - Line-out - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm ( 1 in front ), 1 x Mouse - Generic - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style), 1 x Audio - SPDIF output - TOSLINK, 1 x Audio - Line-in/microphone - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 4 x Display / video - DVI-Analog/Digital - 29 pin combined DVI, 2 x Network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45, 1 x Microphone - Input - Mini-phone 3.5 mm ( 1 in front ), 1 x Display / video - TV-out, 7 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type A ( 3 in front ), 3 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire) - 6 pin FireWire ( 2 in front )

Miscellaneous

  • Features IR receiver blaster remote

Power

  • Power device type Power supply
  • Voltage Required AC 120/230 V
  • Power provided 700 Watt

Operating System / Software

  • OS Provided Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
  • Software Norton Internet Security (60 days subscription), Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student Edition (60 days trial), Drivers & Utilities

Manufacturer Warranty

  • Service & Support 1 year warranty
  • Service & Support Details Limited warranty - Parts and labor - 1 year

Card Reader

  • Card reader 9 in 1 card reader
  • Supported flash memory cards MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick Pro, SmartMedia Card, Microdrive, Memory Stick, CompactFlash Card, SD Memory Card, XD-Picture Card

Product Photos

  • OVR
  • SD
  • FTL
  • OVI

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