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| Release date | June 10, 2010 | October 01, 2010 | March 01, 2011 | January 18, 2012 | |
| The Bottom Line | The unique-looking Gateway FX6840-03e offers respectable productivity speed, but it's relatively limited in gaming and multimedia, which is ironic considering its flashy appearance. Gateway's FX line offers some strong configurations, but this isn't one of them, and you should look for more-complete PCs in this price range. | Gateway's by-the-numbers FX6840-15e shows how mainstream PC vendors can fall down compared with their smaller, hungrier competition. This isn't a bad computer, but you can find faster gaming PCs elsewhere for less. | Underdelivering on the promise of its stylized exterior, the Gateway FX6850-51u is a subpar gaming PC, but its fast CPU and a $999 price tag may entice those looking for a strong, affordable computing foundation. | Alienware has successfully brought its brand to an affordable, suitably stylized package, and I can recommend the X51 to anyone in the market for a mainstream gaming PC. | The new Asus Essentio CG1330-05 has a more polished appearance than Asus' previous desktop efforts, but that's one of its only selling points. You get reasonable gaming performance for the price, but its overall value falls short compared with competing systems on either end of the price spectrum. |
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| Dimensions (WxDxH) | 7.5 in x 19.0 in x 17.7 in | 7.5 in x 19 in x 17.7 in | 7.1 in x 15.8 in x 14.9 in | Info unavailable | 7.9 in x 20.5 in x 18.1 in |
| Weight | 31.0 lbs | 31.1 lbs | 43 lbs | Info unavailable | 26.2 lbs |
| Processor | Intel Core i7 860 / 2.8 GHz | 1 x Intel Core i7 i7-870 / 2.93 GHz ( 3.6 GHz ) ( Quad-Core ) | 2nd Gen Core i7 1 x Intel i7-2600 / 3.4 GHz ( 3.8 GHz ) ( Quad-Core ) | Intel Core i5 2320 | 1 x AMD Phenom II X6 1035T / 2.6 GHz ( 6-core ) |
| Cache Memory | 8 MB L2 cache | 8 MB L3 cache | 8 MB L3 cache | Info unavailable | 6 MB L3 cache |
| RAM | 8 GB DDR3 SDRAM | 8 GB (installed) / 16 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM - Non-ECC - 1333 MHz - PC3-10600 | 8 GB (installed) / 16 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM - 1333 MHz | 8 GB DDR3 SDRAM | 8 GB (installed) / 16 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM |
| Hard Drive | 1 TB - Standard - Serial ATA | 1 x 1 TB - Standard - Serial ATA-300 | 1 x 1 TB - Standard - Serial ATA-300 | 1000 GB | - Serial ATA 1 x 1 TB - Standard |
| Optical Storage | DVD+/-RW / CD-RW | DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM | DVD±RW / DVD-RAM | Slot-Loading Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD?RW, CD-RW) | DVD-ROM |
| Storage Removable | None | None | None | Info unavailable | None |
| Graphics Controller | ATI Mobility RADEON HD 5770 | PCI Express x16 - ATI Radeon HD 5750 | NVIDIA GeForce GT 440 | 1GB GDDR5 nVidia GeForce GTX 555 | ATI Radeon HD 5750 |
| Video Memory | 1 GB | 1 GB | 1.5 GB | Info unavailable | 1 GB GDDR3 SDRAM |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, 64Bit | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition |
| Product Form Factor | Info unavailable | Tower | Micro tower | Info unavailable | Tower |
| Storage Controller | Info unavailable | Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-300 ) | Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-300 ) | Info unavailable | Serial ATA |
| Hard Drive (2nd) | Info unavailable | None | None | Info unavailable | None |
| Hard Drive (3rd) | Info unavailable | None | None | Info unavailable | None |
| Optical Storage (2nd) | Info unavailable | None | None | Info unavailable | None |
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