Gateway FX6840-03E intel core i7-860 : Fallout 3

» Sat May 28, 2011 9:35 am

I saw this pc at best buy and was told that this was a good gaming pc.

im considering buying it.

and if i shouldnt can someone tell me waht to buy?
or if you agree that i should buy it can you tell me if there is anything i should have added to it?

here are the specs:

Processor Intel? Core? i7-860 Processor1 2.8GHz with Turbo Boost2 Technology up to 3.46GHz (8MB Smart Cache)6
Operating System Genuine Windows? 7 Home Premium (64-bit)7
Memory 8GB DDR3 Dual-Channel 1333MHz Memory (4 x 2048MB)8
Memory Capacity 4 DDR3 Slots Total (0 Slots Available)
Hard Drive 1TB SATA hard drive (Green Product - variable RPM)4
Video ATI Radeon? HD5770 Graphics card with 1GB of Discrete Video Memory8
Optical Drive 16X DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti Drive
Power Supply 500W Power Supply
Application Software Microsoft? Works & Microsoft? Office Home and Student 2007 (60-day complimentary trial period)3
Audio High Definition Audio with 5.1 Audio Support
Available Expansion Slots Available: 0 - PCI-E x16, 2 - PCI-E x1, 1 - PCI
Chassis High performance, black glossy design with trendy red accents and lighting effects
Dimensions (Box) 12" (H) x 20" (W) x 24" (D) or 304.8mm (H) x 508mm (W) x 609.6mm (D)
Dimensions (System) 17.7" (H) x 7.5" (W) x 19" (D) or 449mm (H) x 191mm (W) x 482mm (D)
External Ports (10) USB 2.0 (4 Front, 6 Rear), HDMI?, (2) PS/2, (2) DVI, (3) Audio, (1) High Definition Headphone Jack, (1) High Definition Microphone Jack
Keyboard Multimedia Keyboard
Media Card Reader Multi-in-One Digital Media Card Reader with PhotoFrame Button5
Motherboard Systemboard with Intel? H57 Express Chipset
Mouse Optical Mouse
Network 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 port)
Security Software Norton? Internet Security 2009 (60-day trial)9
Warranty 1 Year Parts and Labor Limited Warranty with Toll-Free Tech Support10
Weight 31 lbs. (14.1 kg) system unit only / Approximately 38 lbs. (17.2 kg.) box
thanks,
Thug

» Sat May 28, 2011 1:48 am

It's decent. The price is somewhat justified as well considering the hardware....8GB of RAM is rather overkill. Just for frame of reference.....

System with less RAM, but a bit faster processor:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229197

System with slightly slower processor (fast enough though), but better video card and cheaper:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227282

» Fri May 27, 2011 10:55 pm

what is the setup you recommend for gaming? like overall. im not very good with computers so im just wanting to download mods and play other games and stuff like that. also i want to put my itunes junk on it as well... but i want the gaming experience to be the best i can afford.
also would this be good for video capturing and editing?

» Sat May 28, 2011 4:35 am

what is the setup you recommend for gaming? like overall. im not very good with computers so im just wanting to download mods and play other games and stuff like that. also i want to put my itunes junk on it as well... but i want the gaming experience to be the best i can afford.
also would this be good for video capturing and editing?

Well, what is the most you can afford???

Any of those systems will play this game rather well. Each of these systems come with a quad-core processor so video capturing and editing will be pretty quick.

» Fri May 27, 2011 9:28 pm

like give me an example. that is within the pc that i mentioned.

also how well would i be able to play on that p.c?
How good will graphics be?
Will there be any lag?
Will it run smoothly?
will i be able to download and edit videos quickly etc. etc.

» Fri May 27, 2011 9:53 pm

like give me an example. that is within the pc that i mentioned.

also how well would i be able to play on that p.c?
How good will graphics be?
Will there be any lag?
Will it run smoothly?
will i be able to download and edit videos quickly etc. etc.

1. As said all will play it well. "Well" tends to be in the high settings range
2. Yes
3. Its an open world game, so yes.
4. See ^
5. Downloading is dependent on your internet connection, and editing is dependent on your personal ability to be quick.

» Sat May 28, 2011 1:07 am

like give me an example. that is within the pc that i mentioned.

also how well would i be able to play on that p.c?
How good will graphics be?
Will there be any lag?
Will it run smoothly?
will i be able to download and edit videos quickly etc. etc.

The Radeon 5770 will allow you to max the "vanilla" game out up to a 1920x1200 or 1920x1080 resolution.

Being that the game is open world and transition areas with cells, the time intervals to load the next cell may produce a little stutter/lag. Depends on settings, hard drive performance, and amount of RAM. Hard to give a precise answer on this one, but you will probably see somestutter/lag. This is where SSDs, which are expensive, can help.

» Fri May 27, 2011 6:10 pm

If you get that computer it should work good for a lot of games. I recently bought a similiar computer. Just don't expect to have an easy time getting Fallout 3 to work. It doesn't seem to like Windows 7 at all.

» Sat May 28, 2011 5:40 am

If you get that computer it should work good for a lot of games. I recently bought a similiar computer. Just don't expect to have an easy time getting Fallout 3 to work. It doesn't seem to like Windows 7 at all.

On the contrary, Fallout LOVES windows 7 for me. Loves it so much that the larger address space boosted performance over XP by 10-15FPS

You shouldn't throw out blanket statements unless you know for sure it covers everything.