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Gateway FX530XT (Windows Vista) - CNET

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CNET have posted a review of the Gateway FX530XT gaming desktop which "has added an option for Microsoft Windows Vista". 'Only the operating system and the amount of system memory set this Gateway FX530XT apart from the FX530XT that we reviewed in November 2006. That $3,650 model had Windows XP and 2GB of memory; this newer one goes for $3,660 and comes with Windows Vista Home Premium, and 4GB of RAM. Sounds like a good deal. But wait until you see the 3D test scores for this purported high-end gaming desktop. We liked the FX530XT in its first incarnation, but now we're not so jazzed. In fairness, the whole gaming desktop market is out of whack right now, but Gateway missed an opportunity to differentiate itself with this system.

We'll refer you to the original review of this model to go over Gateway's new case and the overall design. Suffice it to say that we still like it on the outside, but the inside continues to look sloppy. Most of the core hardware features also remain the same. Both models come with an Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 quad-core CPU, overclocked to 3.2GHz. We've already mentioned that the Vista model has twice the memory, going from 2GB to 4GB of 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM. They both also use the same Intel 975X chipset, complete with support for dual 3D graphics cards via ATI's CrossFire technology. They both also come with the highest-end ATI 3D graphics cards on market. Therein, our major beef. '

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Posted by HCG Admin on February 22, 2007 1:36 AM |

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