Gateway FX8040

Gateway FX8040
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5 reviews

May, 2013

  • No positive mentions yet

alaTest has collected and analyzed 5 reviews from magazines and websites. Some have doubts about the value for money.

value for money

On average, users rate this product 40/100.

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Gateway headed in the right direction

 

Good internals, good case cooling, great graphics/processor

Price, Ram, Bios tunability

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Gateway to Junk FX-8040

 

Nothing

Horrible components, no dual SLI capability, cheap ram

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Amazon review summary for the Gateway FX8040

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 3 user reviews of the Gateway FX8040 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 1.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

0% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

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whoa...

 

whoa...

dude, build your own rig...more dependable n costs way less, i assembled my own with better specs than this one for over half the price, the price depends on how high quality parts you want for the specs but it would be alot less then ordering from a...

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Don't Buy Gateway

 

Don't Buy Gateway

I purchased a Gateway FX580, a similar high-powered gaming system to this and had problems from day one. I had purchased the extended warranty with at-home service. First they replaced the 500 Gb harddrive, but the problems continued. So then they...

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Gateway does not stand behind their products.

 

Gateway does not stand behind their products.

We bought a Gateway desktop and Windows got hosed for some reason. We called 1-800-GATEWAY for support. Guess what? If you buy a Gateway anywhere but their website you must call a separate toll number. WTF!? Then we needed to restore it but the restore...

Product Specifications

Prepare to go full-throttle into an extreme gaming and 3D media experience fueled by the latest technology.

Audio Output

Type:Sound card

Cabinet (Chassis)

Form Factor:Tower
Manufacturer Form Factor:Tower

Cabinet (Chassis)

Form Factor:Tower
Manufacturer Form Factor:Tower

Cache Memory

Installed Size:8MB
Per Processor Size:8MB

Dimensions & Weight

Depth:17.5in
Height:16.5in
Weight:37.9lbs
Width:8in

Display (Projector)

Type:None.

Header

Compatibility:PC
Manufacturer:Gateway
Model:8040
Packaged Quantity:1
Product Line:Gateway FX

Mainboard

Chipset Type:Intel 975X Express
Data Bus Speed:1066MHz

Modem

Max Transfer Rate:56Kbps
Type:Fax / modem

Multimedia Functionality

TV Tuner Type:Digital and analog TV

Networking

Data Link Protocol:Ethernet / Fast Ethernet / Gigabit Ethernet
Type:Network adapter

Optical Storage

Read Speed:40x (CD) / 16x (DVD)
Rewrite Speed:24x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW)
Type:DVD
Write Speed:40x (CD) / 16x (DVD

Optical Storage (2nd)

Read Speed:48x (CD) / 16x (DVD)

OS Provided

Type:Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate

Processor

64-bit Computing: Yes
Clock Speed:2.4GHz
Installed Qty:1
Manufacturer:Intel
Max Supported Qty:1
Multi-Core Technology:Quad-Core
Processor Number:Q6600
Type:Core 2 Quad

RAM

Installed Size:3GB
Max Supported Size:4GB
Technology:DDR2 SDRAM

Service & Support

Type:1 year warranty

Storage Controller (2nd)

Type:IDE

Storage Floppy Drive

Type: None

Storage Hard Drive

Interface Type:Serial ATA-300

Storage Hard Drive (2nd)

Type: None

Storage Removable

Type: None

System

Hard Drive(-s) Total Capacity:500GB
Platform Technology:Intel VIIV Technology
Type:Media center

Video Memory

Installed Size:320MB

Video Output

Graphics Processor / Vendor:NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS
HDCP compatible: Yes
Interface Type:PCI Express x16
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