My New Beast (Pt. 1)

Showing off the power of my new gaming rig, a Gateway FX 4710. I was hesitant to purchase a Gateway product at first, but after spending a week with it, I am more than satisfied.

Specs:
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- Intel Core 2 Quad 2.5gHz
- 6GB DDR2 RAM
- Nvidia GeForce 9800GT [Overclocked]
- 500 GB Hard Drive
- Vista Home Premium [64-bit]

Category:

Entertainment

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• gateway
• fx
• 4710
• vanguard
• saga
• of
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• computer
• beast
• gaming
• rig
• pc
• desktop
• age
• empires
• aoe
• III

[doomkid9]

do you have to pay monthly?

[TheBigS412]

For Vanguard yes, it's 15/mo.

[Ayman250]

what kind of FPS do u get on this game without fraps or whatever screen recorder u are using?

[MTran0708]

omg was gonna get this beast. wat are some other systems equal to this one.

[jbs68]

400 watts, so the 9800 is about the max it can handle; any more, and one will just have to update it. i did look in the case, would be a snap. Also noticed that its a Foxconn G33 mobo.

[TheBigS412]

Right on mate - Good call on the PSU, couldn't remember what the wattage was on the default one but yeah. Case fan is a good call too.

[TheBigS412]

Nice man, pretty darn good system even with the basic config.

[jbs68]

TheBigS412 said:

The only things I would see maybe needing to be upgraded in the future are Vid Card and Power Supply.

i agree with ya BigS i did a tad investigating before buying, and if one is going to put in the trick high end vid card, they will definitely need a new PSU. i am going to drop in a case fan and an extra 2 gig of RAM that i happened to have...future-safe'.

[jbs68]

hey BigS, i thought it was a good buy too, so i bought it! with shipping to California it was 705 bucks. runs like a champ!

[TheBigS412]

I checked this out, and it's true - It's refurbished, but that's not really a big deal, considering you're saving about $400. Good find jbs68!