Gateway FX6850-51u

Gateway FX6850-51u

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Gateway FX6850-51u Reviews

PCMAG

05/2011

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6.0/10

Gateway FX6850-51u

The Gateway FX6850-51u ($999.99 direct) is an entry-level gaming PC, giving you minimal performance on high-end DirectX 11 games like Lost Planet 2 with all the settings and textures turned up and playable frame rates at medium settings. And although, the FX6850-51u is selling at a sweet sub-$1,000 price, there are other desktops with faster parts and more future-forward features, like Blu-ray and USB 3.0, for the same price. The FX6850-51u's design echoes previous iterations of the FX gaming desktop line, like the Gateway FX840-15e ($1,099.99 list, 3 stars). It's not as bold as Alienware's offerings, but its black glossy finish is accented by two glowing red grills on either side adding a bit of gaming flare. On the top of the system is a protruding lip that has a selection of easily accesable I/O ports, like a card reader (SD/MMC, xD, Micro SD, CF, and MS/PRO), two USB 2.0, and audio jacks. There's also a "Photo Frame Button" that will present images in a slideshow format from any inserted card - if there isn't any card in one of the slots, it will pull the images you store in the huge 1TB 7,200rpm hard drive. At this size, any multimedia downloader should be satisfied, but there's room to expand just in case.

PCWorld

05/2011

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6.0/10

Gateway FX6850-51u

Learn More ? Offering strong general performance for an appealingly low price, the $999 Gateway FX6850-51U paints a tantalizing picture. But in a category that's crowded with versatile, overclocked machines of all shapes and sizes, this PC gets lost in the shuffle. Gateway's use of Intel's Core i7-2600 CPU, a 3.4GHz speed demon that can automatically overclock itself (when necessary) to a mighty 3.8GHz, is a great choice for this inexpensive desktop. Combined with 8GB of DDR3 memory, the system earned a strong score of 159 on our WorldBench 6 test suite. Certainly there are faster systems in the Performance desktop PCs category, but none can rival the price-to-performance ratio that Gateway's desktop delivers. The smaller, boutique vendors were first to the gate with Sandy Bridge-equipped desktop machines, and some have pushed their machines to the brink, through overclocking. Thus the Micro Express MicroFlex 25B--technically categorized as a Mainstream desktop PC--achieves a major performance boost with its overclocked Core i5-2500K processor, enabling it to outrun the FX6850-51U at a lower price ($849).

CNet

05/2011

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6.0/10

Gateway FX6850-51u

As a standard $999 performance PC, the Gateway FX6850-51u and its fast Intel Core i7 2600 CPU is a fair deal. The problem is that the stylized case suggests that this is a gaming PC, but despite its fast chip, an anemic graphics card holds back its 3D performance. This PC will provide a speedy nongaming experience, or serve as a respectable upgrade platform. We just wish it didn't feel like such a cynical, unbalanced take on a budget gaming desktop. Functionally speaking, the FX6850-51u's case has some useful features. We like the removable hard-drive bays that slide out through the front panel. The media card reader juts out conveniently from the front-facing upper corner, and the gadget tray on the top of the system is always welcome. On a store shelf, though, this PC, with its red case lights and its molded plastic "armor" plating, clearly has the gaming demographic in mind. Unfortunately, it lacks the components to offer compelling PC gaming performance. It's possible that Gateway has designed itself into a corner with its FX-line. Vendors typically use the same case for at least a few CPU generations, and with a less stylized design, the FX6850-51u would make a reasonable system for home productivity or consumer-level digital media editing.