Gateway® 835GM Media Center PC

[stefan231]

Is this good system for playing Everquest2, Lineage2, and WOW? I will be putting in X800XL 256mb, and Audigy 2 ZS.


http://www.gateway.com/home/products/ret/ret_835gm.shtml


Intel® Pentium® D Processor 820 (Dual Core)
Now featuring dual-core processing with each core running at 2.8 GHz, 800MHz FSB, 2x1MB L2 cache 6
Chipset
Intel® 945G
Memory
1024MB DDR2 (2 x 512MB), 533Mhz, Dual Channel
Expandable to 4GB
Video
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950
Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT) 3.0 supports up to 224MB of video memory
Audio
High Definition 8-Channel Audio (7.1)
Hard Drive
250GB (7200 rpm, Serial ATA, 8MB Cache)7
Optical Drives
DVD +/- RW, 16x Multi-Format Double Layer.

(up to 8.5GB with Double Layer media)
Write max: 16x DVD +/-R, 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD+RW,
4x DVD+R Double Layer, 8x DVD+RW,
40x CD-R, 24x CD-RW
Reads max: 16x DVD-ROM Disks
40x CD-ROM disks


DVD-ROM Drive: 16x DVD-ROM; 48x CD-ROM
Media Reader
8-in-1 Digital Media Manager

Secure Digital (SD), Smart Media, Micro Drive, Memory
Stick, Memory Stick Pro, Compact Flash, Multimedia Card, USB 2.0
Modem
56K ITU V.92 ready Fax/Modem
Network
10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet LAN
Interfaces
7 - USB 2.0 Ports (2 in front, 1 in Media Manager, 4 in back)
1 - VGA External Connector
3 - IEEE 1394 port (2 in front, 1 in back)
1 - Serial Port
1 - Parallel Port
2 - PS/2 Ports (Keyboard and Mouse)
7 - Audio Ports (2 in front and 5in rear)
Slots




Bays Total
1 - PCI-E x16
1 - PCI-E x1
3 - PCI

Total
5 - 3½”
2 - 5¼”
Available
1 - PCI-E x16
1 - PCI-E x1
2 - PCI

 

[NitrouseXpress60]

yeah, its good. i turned my gateway 820gm into a gaming pc also. added a 6600gt and a new power supply.

also, if you overclock, use speed fan. why? because the intake and out take fans spin VERY slow to keep the cpu under 60 degrees celcious. more cool are over the cpu and gpu = longer life and better overclocking.