Gateway DX4200-09 Phenom X4 9100e(1.8GHz) 4GB DDR2 640GB ATI Radeon HD 3200 Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit - Retail

Pretty good for the price

Reviewed By: TK Oregon on 7/15/2009

Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: I was going to build my own but this unit has more bang for the buck and I didn't have to assemble it and install everything. Seems fast and efficient for office use which is what I bought it for.

Cons: My first unit died within 24 hours. Gateway was a pain to work with, but Newegg replaced in a fair amount of time. That unit had a video issue probably could have been fixed with a video card. If I had owned it more than a day, I may have tried that.

Other Thoughts: Newegg is the best, I really appreciate their service.

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Reviewed By: Skwerl on 7/9/2009

Tech Level: average - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year

Pros: had this computer for about two months now and i'm pretty pleased, great to buy if ur on budget, as was i, most of the game's i've played ran with a good amount if fps versus graphix, but i'd suggest u switch out the psu and get anot gpu card

Cons: not so great a power supply or gpu, but it's value for wat u pay for

Other Thoughts: :D

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not too bad for the money!

Reviewed By: on 7/4/2009

Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: The base system, while nothing to write home about, isn't too shabby at all. For common everyday work, it will carry the mail.

The front headphone and mic jacks follow the industry standard front panel hookup, so it just plugged right into the ExtremeGamer sound card that I got at a famous online auction site (the name was censored) for $30.

The built-in soundcard is okay, but to play games you'd need to do what I did above.

Stock system is just begging to be modded.

Cons: I hate Vista. And the fact that it is the 64-bit version makes it just that more difficult to swallow.

The keyboard is really cramped and the CapsLock is full sized, so I always hit it by accident.

The built-in video is not viable to play today's games.

No HDD light??? Inexcusable!

300W power supply will need to be replaced if doing a makeover.

Other Thoughts: Usually I just build my own computers but my wife wanted a mid-performance gaming machine because she was envious of all the fun I was having playing L4D online. I admit I was lazy, so I just went shopping and found a rig I could live with.

I'd find it hard to recommend for gaming, but this isn't the audience it was targeted for. As an econo-buy, this is a standout computer!

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