Priced at 1649.99The Gateway FX6801-09h desktop PC packs a powerful punch thanks to the Intel Core i7 920 processor and a barely-fathomable 12GB DDR3 SDRAM for blazing fast performance. It's also home to super powerful NVIDIA GeForce GTX285 graphics with 1GB dedicated graphics memory and so much more. If you want a PC that does it all, this is the one. More Info WebID: 10124869 Mfr. Part Number: FX6801-09h Base Features Processor Type Intel Core i7 920 Processor Speed Core I7 2.66 GHz RAM 12GB DDR3 SDRAM Hard Drive Speed/Capacity 1TB 7200RPM Optical Drives 18x DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti Drive Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GTX285 Pre-loaded Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Graphics Dedicated Video Memory Yes Shared Video Memory No TV Tuner No Video Memory 1GB Display HDCP Compliant No Native Screen Resolution No Screen Size/Type No Audio Audio Output HD Audio with 5.1 Channel Audio Support Digital Input No Digital Output No Integrated Microphone No Line Out No Line-In input Yes - Back Microphone Input Yes - Front And Back Sound Card Intel X58 Chipset Speaker Wattage Not Applicable Speakers No Networking Ethernet Port 10/100/1000 Integrated Bluetooth No Integrated WiFi No Inputs/Outputs Card Reader Yes Component Output No Composite Output No DVI Output Yes E-SATA Yes FireWire (IEEE 1394) 1 - Front; 1 - Back HDMI No Keyboard Full Size Modem No Mouse Optical Remote No S-Video Output Yes USB 2.0 2 - Front; 4 - Back VGA Output Yes Webcam No Computing Features Available AGP Slots Not Applicable Available Hard Drive Bays 2 Available Memory Slots 6 Available Optical Bays Not Applicable Available PCI Slots 2 - PCI 2.3 Available PCI-E Slots 1 - PCI E X1; 1 - PCI Express X16 Power Supply 750 Watts Processor Cache 8MB L2 Cache Removable Storage No System Bus Information Not Available Software Loaded Software 1 Microsoft Works Loaded Software 2 Adobe Acrobat Reader Loaded Software 3 Loaded Software 4 Operating System Language Bilingual Product Features Tower Depth 18 cm Tower Height 41.5 cm Tower Width 44 cm Warranty Labour 1 Year Warranty Parts 1 Year Parts & Labour Tower Weight 11 kg

Hi,1. Over priced.2. No need for 12GB RAM.3. Very nice for FS04, OK for FSX.Thanks,

For comparison, price wise -vs- performance, check out (at most grocery store magazine racks) the MaximumPC Sept 2009 issue. They list $690 AMD Phenom x3, a $1,420 Intel i7 920 2.66 Ghz, and a $$3,525 i7 975 Extreme rigs. Matched, and tested. Not your 'store bought' rig. Must put it together yourself. But for the money, you can't go wrong. More value, better performance. Perhaps you might also see a video card that will match i7 better and make FSX fly like a FS2004. And you don't need more than 3 Gig ($79) of Ram (as Jim said). It's the video card that will make the difference. Not the i7, which CAN be overclocked (almost a law) rather easily (and can 'take it') with no more than good air cooling. Then get Win's 7 RC and really fly!Chuck BNapamule

Also, keep in mind that most brand name computer companies turn off overclocking features in BIOS. I've never had a gateway so I'm not sure if they do or dont, but the i7 without an overclock is like driving a sports car with 2 gears.