Gateway FX6860-UR10P Desktop Computer

When considering a desktop PC that has not only design chops but the requisite brawn to push your high-end graphics, look no further than the Gateway FX6860-UR10P Desktop Computer. This massive gamer's delight has a quad core engine built around Intel Core i7-3770 3.4GHz chips. By spreading the data around via virtual cores, you have a massive virtual eight-core powerhouse that rumbles appreciatively under the hood.

That rumbling under the hood is also the result of 12GBs of lightning-fast PC3-10600 DDR3 RAM, running at 1333MHz. That's enough RAM to deliver a top-notch gaming experience for the most memory-intense games. If you're purchasing the system for work, that's more than enough RAM to handle any application you throw at it, from spreadsheets to databases. And you can store that content on the included 2TB Serial ATA hard drive, running at 7200 RPM, with a transfer rate of 300Mbps.

So, with an engine like that, the paint job on this machine had better match up. It does. The sleek design and simple, sharp edges makes this a showroom-worthy display - one that won't embarrass you to have lying around the home or office. But what it packs in graphical display power also makes it a show-off; an AMD Radeon HD 7770 graphics card with 2GB of memory. That card alone is worth the price of admission, and it is capable of outstanding clarity and resolution when paired with the right monitor (optional, of course). The max resolution for this card from VGA is 2048x1536 at 85GHz, and from an HDMI port (like the one included on this system), a whopping 4096x3112.

That should be enough for anyone considering this gargantuan power station, but there's more - USB 3.0 ports, Gigabit Ethernet and Wireless 802.11 b/g/n, a hefty 750W power supply, and a keyboard and mouse. If you want to add on to your system, the chassis features a cool new drive swap feature, allowing you to hot swap hard drives without rebooting (you can store up to three SATA drives for up to 6TB of total storage.

It's all here - looks, power, design - and it is a definite media monster, but is it the right machine for you? Only if you enjoy immersive graphics, unmatched speed and computing power, and a design that looks just as good in a modern art museum than it does in your office.