Specifications
Part Number: 1014419RGateway FX530XE Desktop Computer
Model: FX530XE

Following are the specifications for the Gateway® FX530XE desktop computer.
Specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation.

Feature Specification
Case/Chassis 7-Bay tungsten-colored BTX case with FX ID effects and modification to support ATI Radeon® CrossFire™ Edition graphics cards
Tool-free design
Motherboard Intel® 975X (Big-Arm) - Viiv™ capable
  • Northbridge: Intel D975X
  • Southbridge: Intel ICH7-DH
Processor Support/
Options
Socket 775 Intel Core™2 Duo and Kentsfield processor options:
  • Core 2 Duo E4300 (1.8 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 2 MB cache, non-HT, Conroe LGA775, EM64T, XD, EIST, VT)
  • Core 2 Duo E6300 (1.86 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB, 2 MB cache, non-HT, Conroe LGA775, EM64T, XD, EIST, VT)
  • Core 2 Extreme X6800 (2.93 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB, 4 MB cache, non-HT, Conroe LGA775, EM64T, XD, EIST, VT)
  • Core 2 Extreme QX6700 (2.66 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB, 8 MB L2 cache, KentsField LGA775, EM64T, Quad Core) Extreme Processor
  • Core 2 Duo Quad Q6600 (2.4 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB, 8 MB L2 cache, KentsField LGA775, EM64T, Quad Core)
Power Supply 700 watt Grantsdale extended ATX
Memory Support Note: The motherboard does not support memory frequencies higher than 667 MHz.
Four memory slots support the following:

  • DDR2 667/533 MHz SDRAM DIMMs
  • 8 GB total memory capacity
  • Supports modules sizes of 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, or 2 GB
Network Support Integrated Intel 82573E (Takoa) 10/100/1000 Mbps (GbE) LAN with AMT
Drive Bays
  • Two external 5.25-inch bays
  • Two external 3.5-inch drive bay (as an option, one bay could be used as an additional hard drive bay)
  • Three internal 3.5-inch hard drive bays
  • Ports Summary
  • Seven USB 2.0 ports (two front, one in media card reader, four rear)
  • Three IEEE 1394 ports (two front, one rear)
  • One RJ-45 network port
  • One parallel port
  • One serial port
  • One PS/2 keyboard port
  • One PS/2 mouse port
  • One S/PDIF digital audio out
  • Five rear analog audio jacks (1/8-inch, retaskable, mini-jacks):
    • Front left/right (7.1), Line out
    • Rear left/right (7.1), Line in
    • Side Surround left/right (7.1)
    • Center/Subwoofer (7.1)
    • Microphone
  • Two front audio jacks (1/8-inch mini-jacks):
    • Microphone
    • Headphone
  • Add-In Card Slots
  • One ×16 PCI Express
  • One ×4 PCI Express (×16 connector to accommodate video cards)
  • Three PCI 2.3 conventional
  • Hard Drive Support Up to four SATA II drives
    Support for RAID 0, 1, and 5
    Media Drive Support
  • Media card reader
  • 3.5-inch 1.44 MB floppy disk drive
  • Optical Drive Options
  • 16X DVD-ROM drive
  • CD-RW/DVD-ROM combination drive (48X/32X/48X + 16X)
  • 16X double layer DVD-RW/CD-RW combination drive
  • Blu-ray™ drive
  • HD DVD™ drive
  • Video Card Options
  • ATI X1300 (RV515) 128 MB with active heatsink
  • NVIDIA GeForce 7600GT 256 MB with active heatsink
  • NVIDIA GeForce 7950GT 512 MB with active heatsink
  • ATI Radeon X1900 CrossFire Edition with 512 MB
  • ATI X1950 (primary and secondary configured as CrossFire and single primary card; CrossFire cable included even in stand alone configuration)
  • NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTX 768 MB
  • NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTS 320 MB
  • Sound Card Options
  • Audigy 4 card
  • Sound Blaster X-Fi PCI card
  • TV Tuner Card Options
  • ATI Theater 550 Pro TV Tuner with Wireless Remote Control
  • TV Tuner Asus/ViXS Combination Card
  • Modem 56K fax modem
    Wireless Network Card
  • 802.11b/g
  • Speakers 2.0 analog stereo speakers
    Keyboard Options
  • Gateway elite multimedia keyboard (PS/2)
  • Gateway elite wireless keyboard and mouse
  • Mouse Options
  • Gateway premium soft touch USB optical wheel mouse
  • Gateway premium soft touch wireless optical wheel mouse (included with wireless keyboard option)
  • Operating System Options
  • Microsoft® Windows Vista™ (32-bit) Home Premium and Business
  • Other Features
  • Wake on LAN support
  • Wake on Ring support
  • Power Management support for S1, S3, S4, and S5
  • Physical security - chassis lock slot