Specifications
Part Number: FX6801Gateway FX6801 Desktop Series

Following are the specifications for the Gateway® FX6801 desktop series.
Specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation.

Feature Specification
Operating System1, 2, Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium 64-bit (Service Pack 1) 2
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium (Service Pack 1)
Processor1 Intel® Core™i7 processor (up to 1333 MHz FSB)
Chipset Intel® X58 Express Chipset
Memory1 Up to 12 GB of DDR3 1066 MHz SDRAM (triple-channel support on six DIMMs)
Hard Drive1 Serial ATA hard disk up to 1 TB
Two 3.5" front access for tool-less swap HDD bays3
Optical Drive1 Optical drive options:
  • Blu-ray™ and SuperMulti DVD burner combination drive
  • Blu-ray reader / SuperMulti DVD burner combination drive
  • SuperMulti drive with Labelflash™ technology
  • DVD-ROM drive
Media Card Reader Multi-in-one card reader with with Smart Copy button, supporting:
  • CompactFlash® (Type I and II)
  • CF+™ Microdrive
  • MultiMediaCard (MMC)
  • Reduced-Size MultiMediaCard (RS-MMC)
  • Secure Digital™ (SD) Card
  • xD-Picture Card™
  • Memory Stick®
  • Memory Stick PRO™
Graphics Discrete card support for high-end NVIDIA® and ATI™ graphics cards
Microsoft® DirectX® 10 support
PCI Express® 2.0 x16 graphics card support
Audio Creative® Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ XtremeGamer with EAX® 5.0 support
Embedded high-definition audio with 7.1-channel surround sound support
Network Support LAN: Gigabit Ethernet
WLAN1: IEEE 802.11b/g
Modem1: 56K ITU V.92, Wake-on-Ring ready
Front I/O Ports Multi-in-one card reader
Smart Backup button
High-definition headphone and microphone jacks
Two USB 2.0 ports
IEEE 1394 port (6-pin)
Media Control Center interface, featuring,
  • Menu navigation
  • Media control
  • Volume control
Rear I/O Ports Six USB 2.0 ports
Two PS/2 ports (keyboard and mouse)
Ethernet (RJ-45) LAN port
Six audio ports
Two eSATA ports
Expansion bays Two 5.25" drive bays
Four 3.5" drive bays (two external, two internal)
Add-In Card Slots Two PCI Express 2.0 ×16
One PCI Express 2.0 ×1
One PCI 2.3 (5 V) slots
Power Supply 500,750 or 1000 watt
BIOS AMI PnP BIOS compatible with SMBIOS 2.6
System Compliance PC 2001
Dimensions (W × D × H) 7.52 × 18.98 × 17.68 inches (191 × 482 × 449 mm)
Certification FCC, CE, BSMI, CCC, VCCI, CB, MET
Software4 Gateway Games
Gateway Recovery Management
Adobe® Reader®
Cyberlink® Power2Go
Cyberlink Label Print (included with Labelflash drive)
Google Toolbar and Desktop Search
Microsoft® Works 9.0 and Office Home 2007 Trial
Microsoft Money Essentials
Norton Internet Security 2009 (60-day trial)
Optional Accessories Gateway keyboard and mouse
Gateway LCD monitor
Media Center remote control

  1. Specifications vary depending on model.
  2. 64-bit software is required to enjoy the advantages of 64-bit processing.
  3. Turn the PC off before inserting HDDs
  4. Bundled software may vary depending on hardware configuration, OS, and regional availability.