Specifications
Part Number: FX6830Gateway FX6830 Desktop Series

Following are the specifications for the Gateway® FX6830 desktop series.
Specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation.

Feature Specification
Operating System1 Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit2
Processor1 Intel® Core™i7 processor (up to 1333 MHz FSB)
Intel® Core™i5 processor (up to 1333 MHz FSB)
Chipset Intel® P55 Express Chipset
Memory1 Up to 8 GB of DDR3 1066/1333 MHz SDRAM (triple-channel support on six DIMMs)
Hard Drive1 Serial ATA hard disk up to 2 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, supporting:
  • CompactFlash® (Type I and II)
  • CF+™ Microdrive
  • MultiMediaCard (MMC)
  • Reduced-Size MultiMediaCard (RS-MMC)
  • HC MMCplus™
  • HC MMCmobile™
  • MMCplus™
  • MMCmobile™
  • Secure Digital™ (SD) 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
Front I/O Ports Multi-in-one card reader
High-definition headphone and microphone jacks
Four USB 2.0 ports
Rear I/O Ports Six USB 2.0 ports
Two PS/2 ports (keyboard and mouse)
Ethernet (RJ-45) LAN port
IEEE 1394a port
Five audio ports with S/PDIF port
Two eSATA ports
Expansion bays Two 5.25" drive bays
Four 3.5" drive bays (two external, two internal)
Add-In Card Slots One PCI Express 2.0 ×16
One PCI Express 2.0 ×4
Two PCI Express 2.0 ×1
Power Supply 500 or 750 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, CB, MET
Software4 Gateway Identity Card
Gateway InfoCentre
Gateway Recovery Management
Gateway Updater
Adobe® Reader®
Cyberlink® PowerCinema 6 (bundled with BD driver disc)
Google Toolbar™ and Desktop Search™
Microsoft® Works with Office Home 2007 Trial
Norton Internet Security™ 2009 (60-day trial)5
Optional Accessories Gateway keyboard and mouse

  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.
  5. Trial periods vary depending on the geographic region and specifications.