Specifications
Part Number: FX6831Gateway FX6831 Desktop Series

Following are the specifications for the Gateway® FX6831 desktop series.
Specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation.

Feature Specification
Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit2
Processor1 Intel® Core™i7 processor
Intel® Core™i5 processor
Chipset Intel® H57 Express Chipset
Memory1 Up to 16 GB of DDR3 1066/1333 MHz SDRAM (dual-channel support on four 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 Integrated Intel® HD Graphics4
Discrete card support for high-end NVIDIA® and ATI™ graphics cards
PCI Express® 2.0 x16 graphics card support
Audio Creative® Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ XtremeGamer with EAX® 5.0 support
Creative® THX® TruStudio PC™, featuring:
  • TruStudio Surround
  • TruStudio Crystalizer
  • TruStudio Dialog Plus
  • TruStudio Smart Volume
  • TruStudio Speaker
Embedded high-definition audio with 7.1-channel surround sound support
Network Support LAN: Gigabit Ethernet
Front I/O Ports PhotoFrame button
Chassis light control
MyBackup button
Sleep or standby button
Multi-in-1 card reader
Four USB 2.0 ports
High-definition headphone and microphone jacks
Rear I/O Ports Six USB 2.0 ports
PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports
Ethernet (RJ-45) port
IEEE 1394a port
Five audio ports
HDMI port4
D-Sub port4
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 Supply1 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, CCC, VCCI, BSMI
Software5 Gateway InfoCentre
Gateway MyBackup Solution
Gateway Identity Card
Gateway Photo Frame
Gateway Updater
Gateway Recovery Management
Adobe® Reader®
Cyberlink® PowerCinema™ 6 (bundled with Blu-Ray driver disc)
Google Toolbar™ and Desktop Search™
Microsoft® Works with Office Home 2007 Trial
Norton Internet Security™ 2009 (60-day trial)6
Optional Accessories Gateway keyboard and mouse
Gateway LCD monitor
ATI Crossfire Bridge
DVI to VGA Adapter

  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. Only available with Intel® Core™ i5 600 series processors.
  5. Bundled software may vary depending on hardware configuration, OS, and regional availability.
  6. Trial periods vary depending on the geographic region and specifications.