Gateway FX6860 Desktop Series Specifications
Part Number: FX6860Gateway FX6860 Desktop Series

Following are the specifications for the Gateway ® FX6860 desktop series.
Specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation.

Operating System1 Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit1
Processor2, 3, 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i7 processor
2nd generation Intel® Core™ i5 processor
Chipset Intel® H67 Express Chipset
Memory2 Up to 16 GB of dual-channel 1333 MHz DDR3 system memory, using four DIMM modules
Graphics2 Intel® HD Graphics
Discrete card support for high-end NVIDIA® GeForce® and AMD Radeon™ graphics cards
Microsoft® DirectX® 11
Hard Drive2, 4 Up to three Serial ATA hard disks, each up to 2 TB
3.5" easy-swap HDD bay5
Media Card Reader5 Multi-in-1 media card reader, supporting:
  • CompactFlash® (Type I and II)
  • CF+™ Microdrive
  • MultiMediaCard™ (MMC)
  • MMCmobile™
  • Reduced-Size MultiMediaCard (RS-MMC)
  • Secure Digital™ (SD) Card
  • miniSD™ Card
  • xD-Picture Card™
  • Memory Stick™
  • Memory Stick PRO™
  • Memory Stick Duo™
  • Memory Stick PRO Duo™
Optical Drive2 Optical drive options:
  • Blu-ray reader / SuperMulti DVD burner combination drive
  • DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive
Audio High-definition audio with 5.1-channel support
Communication1 Ethernet: Gigabit Ethernet
Wi-Fi: 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™6
Front Ports Four USB 2.0 ports
Headphone and microphone line-out jack
Multi-in-one card reader
Rear Ports Six USB 2.0 ports
PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports
Three audio ports
HDMI™ port with HDCP support
D-Sub VGA port
Ethernet (RJ-45) port
Add-In Card Slots and expansion bays Add-in card slots:2 Dual USB 3.0 ports add-on card
Power2 500 W
750 W (full range)
Software7 Gateway Identity Card
Gateway Recovery Management
Gateway Registration
Gateway Updater
Adobe® Flash® Player
Adobe® Reader®
AUPEO!
Barnes & Noble Desktop Reader
Bing Bar™
Bing™ setup
Cyberlink® PowerDVD
eBay® shortcut 2009
HotKey Utility v2.5
Microsoft® Office 2010 preloaded (purchase a product key to activate)8
Microsoft® Office Starter 20109
Microsoft Silverlight™
Nero® 10 Essentials
Netflix
NOOK for PC
Norton Internet Security™ 2011
Norton™ Online Backup
OOBE Offer Gateway Edition
Skype™
Symantec™ Virus Definitions
Welcome Center
WildTangent®
Windows Live™ Essentials 2011
Accessories1 Accessories:
  • Gateway wireless, USB or PS/2 keyboard and mouse
  • Remote control
Dimensions
(W × D × H) 		7.09 x 15.82 x 14.92 inches (180 x 401.8 x 379 mm)

Windows®. Life without Walls™. Gateway recommends Windows 7.

  1. 64-bit software is required to enjoy the advantages of 64-bit processing.
  2. Specifications vary depending on model.
  3. 2nd generation Intel® Core™ processors support Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology, enabling them to handle eight processing threads on four cores for the fastest processing available.
  4. Supports up to two SATA 6 Gb/s connections.
  5. Optional.
  6. Actual throughput may vary depending on network conditions and environmental factors such as network traffic or overhead, building construction and access point settings.
  7. Bundled software may vary depending on hardware configuration, OS and regional availability.
  8. Purchase an Office 2010 product key to activate one of the following Office 2010 suites preloaded on this PC: Office Home and Student 2010, Office Home and Business 2010, Office Professional 2010.
  9. Includes limited-functionality Microsoft® Word and Excel with advertising; no PowerPoint or Outlook. Purchase Office 2010 to activate full-featured Office.