"The fx6800-01e looks good on paper 2 major issues. 1st major issue: the power supply is not only low but it is the incorrect type for the motherboard. The motherboard needs an 8 pin connector to be powered correctly, however the PSU is only a 4 pin. Four of the eight pins on the motherboard are left empty. Furthermore Gateway advertises it as 500w but it is really 450 watts, with a max output of 500watts for no longer then 17 seconds. (this is printed on the PSU's sticker)
2nd major issue: the case, while having two PCIeX16 slots is nice the reality is that if you add a second HD4850 gpu to your system the top card will constantly overheat causing the entire computer to shut-off during graphic intensive operation. Literally the power cuts off and then the computer restarts, even if you run the top cards fan at 100% and set both cards core and memory clocks to their lowest settings.
Now for the DEBILITATING ISSUE: You can not adjust anything in the BIOS which means that even if you spend a little extra cash to get performance ram you will only be able to run the Ram at the preset 1066mhz, while everyone else in the world with an i7 is running their's at 1600mhz to 2000mhz. Also although the processor has a good cooling solution, you can not increase the processor speed. So although you could probly overclock it easily to around 3.3ghz, which almost all i7 920 setup's can handle, this BIOS doesn't let you. Furthermore the i7's Turbo Boost technology is not enabled in the initial BIOS version that comes with the computer. While Gateway does provide a BIOS update download which enables this feature, they do not provide any instructions on how to install the update. If you google this issue you will come across people who have tried to flash the BIOS anyway which left them with an unbootable computer. Furthermore Gateway provides no free technical service for this issue and if you pay the $50 for tech assistance they still cant help you and your just out $50. Not being able to change BIOS settings is un-heard of. I have never felt so ripped in my life."
Ok, just looked at it. Everything is great, but it's a cheap case, so the ventilation will suck. There's not enough fans or grills for the air to flow. That graphics card is powerful and it will create a lot of heat, which will probably cause your computer to overheat in that small case.