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Whats the point of making this cost effective yet high performance machine if it crashes from over heating constantly? [edit] Obviously they tested this machine before they sent it out to be sold, they had to notice the this piece of crap overheats constantly!!!! Ive learned my lesson though, I will never buy a gateway again. [edited] Never buy a gateway!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I bought this computer in June on sale. Knowing a lot about computers, the first thing I did was buy an 80mm fan for the back. Overheating causes this computer to automatically shut down, and the simple fan i put in fixed it. Anybody can put in a fan and for the price you can't beat it. I love everything else, and it does fairly well in resource-intensive games.

I have had this machine for about 3wks now and as commented by so many here, I have had straight out the box screen freeze and shut downs. The only way to restart is to shut off from the mains and I worry about damage I could be doing... There is evidently a design fault and this should be remedied, or at least acknowledged by Gateway... It is so frustrating, as when the thing works, it is a thing of beauty. Unfortunately, the intermittent and quite regular shutting down, gives me no confidence in the product at all... I dread sending an email longer that 10 words and save every game I play 100 times... Not what I was expecting when I parted with nigh on EURO2000. I remain hopeful that the bugs will be fixed, because as I say, when she is working, she is great with an excellent specification (marriage material!...) And yes my Computer is female... it is the only way to explain her temperamental, erratic and unpredictable nature... plus I cant really afford to divorce her after 3wks.

Mine works well. Have had it for about a year. No problems so far and the unit works quite well. Have not had any failures or lockups. I would buy this computer again without any reservations.

I purchased the LX6810-01 and it lasted for three months before the mother board failed. I have alaways purchased [competitor brand] computers but thought I would try a Gateway,bad choice. [edit-language] I would not recomend this computer to anyone and it will be the last time I buy a Gateway.

I have had this PC for 6 months now. I have always had problems with it hanging on a reboot, but the last week the PC has been randomly shutting down with no warning. Based on the input from these reviews and others, I will try to address the apparent lack of air circulation. I will post an additional review if this solves the problem. There is apparently a design flaw in this system. I have also had issues with the audio ports on this PC. The documentation that comes with this PC, and the documentation available online is very poor. I recently moved out of the country, so sending the PC back to Gateway or taking it back to my local US based retailer is out of the question.

Not only do I not recommend this computer, [edit-language]. Thought this was a great computer at first, but now it keeps shutting off randomly whenever we try to play on it. Obviously from these reviews, it happens way too often, [edited-language]

I have had Gateway computers for the last 15 years. This is the worst computer that I have ever worked on. I am not sure if it is the physical machine or if it is the programing or a combination of noncompatiple hardware and software ....Windows Vista 64bit is the biggest [aberation] Microsoft ever launched. This operating system was slapped together and sold before it was tested, you are the test rat. Why couldn't they waited till Windows 7 was ready to launch. [edit-language] [edit-langage] I am installing my old hard drive with Windows XP so I can run third party software.

With the exception of the temp overheating problem, this is not a bad machine. The issue is not the flow through the case but the overheating of the chipset chip (next to the cpu with the metal heatsink on it). I measured the temperature at the surface of this chip and it was running beyond 69 degs C (approx 157 degs F) Wow! way hot for this unit. I placed a small 40mm on top and within a couple of minutes the temp dropped to 48 degrees C. No more magical shutdowns. Any fan will do but it needs to be blowing air across the chip or down upon it. I'm amazed the engineers didn't catch this one. ;P - RA

3 weeks after I bought this computer it began to shut down and not restart. It kept saying it could not find windows on the drive. After a bit of exploration, I found that somehow it had cleared the data on the CMOS. Once I re-entered the drives it booted perfectly and hasn't stopped again since (crossing my fingers). The second problem had to do with avermedia sound/video card. I had no problem with the video input portion, but it would not input audio. I got hold of the manufacturer and found that it was not authorized for Windows Vista!! It also was not capable of working with ANY sound software. Why would gateway put a card in that doesn''t work is beyond me. Final problem was today, I went to apply for the free Windows 7 upgrade, saw that this computer matches all the specs, but have been repeatedly told that it "does not qualify, " based on its SN. What next?