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    Gateway P-7920u FX on newegg now

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by TwiggLe, Dec 3, 2009.

  1. TwiggLe

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    What a price. What happened to budget gaming gateway???
     
    mew1838, Dec 3, 2009
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  3. JohnWhoTwo

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    Well, with a T9600 2.8G, 8GB DDR3, and 2 x 500GB HDs, I wouldn't expect it to be "budget" priced.
     
    JohnWhoTwo, Dec 3, 2009
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    Actually for its price it does seem a bit reasonable.
    Just swap the screens and you've got a winner.
     
    pizzahutmaster, Dec 3, 2009
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    The two 4gb laptop SO-DIMMs cost quite a bit, I'm not sure if 8gb is worth it in a laptop.
     
    llynx, Dec 3, 2009
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    budget gaming still exist. but Myself for example, im sick of buying a new system every year or 2 because i cant play my games how i like to.

    but the 7805 is getting a workout tonight. stuck at the airforce base playing the hell out of it.

    I learned that my netbooks Verizon aircard using internet sharing to my 05u is fast enough to play online FPS!
     
    ImportJunky, Dec 3, 2009
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    that is more expensive than the i7 G51. What a waste of resources putting in 8GB of RAM.
     
    mew1838, Dec 4, 2009
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    the thing that is strange for me is the resolution. why there is 8gb ram so fast cpu, gt260 if youre unable to set higher resolutions? imagine youve got a ferrari with tiny front window.
     
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    260 GTX isn't a ferrari. It will struggle with some games at 1080p.
     
    mew1838, Dec 4, 2009
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    Resolution 1440 x 900 with such performance is a failure in my opinion. I wanted to buy 7805u with Resolution 1440 x 900 but i waited and was lucky to buy 1920 1200 . Thank god.
     
    nindustrialny, Dec 4, 2009
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    I would rather wait till their are some used P-7908u or price comes down alot, swap my CPU, hard Drives, and Screen into it and call it a day. Best of both worlds :p, but I'm more than happy with my P-7801u. ^_^
     
    Eboogie, Dec 8, 2009
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    If it had LED 1440x900 display and T9800/T9900 for this money, then it would be worth the buck. Right now i would buy second hand Asus W90-Vp or similar with same cash. Not to mention the case is same and probably have still heating issues, and its noisy too.
     
    viilutaja, Dec 9, 2009
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