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    M-6864FX $749 at Best Buy

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by Sharkonwheels, Aug 14, 2008.

  1. Sharkonwheels

    Sharkonwheels Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks to X360proGamer, who reported it first Here, Best Buy has the Gateway M-6864FX for a ridiculous price of $749.
    Circular says $849, but the website says $749 here, as does the computer in-store.

    Link at Gateway.com is here.

    Brief specs: T5750/4GB/HD2600 512MB DDR3/200GB @ 7200/15.4"@1280x800/802.11a-b-g-n/DVD-RW


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    Holy smokes. That's a really good price!!!!

    You forgot to mention the laptop has an ATi HD 2600. :p
     
    Harper2.0, Aug 14, 2008
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    Sharkonwheels Notebook Evangelist

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    Um, no, it says "T5752/4Gb RAM/HD2600.."

    Oh - unless you saw it WHILE I was typing it up, somehow....
    Don't show up as any edits...

    And yeah, that is a STUPID price for it!

    but anyways, yeah. ATI HD2600, and if anything like the M-6851 (same mainboard), has 500/600 core/DDR3 clocks, and it is *VERY* over-clocker friendly, but use AMD GPU Clock Tool, as ATI Tools doesn't work, and RMCLock to undervolt the CPU. I was able to get 621/721 core/mem stable as a rock, and just under 1.000v (running .9750 right now). Actually, I haven't seen HOW low it CAN go, because it has yet to freeze or act up, even at .9750 ;) I was able to get about 3500-3700's 3DMark06 at 621/675 running 68c on the GPU, and that was with a 1.8gHz C2D T5550 (M-6851)

    Mad props to X360proGamer for the heads-up!

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    apparently I can't read :p
     
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    Sharkonwheels Notebook Evangelist

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    Naaaa....it IS kinda' all scrunched in there....

    Still...nice deal. I picked one up just in case...wouldn't wanna kick myself later. Got 14 days to return it, if a better deal comes along.


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    Oh lawd, i'm guessing this isn't available on best buy.ca :(
     
    Rathma, Aug 15, 2008
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    Man, that sucks - what's WITH them and what do they have against Canada?

    Dang - there's only (2) Gateway laptops listed on BestBuy.ca!

    That sucks!

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    Sharkonwheels, Aug 15, 2008
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