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Gateway 825GM - anybody?
by Burl1201 - 1/15/05 7:08 PMI'm going to get a Windows XP Media Center PC, and can't find anything - no independent reviews for this system: Gateway 825GM. I Googled and all I could find was the Gateway support specs and the vendors' incomplete specs.
Does anyone here in this forum own this system?
I'll be buying from BestBuy in Canada.
I'd appreciate any information outside the Gateway/BestBuy site. I can't believe NO ONE has ever written anything about it? If it's a discontinued system, someone must have one! I need some feedback.
Thanks in advance.
unbelievable results
by Fenn - 1/15/05 7:20 PM In reply to: Gateway 825GM - anybody? by Burl1201I did my own search and all I could come up with was this site http://www.notebooks.ru/index.php3?id=2938
wasn't much help at all...lol sorry 
No results at all
by Burl1201 - 1/15/05 8:21 PM In reply to: unbelievable results by FennAll I could find was a PC World review about a similar desktop, the Gateway 820GM:
http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,118823,00.asp
I believe these are discontinued models, they were probably made between September/ October 2004 and in November Gateway re-named the 800 series, because it resembles the new 7200. But this is pure GUESSING.
The 825GM shows on Amazon (not available, no picture, discontinued) with a January 10, 2005 date. Weird!Thanks for looking, anyway.
GATEWAY
by ray2005 - 3/13/05 4:45 PM In reply to: unbelievable results by FennI BOUGHT THE GATEWAY 7200s MEDIA CENTER PC 3 MOS AGO..GREAT SYSTEM SOME BUGS BUT TECH SUPPORT WAS VERY HELPFUL..
Here is what you are looking for
by heymikey - 1/15/05 11:17 PM In reply to: Gateway 825GM - anybody? by Burl1201http://support.gateway.com/s/PC/R/4364/4364nv.shtml
The website contains specs and pictures of all the components. It even has the user guides.
sorry
by heymikey - 1/15/05 11:25 PM In reply to: Here is what you are looking for by heymikeyI did not read your post carefully. You must have seen that website already.
I am speaking to you FROM a Gateway 825GM
by Axinar - 1/17/05 6:23 PM In reply to: Gateway 825GM - anybody? by Burl1201I can't help you with the BestBuy Canada part, but I have posted not one but TWO reviews of the Gateway 825GM on my blog:
http://axinar.blogspot.com/2005/01/gateway-825gm-media-center-pc-review.html
and
http://axinar.blogspot.com/2005/01/guts-of-gateway-825gm.html
So far this has turned out to be a pretty nice machine. There are certain mods I'm going to try to make of course, but it really seems to have potential.
It is very, VERY quiet compared to a similarly equipped ATX-based machine that I have also done some work on.
Finally! Thanks!
by Burl1201 - 1/18/05 7:29 AM In reply to: I am speaking to you FROM a Gateway 825GM by AxinarI read the articles on your blog, thanks! You're the only independent review of this system on the entire planet! It was reassuring to read that I won't be buying a piece of crap, as I've priced other systems with similar specs - Dell is a few hundreds more, the only one one that comes close dollar for dollar is Systemax from TigerDirect, but still more money, and no BTX case.
Thank you! Great articles.
Hope it works out for you
by Axinar - 1/18/05 10:13 PM In reply to: Finally! Thanks! by Burl1201Yes, hopefully you won't get a "piece of crap". One other fellow who has been posting in this thread said he was having some problem with the machine.
So far no problems here.
The one hardware upgrade I have done so far is putting in an ATI Radeon X700 card. Actually there is a little more room there by the PCI-Express X16 slot than I thought, but I still think there would be undervolt problems with a full-power video card with that 300 watt power supply.
I think I am going to try to do some video renders and see if we have any undervolts and then, if that works out, in goes the Audigy 4 and we should really be cranking then.
Thanks to all who replied
by Burl1201 - 1/20/05 10:35 AM In reply to: Hope it works out for you by AxinarI got the 825GM and it's super-nice.
I had to uninstall some little things it came pre-installed with, like the AOL toolbar in IE, some start-up items, but everything's fine, and all is swell.
Great system! The only complaint (sure it could have a better video card, wireless keyboard and mouse, dual TV tuner, etc) is the stupid non-optical mouse.
But that's a minor thing. The 825GM rocks!
Thanks again!
Axinar - Thanks for your review!!! How is the X700 working?
by jrday - 2/4/05 10:13 AM In reply to: Hope it works out for you by AxinarI haven't picked up my 825GM yet. I have a DELL LCD (UltraSharp 2001FP) w/ DVI input, so I would have to swap out the video card. I agreed w/ your review, that the ATI X700 is most logical fit. I was glad to here it fit w/ some room to spare... u would hate to block all that BTX air flow & heat it all up.
1) How is the X700 + 825GM looking for u?
2) R u running DVI?
3) What monitor r u using?
4) If u ran w/ the original VGA video card... did u see a major difference when u stepped up to the X700 & DVI?
Thanks again
Gateway 825GM + ATI Radeon X700
by Axinar - 2/13/05 8:22 PM In reply to: Axinar - Thanks for your review!!! How is the X700 working? by jrdayActually I am just running the ATI Radeon X700 through the VGA port to an old Sony Trinitron monitor bought from Micron about five billion years ago (still a great monitor BTW, with the exception of the 1/3 and 2/3 "hair lines").
So far the combo is really great. Theoretically you could swap out the power supply of the Gateway 825GM with the help of a 20-to-24 pin adapter and even go with something more powerful like an ATI Radeon X800 some something comprable in the GeForce line, but for what I'm doing the X700 seems like a really great choice.
Yes, there was a noticeable refresh improvement going from the X300 to the X700. I haven't even had the chance to test it with any heavy game applications ... there was a noticeable improvement with just basic web page loading and the like.
Axinar
I own a Gateway 825 GM
by webmanpi - 1/21/05 8:28 AM In reply to: Gateway 825GM - anybody? by Burl1201I own a Gateway 825 GM, I have only had it 2 days,
I purchased a Gateway 820 GM 2 weeks ago and My house burned down. I went back to replace it and They had the newer model the 825 GM.
The 825 GM is also called the Gateway 550 Media Center.
Here are the specs on the 825
Intel® Pentium® 4 processor 550 with Hyper-Threading Technology, 800MHz frontside bus, 1MB L2 cache and 3.4GHz processor speed
1.0GB PC3200 DDR memory for multitasking power, expandable to 4.0GB
Multiformat DVD±RW/CD-RW drive with double-layer support records up to 8.5GB of data or 4 hours of video using compatible DVD+R DL media; 16x maximum speed DVD-ROM drive
250.0GB Serial ATA hard drive (7200 rpm)
ATI RADEON X300 SE PCI-Express graphics with 128MB video memory; Intel® High-Definition Audio (7.1-channel)
TV tuner puts your favorite TV programs right on your PC; FM tuner card with FM antenna
7 total high-speed USB 2.0 ports, including one in the integrated 8-in-1 digital media manager; also supports CompactFlash, Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, SmartMedia and IBM Microdrive
2 front IEEE 1394 (FireWire) ports for fast digital data transfer and easy peripheral connectivity
Built-in 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet networking interface; V.92 high-speed data/fax modem
Multimedia keyboard and 2-button wheel mouse; Media Center remote
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 operating system preinstalled; software package included with Picture It! Premium 9.0, CyberLink PowerDVD and more
Intel, Pentium, Celeron, Centrino, Intel Inside and the Intel Inside logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.
The Gateway 820 GM also known as the Gatewar 530
Intel® Pentium® 4 processor 530 with Hyper-Threading Technology, 800MHz system bus, 1MB L2 cache and 3.0GHz processor speed
1.0GB PC3200 DDR SDRAM for multitasking power, expandable to 2.0GB
Multiformat DVD±RW/CD-RW drive with double-layer support records up to 8.5GB of data or 4 hours of video using compatible DVD+R DL media; 16x maximum speed DVD-ROM drive
250.0GB Serial ATA hard drive (7200 rpm)
ATI RADEON X300 SE PCI-Express graphics with 128MB video memory; Intel® High-Definition Audio with 7.1-channel surround sound support
TV and FM tuner with IR remote control and IR blaster
7 total USB 2.0 ports, including one in the integrated 8-in-1 digital media manager; also supports CompactFlash, Smart Media, Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO and IBM Microdrive
2 IEEE 1394 (FireWire) ports, both front accessible, for fast digital data transfer and easy peripheral connectivity
Built-in Gigabit Ethernet networking interface; V.92 high-speed data/fax modem
Premium multimedia keyboard and 2-button wheel mouse
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 operating system preinstalled; software package included with Picture It! Premium, Nero 6 Suite, Power DVD and more
Intel, Pentium, Celeron, Centrino, Intel Inside and the Intel Inside logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.
Hope this helps
Danny
Gateway 825GM - anybody?
by tstatton - 1/22/05 2:14 PM In reply to: Gateway 825GM - anybody? by Burl1201I have the Gateway 820GM and have had no problems with it. Purchased in October. It is the fastest and most reliable, so far, that I have ever had. Also the best for the money and I purchased it at BestBuy.
Have fun
Tell Me More
by hobyah - 2/7/05 9:26 PM In reply to: Gateway 825GM - anybody? by tstattonI am in the market for a new computer and a DVD writer. It looks like the 825gm might let me kill two birds with one stone. I'm assuming that I can set it up to record TV (usually sports) programs when I'm away and then burn them onto a DVD to view on my regular DVD player and TV. I am currently doing it the "old-fashioned" way with a programmable VCR and would like to move up to DVD. What else can you do? Can it function like a TIVO system?
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