Gateway to gaming

by Carlos G Posted on: 4/22/2025

Build Description

I bought a gateway fx6800 back in 2010 before going to college. I loved how this computer looked, sleek and mysterious. I played all types of games on this computer like Gary's mod and counter strike. It sat in my basement for a few years because I upgraded to a souped up Main gear vybe. Just this year my fiance needed a new computer and while cleaning out my basement I found my fx6800 and thought it was a great idea to bring new life to this computer and give my fiance a gaming rig she can work and game on aswell. The easy part was gutting all the old tech out because it was really out dated. The hard part was trying to find new tech that would fit inside the case, because of how compact it was in the inside. Yeah I could have cut alot of the useless stuff in the case,but I wanted to keep it close to original looking as possible. It took me about a two months of doing some home work and finding what will fit and what I can afford. The good part of building a sleeper is no products with RBG, because components with RGB are a little more expensive than ones with out. It saved me som3 money there and having a case this case also saved me money. The reason why I went intel and with the asrock mother board was that microcenter gave me a great deal with this combo and the ram too! I went with a noctua air cooler for my cpu because I couldn't fit a water cooling system. For my gpu I went with a 4070ti msi 12gb, it's a great card! I couldn't find any 5070s or 5080s that fit pretty good in this case at the time. This project came out really good. My fiance loves playing hogwarts legacy and Sims while she's working.

Favorite Feature

My favorite part of this rig is that it's super quiet even when downloading and playing games.

Parts contained in build

Intel Core Ultra 7 265K Arrow Lake Twenty-Core LGA 1851 Boxed Processor - Heatsink Not Included
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K Arrow Lake Twenty-Core LGA 1851 Boxed Processor - Heatsink Not Included
Qty: 1 $299.99
Great so far!
ASRock Z890M Riptide WIFI Intel LGA 1851 microATX Motherboard
ASRock Z890M Riptide WIFI Intel LGA 1851 microATX Motherboard
Qty: 1 $239.99
Msi ventus 3x 4070 super 12gb oc
Qty: 1 $650.00
Great and quiet
TeamGroup T-Create Expert 32GB Kit (2 x 16GB) DDR5-6000 PC5-48000 CL30 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit CTCED532G6000HC30DC01 - Black
TeamGroup T-Create Expert 32GB Kit (2 x 16GB) DDR5-6000 PC5-48000 CL30 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit CTCED532G6000HC30DC01 - Black
Qty: 1 $92.99
TeamGroup T-Create Expert 32GB Kit (2 x 16GB) DDR5-6000 PC5-48000 CL30 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit CTCED532G6000HC30DC01 - Black
TeamGroup T-Create Expert 32GB Kit (2 x 16GB) DDR5-6000 PC5-48000 CL30 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit CTCED532G6000HC30DC01 - Black
Qty: 1 $92.99
Gateway fx6800-01e
Qty: 1 $0.00
ASUS TUF Gaming 850 Watt 80 Plus Gold ATX Fully Modular Power Supply - ATX 3.0 Compatible
ASUS TUF Gaming 850 Watt 80 Plus Gold ATX Fully Modular Power Supply - ATX 3.0 Compatible
Qty: 1 $139.99
Great fit
Noctua NH-D15S Chromax Black CPU Cooler
Noctua NH-D15S Chromax Black CPU Cooler
Qty: 1 $119.99
Samsung 990 pro m.2 2TB
Qty: 1 $180.00
Thermalright TL-8015 fan
Qty: 1 $8.00
Visit the Store, ASUS ASUS Visit the Store 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (430) ASUS ROG Strix XF120 Whisper-Quiet,
Qty: 1 $30.00

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