Gateway LX 6810 Desktop PC
I recently purchased a refurbed Gateway LX 6810 Desktop PC on a pretty sweet deal <500. I’m not a fan of buying a built desktop, but this one had a lot of great components and a few features I was looking for:
Nvidia GT120 Graphics Card with 1gb video RAM. DVI, CRT, and HDMI output.- Intel Quad Core processor
- 8gb RAM
- HD TV Tuner Card
- 7.1 Dolby surround
- Built in memory-card reader
- Free 64-bit Windows 7 upgrade
- Expandable
- Slick looking case (living room friendly)
- Keyboard, mouse, speakers, etc..
Anyway, the one thing it is lacking are case fans. There are 0 when you buy it. There is a CPU fan and a fan on the video card, but thats it. If you buy this computer, you will need to install at least one 120mm fan in the back of the case… I recommend adding an 80mm in the lower front. It will cost you about $15 and 10 min, but it will save you all the trouble an overheated PC offers.
November 6th, 2009 at 8:39 am
Hey, i’ve considered several times getting this computer but have been kinda put off by all the shutdown issues… I look around and come back to the nice specs for the price this one offers so I ask since you added fans have you had any issues?
I would think more would have tried adding them but it just seems to have alot of complaints?
November 8th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
Hi Jason, I’ve had this running constantly since I bought it and haven’t seen any issues yet. Only change I made was adding a $10 fan to the back. I’d say go for it… computer is pretty awesome!
February 21st, 2010 at 2:08 am
Hello, I have the same model and also a refurbished one. I left it off for 3 days then turned it back on, it runs about 10 minutes and shut off again. Is it really an overheat issue? Thanks
February 21st, 2010 at 2:12 am
I forgot to say that, yes it turned off repeatedly previously and it’s still doing that.
February 26th, 2010 at 1:53 am
This sounds just like an overheating issue. Have you installed a fan? I would recommend doing this. If you do not know how, you can mail me your computer.. (just kidding).. it is a pretty simple task to accomplish. If you’re in a big city, you might be lucky enough to have a Tiger Direct, where they will do that type of work for you at a really low cost..
February 27th, 2010 at 9:16 pm
I ordered fans from ebay but they came in with connectors too large to use.
What do I look for when I purchase another?
Thanks
Robert
March 5th, 2010 at 8:22 am
Hi Robert.. this is the fan I bought for $5.99 – Masscool Case Fan – 120mm
March 29th, 2010 at 5:32 pm
Great post thx!
April 3rd, 2010 at 2:18 am
i want to try your idea but how to add the fan? Where we connect it?
April 8th, 2010 at 4:09 am
also new thermal compound between the heatsinks and chipsets
all of them mainly the onboard gpu its below the cpu.recomend artic silver 5! mine had this problem too now its a beast.when i saw the factory compound on there it was all bubbled and dried up.this is an important part to make the heatsink work well.
April 19th, 2010 at 5:51 pm
There should be an open spot on the mobo that you can add it to.. I’ll look into adding a pic to the post to show how it works.
June 27th, 2010 at 2:08 am
I had the same shutting off problem with mine. Since it happened while it was still under warranty i sent it back to get fixed. It came back and ran fine until now. I think it is doing it again though. I am going to try and add the extra fan. Does anyone know what type of fan that I need to buy?
July 17th, 2011 at 7:42 pm
Hi, Well I’m no pc tech however….It’s not the fan. Why do I know this? Because it also shuts off after running 30 seconds. Then after many reboots it may run for 6 hours. Sometimes I do something and it appears fixed but returns after a few weeks. It’s very bad now. I tried pulling out the ram and all the boards except graphics. I had added usb 3.o and a sound card but had the shutting off problem before. I thing the on switch is very touchy. Seems very sensitive. Oh, I’ve had the problem for a year but it seems to go away sometimes….getting ready to junk it or replace the motherboard???
August 12th, 2011 at 11:59 pm
I recently started having this problem again. Opened up the PC and the heatsink was clogged with dust. Try checking around the CPU fan and make sure there is good airflow happening.