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On Monday, Gateway announced the launch of its new high-end desktop PC series, the FX530.  This new pc is intended for users who require large storage capacity and superior system performance as well as hard-core gamers who want an over-clockable system with high-end graphics the company is hoping the new series will appeal to both camps equally this holiday season.

Although Gateway promises the FX530 will be completely customizable, the company said it will be offering three base configurations on its Web site: the FX530XG, FX530XT and FX530XL.
The XG will feature a 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor e6700, while the XT and XL will both house 2.93 GHz Intel Core 2 Extremes x6800.  No quad-cores in this Gateway. But just wait until the Nov. 1 launch of Intel’s “Kentsfield”.

Gateway also said XT and XL configurations will come ready to support Intel’s next-generation Kentsfield quad-core processors, tentatively slated to ship by mid-November according to various OEM sources.  While a spokesperson from Gateway would not comment on specific availability dates, she did say that Gateway will be offering quad-core processors in the platform “as soon as they become available from Intel.”

All three FX530 configurations will feature ATI’s dual Radeon x1950 CrossFire cards, and for the serious gamers, the XT and XL will be available with over-clocked Intel Core 2 Extreme processors and a limited one-year warranty.  Prices, according to Gateway, will range from $2,499.99 for the XG, which doesn’t come with a display monitor and features 300 GB of storage, all the way up to $4,999.99 for the XL, which includes a 24-inch HD widescreen LCD and 1.5 TB of storage.