Gateway has introduced a new series of low-cost PC desktops which roll in a number of features typically found on higher-end gaming machines.

Gateway’s DX420 series starts at as little as $599.99, including a 1.86 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 processor. The systems also include Windows XP Media Center Edition and run on Intel’s well respected P965 chipset, which supports up to 4GB of Dual Channel DDR 667MHz memory. The $599.99 DX420B model includes a 16x Double-Layer Multi-Format DVD Writer (DVD