This little one is a bit of an oddball.

• 3.0 GHz Pentium 4 630 (Prescott) Socket 775 (400 MHz FSB/2 MB L2 cache)
• 1 GB (1 DIMM) DDR2-667 MHz RAM
• ECS G31T-M9 Mainboard
• 20 GB ATA/100 Hard Drive
• Radeon HD 4350 256 MB PCI Express x16
• PowerSpec DM-387 mATX Slim Computer Case

It’s not that strong at all, by today’s standards, but it carry’s on reasonably enough under Windows XP SP3, and while it appears to be a fair performer, so much as installing AVG Free took a great deal longer than anything I’ve worked with recently. I can only assume the discreet Radeon HD is a contributor to the decent performance as it eliminates the RAM leeching of the integrated Intel GMA 3100 graphics. While the overly powerful Core2Quad rated fan keeps the CPU cool with almost no noise at all, the single 60mm fan in the case, even throttled to 7 of its 12 volts of power, paired with the budget video card’s cooler, make for quite a noisy system – and not only noisy but at a rather annoying pitch. The slim line case limits alternative VGA coolers as does the overall value of the system as a whole. Still, it would be nice if it would not over heat as a result of the hard drive or produce such an unignorable tone.

Of note? This meager system handles 1080p streaming video (youtube – mega64 – Sonic Sucks) with just the faintest uniform choppiness at full screen. Surprising!