IN WIN Mt Jade/BK623, 780G , 4850e, HD 4830
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 12:54 pm
First, a big thanks to Mike and everyone else at SPCR for a great site. I learned a lot here, and it helped me put together a really nice little general-purpose PC.
Most of the components I used are familiar to everyone here, but I thought you might like to see how they work in the IN WIN Mt. Jade case.
Here's what it looks like:
We needed a new PC for general family use, including some video editing and moderate gaming. Priorities were: cheap, fairly quiet, and small in that order. I also want it to be useful as a HTPC/media-extender when it gets too old/slow for gaming and general use.
A mATX 780G MB, low-power Athlon X2, and low-end HD 4xxx card are perfect for this. I chose:
IN WIN Mt. Jade case (aka BK623)
ASUS M3A78-EM 780G motherboard
Athlon X2 4850e 2.5GHz 45W CPU
4 GB DDR2 800 RAM
Sapphire Radeon HD 4830 card
WD Caviar Green 640GB drive
LG DVD drive
Vista 32-bit
Overall, it worked out great. Total cost was about $575 shipped, including Vista.
Despite the case's size, ventilation, and power limits, it handles this setup very well. The only two big issues are:
1) The internal partition in the case needs some minor modding to work with AMD motherboards.
2) The Sapphire 4830 board is a little loud at idle.
I'll post more notes and pictures as I have time. Follow the photo links and you can see my other pics.
Most of the components I used are familiar to everyone here, but I thought you might like to see how they work in the IN WIN Mt. Jade case.
Here's what it looks like:
We needed a new PC for general family use, including some video editing and moderate gaming. Priorities were: cheap, fairly quiet, and small in that order. I also want it to be useful as a HTPC/media-extender when it gets too old/slow for gaming and general use.
A mATX 780G MB, low-power Athlon X2, and low-end HD 4xxx card are perfect for this. I chose:
IN WIN Mt. Jade case (aka BK623)
ASUS M3A78-EM 780G motherboard
Athlon X2 4850e 2.5GHz 45W CPU
4 GB DDR2 800 RAM
Sapphire Radeon HD 4830 card
WD Caviar Green 640GB drive
LG DVD drive
Vista 32-bit
Overall, it worked out great. Total cost was about $575 shipped, including Vista.
Despite the case's size, ventilation, and power limits, it handles this setup very well. The only two big issues are:
1) The internal partition in the case needs some minor modding to work with AMD motherboards.
2) The Sapphire 4830 board is a little loud at idle.
I'll post more notes and pictures as I have time. Follow the photo links and you can see my other pics.