MB with built in HDMI

Phoen1x · 24 Jun 2011 at 09:27

Hi folks

My HTPC MB just blew up

What is the current best reasonably priced MB with HDMI onboard? Been out of the loop for a while so having a few pointers would be good.

Cheers

cmndr_andi · 24 Jun 2011 at 09:31

Hi there,

Do you need the motherboard to fit an existing CPU or are you buying a new CPU as well as a motherboard?

Also do you have existing RAM you want to reuse? If so, what type and frequency is it?

Phoen1x · 24 Jun 2011 at 09:33

D'oh! I always forget something.....

Socket 775 Dual Core CPU seems fine so will be reusing that (e6500 iirc).
I have DDR2 RAM which also seems OK, can't remember the frequency off the top of my head though as I am at work.

cmndr_andi · 24 Jun 2011 at 09:45

That's fair enough.

A board that fits the bill is the ZOTAC G41-ITX.

However, if you are planning to decode 1080p video then I would suggest the nvidia chipset based ZOTAC GeForce 9300-ITX WiFi instead.

Phoen1x · 24 Jun 2011 at 09:55

Great, thanks for the advice, I will take a look