Spec me a HTPC - but with a twist....

Snow-Munki · 20 May 2006 at 12:27

Hi,

giving some parts to my sister to make her PC work so need to upgrade my HTPC. What I will have left is the following:

2 * 512 twinmoss 3200 ram
nova-t tv card
dvd drive
2 * 120gb hdd
ATI radeon 7000 ( i think )
keyboard and mouse
case
old 300 watt psu ( might need replacing )

However it MUST fit a microATX case.

Was thinking i could get away with just a motherboard and a new CPU.

Oh and motherboard must also have coaxial / sdpif output for my dolby digital amp

Thanks

Snow-Munki · 20 May 2006 at 13:28

found the MSI RS480M2

seems to fit very nicely, microatx with onboard tv out and sp/dif sound output.

Amp34 · 20 May 2006 at 13:41

What Socket are you looking for or whats your preference?

Logan09 · 21 May 2006 at 08:50

If you're looking at a socket 939 CPU then the Asus A8N-VM CSM Micro ATX mobo would be a good choice. It has onboard graphics (Geforce 6150 which has component output and supports hardware decoding of video & HD) and has S/Pdif output.