Which mATX i5 board for HTPC

[Stag]

It needs firewire and preferably onboard graphics and sound.

Any recommendations?

 

[Hotwired]

If you get an H55 and one of the new i5/i3s you have onboard graphics from the CPU.

Say for example this one: Klick

1394a x 2 on there.

6/8 of the h55/h57 boards ocuk have are mATX.

Still looking for onboard graphics independent of the cpu but ocuk doesn't have any.

 

[Stag]

Cheers, obviously it'll be used for media playback primarily which I presume it should more than be able to handle?

Any disadvantage going for the cheaper i3 compared to the i5?

 

[Hotwired]

For media playback there's nothing to be gained with i5.

An i3 530 would be just fine.