I'm gonna build a new HD-DVD/BluRay HTPC, and I'm a bit hesitant when it comes to the motherboard. I have seen the threads praising the EVGA 680i, but since I don't need SLI that may be overkill. Besides I would like more than 2 regular PCI slots (I use them for sound cards, amongst other things). Also if there's something with hardware assisted decoding it's of course interesting. But I don't expect to find anything with a VGA output good enough to playback HD, so let's stick with the full ATX boards without built-in graphics card. Also I have all the room in the world (Stacker case), so bulky stuff doesn't worry me. And I will probably keep the water cooling I'm using now for my Socet 775 single core Prescott 3.2 @ 3.75 (and up to 3.9 when I need extra power). But above all it has to be rock solid. One bluescreen is ten to many! I have very good experience with higher end Asus and Aopen, but I'm open to any suggestions.
So let the suggestions flow! Thanks in advance!
So let the suggestions flow! Thanks in advance!