What do you recommend to be the best motherboard suited for a HTPC?
Any suggestions appreciated, but those that meet my requirements/preferences preferable...
Looking to include/requirements:
- Video graphics card (so onboard graphics not required/essential)
- Intel Core 2 processor, quad core....with support for 45nm processors
- SLI??? (I dont think I really need this)
- Heat pipe/heat sink passive cooling
- eSATA, usb, ethernet
- FSB, as fast as budget allows
- RAM, as much as possible...DDR2 or DDR3??? or both???
- 7.1 HD audio - S/PDIF
- Expansion slots - as many as possible
Basically, the motherboard has run cool and quiet, offer as much expasion as possible and work with the lastest components.
What I have looked at/narrowed down so far as potentials:
- Abit IP35 Pro
- Asus P5N-T Deluxe
- Foxconn NF 680i SLI
- Asus P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP
- Asus P5N32-E SLI Plus
- Asus P5NT WS
- Asus P5N32-SLI SE Deluxe
- Asus Striker Extreme