Need a skt 939 M/B Recommendation

[bob4432]

i have all the other parts i need - a a64 3000, 1GB pc3200, hdd, quiet, efficient 380W psu, decent case and quiet fans.

what i need is a 939 m/b that has these features:

onboard video - vga is fine - i will be supporting a 720p lcd and will mostly play divx/xvid, the occasional h/x264 and dvd images through it

onboard sound - i would like to be able to just connect to my ht via a optical cable, so a sound setup that allows all audio to go through the optical (2ch and regular dd, dts, etc) cable is a must. i have looked at the ddl and dts connect cards but they, as far as i know convert everything to a dd or dts, i don't necessarily want this especially for mp3/flac files

size - atx or uatx, doesn't matter, the case will work w/ either

i will be swapping out any southbridge hsf to a passive unit so that is not an issue.

please help w/ this as i have not been able to find something that will work. if i need to go off board sound and video, what do you suggest that will pass the audio via the toslink cable? and for video i will just pick up something passive.

thanks in advance for the assistance,
bob

 

[NXIL]

All these meet your specs; the first Foxconn has a DVI port in addition to VGA.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...lue=709%3a7495&bop=And

HTH

NXIL

 

[chaddeus]

I personally like the Foxconn 6150BK8MC as I build one with it last time. Foxconn MIR is a bit tricky but you'll get your money ultimately. You can get it at www.zipzoomfly.com for $29.99 after $25 MIR

 

[bob4432]

i don't know how i missed those....what sound card would you guys recommend that will pass all audio through optical? i don't need dd live or dts connect encoding, just regular 2ch pcm for stuff like mp3/flac and then pass dd/dts from dvd images

thanks again in advance,
bob

 

[bob4432]

anybody else?