New HTPC MB

[Mortimer Snerd]

So my HTPC/server has died, needs a rebuild and I need suggestions. I'm partial to the 775 socket (will likely go with an E7400, but am open to AMD if there is a compelling reason) so that I can drop my gaming machine's E8400 in the HTPC next year when I upgrade the gaming box. Trying to figure out if I should drop the Abit IP35 Pro from my gaming box into my HTPC and upgrade or go with a dedicated HTPC board with onboard video. The HTPC sees little to no gaming, but does need to do 1080p video. Any thoughts? Suggestions as to specific boards to look at?

 

[hannu]

Consider Asus P5N7A-VM, its got nvidia9300 chipset.. 775 socket, hdmi output. 1080p output is nice, at least in Ubuntu 8.10 with repacked movies!