I currently use a Shuttle SG45H7 mini PC as my HTPC. The problem is that now I want to add a PCIe digital cable card tuner and apparently a limitation of the Intel G45 chipset is that I can't use HDMI and the PCIe slot at the same time. So now I'm looking to build a new machine but I'm having trouble finding one that meets my requirements...
- It should fit in a HTPC case, most of which are micro ATX.
- It should be able to support some form of HDMI output (onboard or otherwise) AND provide simultaneous use of a PCIe slot (x1 and up). This seems to rule out the intel Gxx chipsets.
- It should have an LGA775 socket so I can reuse my e5300 CPU.
- It should use DDR2 memory so I can reuse my memory. Preferrably 4 slots. However, I see some cheap DDR3 on sale so this isn't a huge issue.
Any suggestions?
- It should fit in a HTPC case, most of which are micro ATX.
- It should be able to support some form of HDMI output (onboard or otherwise) AND provide simultaneous use of a PCIe slot (x1 and up). This seems to rule out the intel Gxx chipsets.
- It should have an LGA775 socket so I can reuse my e5300 CPU.
- It should use DDR2 memory so I can reuse my memory. Preferrably 4 slots. However, I see some cheap DDR3 on sale so this isn't a huge issue.
Any suggestions?
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