Hi, This is my first HTPC build and have been lurking around here for a while so thought I'd join up Basic background, will be for purely Home Theater reasons (no gaming etc) and just want all my DVD's/Blu-Ray discs on a Hard drive and then watch them on the TV. Hopefully will be quiet as possible - unsure on the case ! System: Gigabyte AMD 780G HDMI Mobo (best one recommended?) G Skill 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB HD Antec EA650W Power Supply AMD Athlon X2 4850e (most efficient processor?) LITE-On Blu-Ray drive IN WIN Black steel HTPC Case. Unsure on operating system at the moment - probably just go with Windows XP for now and will use ANY HDDVD, Power DVD, Media Portal etc. Am I correct in thinking the onboard soundcard will produce 7.1 output or shall I invest in a soundcard? Thanks for you help
It will produce 7.1 but you're much better off with a seperate sound card, not not straight away, at least look at it as a dedicated upgrade path.
