[mythtv-users] MB for combined FE/BE: MSI 785GTM-E45

[Mike Perkins]

On 19/03/11 00:18, Christopher X. Candreva wrote:
>
> Short question: Any downsides to using an MSI 785GTM-E45 as a combined FE/BE
> for Myth ?
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130237
>
> Long Story: I'm building a combined FE/BE for someone. After specing and
> ordering what I thought was a really nice machine, I find I now have an ATX
> motherboard and a Micro-ATX case. DOH!
>
> So, to avoid RMAing the memory and CPU too, I'm looking for a micro-atx
> board to use my AMD Athlon II X2 255 and 2 2gig sticks of DDR2 1066
>
> I have always used Nvidia video, but the only AMD micro-atx boards I see
> with Nvidio video only have VGA connectors, no HDMI/DVI. Double DOH !
>
> Which leaves me with Radeon boards I know nothing about.
>
You don't have to just stick with micro-atx boards for your case. Mini-itx 
boards will fit there too, so your choice of m/b with suitable video output 
formats just got larger.

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Mike Perkins