Meneer Jansen wrote: > 2008/6/22 John Molohan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> Hi, >> >> I'm thinking of upgrading my system. Does anyone have any opinions on >> either of these two boards: >> >> Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS4 >> ASUS P5K-E/WIFI-AP >> >> The ASUS has built in wifi and some audio noise filter for high quality >> audio. The gigabyte is meant to be a good overclocker. I'm probably >> going to go with an Intel Q6600, any opinions on that as a good choice >> for a video encoding processor? >> >> Also does anyone use maudio or other sound cards over the on board sound >> and if so what would you recommend? >> >> Thanks, >> >> John >> > > 1. I'd recommend Nvidia for it's Linux support. But that wasn't your > upgrade, naw was it? > No but it's a consideration. From what I'm reading at the moment support for the common inbuilt intel graphics is getting a lot better. I don't have any need for a gaming graphics card but if someone can recommend a very cheap dvi/hdmi nvidia I've no objection. might be nice to show off the odd game. > 2. I'd recommend a cheap Trust audio card. Has a lot of outputs, and > s/pdif works great on Linux (Windows is an other story!). But then > again, I think a lot of sound cards now a days may have s/dpif > on-board.... I've got my htpc hooked up to an old Audiolab 8000A stereo amp and a Sony surround amp neither of which have spdif connections so at the moment it's running from through a 3.5" mini-jack to phono. The Audiolab still gives great sound for mp3/cd listening but it might be time to upgrade those soon (when funds permit). As surround sound isn't as high on my list of priorities as good stereo sound I might stick with what I've got and look into the maudio cards.
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