> As much as I hate the fact that the driver is closed source, I'd myself > still make every effort to build an HTPC with an nvidia GPU. However, > if you want onboard video, there are still options with nvidia. > > The Asus P5N7A-VM looks like a decent option: > > > http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4360036 > > Unfortunately, you're not likely to find onboard nvidia smaller than > uATX. Still, that motherboard in an Antec Fusion Remote Black case > might be reasonable in terms of size, and should look slick and perform > well. > > (I'm not sure about cooling, though. Part of the reason I went with a > full size case for my HTPC is so that I could put a larger fan and > heatsink in it. Small fans are annoyingly loud, and it's not acceptable > if my HTPC makes noise I can hear from more than 2 feet away.) > > Cheers, > Jason.
I have a double edged sword on the case front, to be acceptable to my wife it has to be as small as possible, and silent ;) The case I linked before from Hiper was the only reason I was "allowed" to have a media centre PC in the first place. uATX is fine and will fit in my case provided everything is low enough profile (for example the original Intel Atom motherboards won't fit as the passive heat sink is too tall). Tat does look like a very nice board, will have to see if somewhere in the UK is selling it, but as I'm not in a rush I will also wait for the benchmarking tool and more ideas on what hardware will be needed for Freevo 2. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword _______________________________________________ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
