Need new Mobo with 5.1 HD optical - suggestions please.

[travisblyth]

I need a new mobo that has optical 5.1 out (or with add on option (asus)

Can anyone recommend a mobo that will be same as my current one or better but still supported by my system

SilverStone SG01 Silver MicroATX Desktop Case
Gigabyte GV-NX66256DP GF6600 256M PCI-EX16TV-OUT/DVI
2x Maxtor 300G SATAII (16MB cache)
Power Supply SkyHawk GM-520SC(true 520W) Max peak 590W (ATX) with Audio
Intel Socket 775 Pentium D930 3.0Ghz 800Mhz FSB 2x2MB Cache Dual Core

(TO BE REPLACED) Intel i945G BLKD945GTPLKR LGA775 DDR2 Micro ATX MB (socket 775)(all in one)

2x DDR2 1G(1024MB) PC4200 RAM(single stick)
Hauppauge Nova-T-500 MCE Dual-Digital TV Tuner PCI card OEM

Any suggestions would be good as I am not all that conversed in the language of motherboards.

[travisblyth]

I think I found a new mobo. Can someone let me know if they see a problem with this board and my current system as the board is going to be about $150.

I think I will have to loose my video card but I think the on board one is as good if not better?



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Product Details
Product Name: Intel DG33TLM LGA775/ mATX MB(OEM)

Product Description:
Form Factor Micro ATX (9.60 inches by 9.60 inches [243.84 millimeters by 243.84 millimeters])
Processor

* Support for an Intel® Core™2 Quad processor in an LGA775 socket with a 1066 MHz system bus
* Support for an Intel® Core™2 Duo processor in an LGA775 socket with a 1333/1066/800 MHz system bus
* Support for an Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core processor in an LGA775 socket with an 800 MHz system bus
* Support for an Intel® Celeron® processor in an LGA775 socket with an 800 MHz system bus

Memory

* Four 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets
* Support for DDR2 800, or DDR2 667 MHz DIMMs
* Support for up to 8 GB of system memory

Chipset Intel® G33 Express Chipset
Audio Intel® High Definition Audio subsystem in the following configuration:

* 8-channel (7.1) audio subsystem with five analog audio outputs and one optical S/PDIF digital audio output using the Sigmatel STAC9271D* audio codec

Video Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3100 onboard graphics subsystem with Intel® Clear Video Technology
LAN Support Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mbits/sec) LAN subsystem using the Intel® 82566DC Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Peripheral Interfaces

* Twelve USB 2.0 ports (6 external ports, 3 internal headers)
* Six Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s ports, including 1 eSATA port with RAID support
* Two IEEE-1394a ports (1 external port, 1 internal header)
* Consumer IR receiver and emitter (via internal headers)
* One Parallel ATA IDE interface with UDMA 33, ATA-66/100/133 support (2 devices supported)
* One serial port via header

Expansion Capabilities

* One PCI Conventional* bus add-in card connector
* Two PCI Express* x1 bus add-in card connectors
* One PCI Express* x16 bus add-in card connector

[LPS]

http://www.abit.com.tw/page/en/mothe...&fMTYPE=LGA775

This is another choice you may like to consider also.

[travisblyth]

I like that one! Wish I had found it before went and bought the Intel one.

They seem to be about the same except the HDMI output instead of a DVI.

Thanks for the info. Will keep it in mind if I get to build another HTPC.