noob needs hardware help?

takagari · 2008-07-07, 02:42

with everything out there these days
I am trying to build a small pc for MP

Small is a must
Onboard hdmi?
Is there any onboard hdmi yet that supports 1.3?

Only need one hdd as I have servers in the home for media,

So can someone point me to a SMALL mobo/cpu combo that will handle hdmi (prefer 1.3)
i play 1080 h.264 movies so i need to have the power to support a 12gig HD movie
And I would like the ability to have a slot load dvd drive (blu/hddvd eventually)

So toss out your opinions. I'm used to building gaming rigs.. not something like this. haha

Thanks guys!

some research i am finding a board with the 780G chipset is good?
Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H AMD 780G Chipset Micro ATX HDMI - (eBay.ca item 200236730929 end time 10-Jul-08 13:06:31 EDT)

can i use direct out hdmi only on this?

ryan20021982 · 2008-07-17, 19:04

Here is a discussion on the 780g
780G a good choice for 1080p in MediaPortal?

Yes you can use hdmi out on that

I just built one for a friend using this mobo
Newegg.com - XFX MIA78S8209 AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 8200 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards

and this processor nice 45w low heat
Newegg.com - AMD Athlon X2 4850e 2.5GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 45W Dual-Core Processor - Processors

as far as case there are many out there just need to find one you like

2008-07-07, 02:42	#1 (permalink)
takagari Portal Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 36 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	noob needs hardware help? with everything out there these days I am trying to build a small pc for MP Small is a must Onboard hdmi? Is there any onboard hdmi yet that supports 1.3? Only need one hdd as I have servers in the home for media, So can someone point me to a SMALL mobo/cpu combo that will handle hdmi (prefer 1.3) i play 1080 h.264 movies so i need to have the power to support a 12gig HD movie And I would like the ability to have a slot load dvd drive (blu/hddvd eventually) So toss out your opinions. I'm used to building gaming rigs.. not something like this. haha Thanks guys! some research i am finding a board with the 780G chipset is good? Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H AMD 780G Chipset Micro ATX HDMI - (eBay.ca item 200236730929 end time 10-Jul-08 13:06:31 EDT) can i use direct out hdmi only on this? Last edited by takagari; 2008-07-07 at 03:25. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

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2008-07-17, 19:04	#2 (permalink)
ryan20021982 Portal Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 29 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	Here is a discussion on the 780g 780G a good choice for 1080p in MediaPortal? Yes you can use hdmi out on that I just built one for a friend using this mobo Newegg.com - XFX MIA78S8209 AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 8200 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards and this processor nice 45w low heat Newegg.com - AMD Athlon X2 4850e 2.5GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 45W Dual-Core Processor - Processors as far as case there are many out there just need to find one you like