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Out of all profiles I checked, 28% or a bit over 200 users had information about their HTPC system included. That is not a very big group, but enough to show some rough numbers.

Motherboards

Let's start with the motherboards. First the form factor:

• ATX: 59%
• Micro-ATX: 33%
• custom (most often SFF): 8%

I have not been able to find other form factors, like ITX...

If we group the motherboards by manufacturer, then I think most people will be able to guess who is #1. That is right, it's ASUS with 46%. And if we count in ASRock, a subsidiary of ASUS, we end up even over 50%! The top 5:

• ASUS: 46%
• MSI: 18%
• Gigabyte: 8%
• ASRock: 5%
• Intel: 4%

The two main chipset suppliers are also no surprise: Intel and nVidia.

• nVidia: 41%
• Intel: 32%
• VIA: 14%
• ATI: 5%
• AMD: 4%

The amount of nVidia and Intel are so big, that I can give some more detailed numbers.

nVidia chipsets split up:

• nForce 2: 22%
• nForce 3: 21%
• nForce 4: 57%
• nForce 5xx: 14%

Intel's most popular chipsets:

• 965: 27%
• 945: 21%
• 865: 19%
• 975: 12%

What sockets are popular?

• Intel Socket T (a.k.a. LGA775): 24%
• AMD Socket 939: 22%
• AMD Socket AM2: 19%
• AMD Socket A (a.k.a. Socket 462): 15%
• Intel Socket 478: 12%

And how about the supported features?

• Serial-ATA: 91%
• PCI-Express: 60%
• DDR2 SDRAM: 41%

When I come back, it's time for CPU's, harddisks, TV's, and lots more. But now, I am going to bed

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