I was just looking at the Asus A8N-VM CSM, looks like it'd do well for an HTPC but I wish it had digital audio inputs. It has a coax S/PDIF out but I'd like a board with optical I/O. Do any of those others have optical in and out?
It looks like the only board that has In and Out is the Gigabyte GA-K8N51GMF-9. Although it has coaxial in and out, you can always purchase a coaxial to optical converter/adapter.
Agree totally. In fact I'm posting from one (Gigabyte K8N51GMF-9) that is pretty nice.
Featureset spanks the listed integrated video boards (Microatx with Gigabit, firewire, 3Gb SATA2, 1x PCIe and 16x PCIe and 2 PCI slots, HD audio, athhlon X2 compatible.)
To top it off, MWAVE carries it for $72.50! cheap, good and fast. Such a sweet deal, yet strangely not in the list.
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SniperWulf - Monday, November 7, 2005 - link
no mention of the EPOX s754 SLI board? its a nice package for just over $100CWK - Sunday, November 6, 2005 - link
How about a section for micro-ATX boards (and some reviews maybe?)microAmp - Saturday, November 5, 2005 - link
Any plans on doing a review on this motherboard? Asrock M1695 939Dual-SATA2Hopefully not a cherry picked one from the manufacture either.
Anton74 - Saturday, November 5, 2005 - link
They've already done this nearly 2 months ago: http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2524">ASRock 939Dual-SATA2: First Retail ULi PCIe/AGPmicroAmp - Sunday, November 6, 2005 - link
Can't believe I missed that :) Thanks!IRQ Conflict - Saturday, November 5, 2005 - link
What is more supprising is the :(http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=16281&a..."> DFI LANParty UT RDX200 CF-DR doesn't seem to be in the list eitherKristopherKubicki - Saturday, November 5, 2005 - link
Well, we could recommend a $120 SLI motherboard, or a $250 Xpress 200 motherboard. SLI for me - that's for sure :)Kristopher
Anton74 - Saturday, November 5, 2005 - link
Are the new Socket 939 boards based on the GeForce 6150/6100 (and 410/430 southbridges) not yet included in this guide?I think they are very good alternatives to nForce4, especially if you want both integrated graphics and gigabit LAN.
highlandsun - Monday, November 7, 2005 - link
I was just looking at the Asus A8N-VM CSM, looks like it'd do well for an HTPC but I wish it had digital audio inputs. It has a coax S/PDIF out but I'd like a board with optical I/O. Do any of those others have optical in and out?rrcn - Monday, November 7, 2005 - link
It looks like the only board that has In and Out is the Gigabyte GA-K8N51GMF-9. Although it has coaxial in and out, you can always purchase a coaxial to optical converter/adapter.highlandsun - Monday, November 7, 2005 - link
Yeah, the Gigabyte offerings look good, though I'll be waiting for the GA-K8N51PVMT-9 with 6150/430.rrcn - Saturday, November 5, 2005 - link
Updated. ;)Anton74 - Saturday, November 5, 2005 - link
Indeed, kudos to AT! :)siliconthoughts - Saturday, November 5, 2005 - link
Agree totally. In fact I'm posting from one (Gigabyte K8N51GMF-9) that is pretty nice.Featureset spanks the listed integrated video boards (Microatx with Gigabit, firewire, 3Gb SATA2, 1x PCIe and 16x PCIe and 2 PCI slots, HD audio, athhlon X2 compatible.)
To top it off, MWAVE carries it for $72.50! cheap, good and fast. Such a sweet deal, yet strangely not in the list.
Anton74 - Saturday, November 5, 2005 - link
Yes, I've had my eye on that exact board as well. Now all I need is retail S939 Sempron availability for the perfect office system. :)