help - what motherboard needs to be viiv compatible

[hddvdman]

hi all im gonna build a new htpc and im getting confused on what to buy and what does what, it needs to be windows vista ultimate / viiv ready for when realesed, i will get intel d.core 2 2.4 e6600 cpu and i have brought an nvidea 7600gt off these forums, case will be silverstone lc16m, i will also fit 6 x hard drives and most likey use my sony dvd writer for it, (will change for blu ray/hd dvd drive when available).

basically i need a good mobo with onboard sound 7.1+, must be d.core 2 compatible and accomodate my 6 x hard drives - can anyone help???

at the moment i have a gigabyte ga81955x royal which is good but i just want to get the best future ready board out there and i know you guys are the experts

thanks

chris

[mark.carline]

Have a look at this thred:

Best CPU & Motherboard for MCE 2005 / Vista / Power usage

and get yourself a socket 479 CPU - Merom Core 2 Duo Mobile

ASUS N4L-VM DH
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=401837
http://uk.asus.com/products4.aspx?l1...92&modelmenu=1

CPU is really really quiet !!!!!!!!!!

[hddvdman]

Originally Posted by mark.carline

Have a look at this thred:

Best CPU & Motherboard for MCE 2005 / Vista / Power usage

and get yourself a socket 479 CPU - Merom Core 2 Duo Mobile

ASUS N4L-VM DH
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=401837
http://uk.asus.com/products4.aspx?l1...92&modelmenu=1
CPU is really really quiet !!!!!!!!!!

cheers mate but already ordered the cpu - ill look at the boards too