Recomendation for the best Micro ATX Motherboard with Onboard Graphics

[rnzaf_dodge]

I have just ordered Windows 7 and intend building my own HTPC.
I am looking for the latest Micro ATX M/Board that outputs HDMI 1.3 as a base to build on.

The Gigabyte's GA-MA78GM-S2H looks good but is there anything out there that is better than this? I will be streaming to it from my WHS via a gigabyte lan. Any advise will be greatfully received.

Thanks in advance.

 

[snooper]

I am not sure if this fits your audio requirements but its on my shortlist for my new build

Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H 785G Socket AM3 DVI VGA HDMI Out 8 Channel Audio MATX Motherboard - Ebuyer

 

[insight101]

cheapest am3 785g motherboard about £50 MSI 785GM-E51
MSI 785GM-E51, AMD 785G, AM3, PCI-E 2, DDR3 1600(OC), SATA 3Gb/s, SATA RAID, mATX, On Board Graphics - Scan.co.uk

the Asus M4A785TD-M EVO looks good for about £67

 

[wilywez]

If you are going to be using Wndows 7 I would definitely recommend going for a 785G based mobo rather than a 780G - which is much longer in the tooth. The newer chipset boasts HDMI1.3 vs. 1.2 for the 780, DirectX 10.1 support and so on.

Note however that neither chipset supports eight-channel LPCM audio over HDMI. So if you were thinking of software decoded Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD MA, think again! Standard Dolby Digital/DTS will be fine though.