htpc help. n00b.

[import]

need to put together a basic htpc.

needs hdmi out, optical audio out.
nothing fancy.

any reccomendations on the mobo/cpu combo that would work best?

 

[w1retap]

Budget for everything? Are you building from the ground up?

 

[Deleted member 89018]

An AMD 780G motherboard and a low power Athlon X2 are excellent for HTPC use. You may want to check out this guide:

http://arstechnica.com/guides/buyer/guide-200804.ars

 

[cyron1]

if you go with an AMD system, try this board
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128090

 

[w1retap]

http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1260174