Hey guys, I'm in the process of building a very small custom made HTPC, this is pretty much the only Mini-ITX motherboard I've been able to find that seems suitable and is available where I live. It is the Intel BLKDG45FC. Specifications as follows (sorry about the formatting) Form factor: Mini-ITX (6.70 inches by 6.70 inches [171.45 millimeters by 171.45 millimeters]) Processor: Support for an Intel® Core™2 Duo processor in an LGA775 socket Support for an Intel® Pentium® dual-core processor in an LGA775 socket Support for an Intel® Celeron® dual-core processor in an LGA775 socket Support for an Celeron® processor 400 sequence in an LGA775 socket Memory: Two 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets Support for DDR2 800/667/533 MHz DIMMs Support for up to 4 GBS of system memor Chipset: Intel® G45 Express Chipset Audio: Intel® High Definition Audio in the following configuration: 8-channel (7.1) audio subsystem with five analog audio outputs and one optical S/PDIF digital audio output using the IDT 92HD73E audio code Video: Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X4500HD onboard graphics subsystem with integrated HDMI + DVI-I display ports LAN support: Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mbits/sec) LAN subsystem using the Intel® 82567LF Gigabit Ethernet Controller Peripheral interfaces: One serial port via header Up to 10 USB 2.0 ports (6 back ports and 4 via headers) 5 Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s ports, including 1 eSATA back port with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 support Consumer IR receiver and emitter (via internal) Expansion capabilities: · One PCI Express* x1 bus add-in card connectors Would this be suitable for a small HTPC? Any advice appreciated Joosh
