Hi everybody, I'm in the process of putting together a new PC which will be used both as a workstation and HTPC. For the case, I was thinking about the Antec Sonata 550 Plus, which is supposed to be good and quiet (nonetheless, any other suggestion is welcome :-). As for the CPU, I was thinking about an Intel Quad Core (not the extreme, I do not really need that much power... in fact not even the quad, but nowadays the price difference with a "Duo" is so small I guess it's not worth it). I'm in doubt about the motherboard. What about something like the new Intel X38? or perhaps some other brand (Asus?) would be better? I'll need at least 6 internal SATA + at least 1 E-SATA and both copper and fiber SPDIF out. (that's why I'm asking here... 8:-) Are there any M/B with an integrated audio chipset which is capable to work at various sampling rates without resampling or will I need an add-on audio card anyway? I will need at at least 44.1 KHz 16 bit for output to an external 2ch DAC which only accept CDDA format, plus AC3/DTS/DD pass-through to drive an external A/V processor. Thanks in advance. Ciao, Paolo. -- Skype: Paolo.Saggese http://borex.lngs.infn.it/saggese You can still escape from the GATES of hell: Use Linux! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user