Thank you for your replies. The price of a Quad 6600 is about the same as E8x00 so why not! I thought it would be enough with a 9600 GT? I will play games on a moderate level, no extreme stuff. Just want to try out some of the latest games. Motherboard? Lost in the jungle here, don´t know anything...

Ah, I see. I might be completely off here, but don't you loose a bit of audio quality by routing it through the TV? I use separate channels for all my devices, except my TV, that has HDMI in and optical out. The optical slot in the receiver is alreasy taken by my laptop, so I don't have any spare in...

I haven't had a chance to hook the system up to the Z-5500's yet, but audio-over-HDMI on the GA-MA78GM-S2H works right out of the box, so you can transfer the audio to your reciever without any troubles whatsoever. I need to find another optical cable to connect the TV to the speakers....(but they'...

Thanks quikkie, that was actually what I was wondering! So I guess a 780G is up to it graphics wise, how about Audio on those boards? On my laptop I have a Realtek HDA chip, but it suxx pretty hard, just one 3.5mm SPDIF out which has caused me some problems in the past .

Thanks for the replies, much appreciated! About the harddrive, I guess I forgot to sa that I have a few just lying around, various sises and types, so I thought I'd try one of those before I buy a new one. The 780G has integrated graphics dont it? Will that chip handle the full load or will it need ...

Hello SPCR, been reading the forum and reviews for a long time, but never had any need to ask anything before. Guess there's a first for everything eh? I'm thinking of building a HTPC that is going to be hooked up to my new Full HD Tv, and I don't have a clue as where to start. Onboard graphics or n...