I have the MSI 6150 FID board and it's been rock solid. It's also capable of bit-perfect SPDIF output to a receiver/pre-pro. This is a big deal if you're into DTS CD's as you normally have to spend quite a bit extra to get a sound card or USB device to do bit-perfect. The normal sound cards like Cre...

The Asus silver DVD drives are a very good match for the NSK2400 and it's what I use for my HTPC. I also use the MSI FID board and it should have come with an audio bracket that has SPDIF out (co-ax/rca not optical though). The FID is also one of the cheapest bit-perfect audio solutions around. Star...

Built one of these for an HTPC a few weeks ago. Worked very well. NSK2400 MSI FID AMD 3800+XP 2 Gig Ram EVGA 7900GT KO Auzentech Xplosion NVIDIA Dual Tuner 2 Samsung 250G Drives Asus Silver DVD Drive 1 Spot for future HD Drive 2 Scythe 1200 RPM Fans (Stock ones seemed good as well) Stock Antec Power...