Thanks for your reply. Is the 8400-series as good as the 2400/2600-series when it comes to decoding of HD-material?

This is mainly to be used as a HTPC (and of course HD-material)

I'm wondering if this card (Gigabyte GV-RX26T256H) fits in an Antec Fusion or not.

If not, could someone recommend another silent/passive card in the same price/performance-range that fits?

Also, has anyone got a Scythe Ninja to fit on one of these yet? Problems? I just did, but it is a very tight fit. The heatpipes are pushing out a few of the capacitors to the left of the socket. I'm glad I didn't break anything. I was thinking the memory might be an issue, but I had no problems the...

Thanks for the feedback good to know.

Ciz28, hav you checked to see what your PWM-temps are under load?

Hi, Ive just built a system with this cpu and motherboard in an Antec Solo case. The cpu is cooled by a Scythe Ninja and I use the default 120mm exhaust-fan. The PSU is a BeQuiet Straightpower 600W. After running the "Blend - stress CPU and RAM" in Orthos Beta for 15min speedfan reads the following ...

As asked previous in the thread: Will a Scythe Ninja fit this board? It looks a bit cramped around the ram-slots...

Hi, this is my first post here :) I'm wondering which one to get. The price is the same (actually the EE version is about $1 cheaper..) Are there any reasons NOT to go for the EE version? I'll use it in my desktop computer (also going to get the Abit nf-m2 nView mb and an Antec Solo or p180) for a w...