HTPC Building Series: Choosing the MSI 7411 motherboard - Features, HDTV, Home Entertainment, Movies, PC / Laptop
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Good catch. I replaced the link. The 5.1 and the 7.1 are the same motherboard, you just buy the 7.1 card and install it into the 5.1.
posted by: Andru Edwards · 1/19/09
I finally remembered my username! Now I can comment like a real GearLiver.
posted by: Stace Johnson · 1/19/09
I just found your site and like the way this HTPC looks.. what can you tell me about the graphics on this mobo? I am coming form a gaming background, so everything is add-on cards with lots of ram.. on board video is a major no-no.
Thanks!
posted by: Jerico · 5/1/09
I can understand your thinking with regard to OBV. I would first reiterate that the system as it is built for HTPC has great video for what it is. The real benefit to this setup is if you want to add a video card just open her up and pop one in. The crossfire capability should appeal to a “gamer” and if your looking to use our system as a gaming / htpc machine then you should seriously look at the ATI specs for the onboard ATI Radeon 3200 GPU. I have built some custom units using add on cards (my son has the Radeon 2600 HD proin his playing all the latest games) and to date have been thouroughly impressed with the cooling capacity of this case.
If you have specific needs let me know what your thinking… FYI My son is major into gears of war, halo and WOW. He’s currently running with the LG blu-ray 2 WD sata HDD 640s and 8Gb Gskill ram with a 5050e CPU and that 2600 pro with 512 ram.
posted by: RoCPuter · 5/1/09