Quote Originally Posted by Donnie27 View Post
Also give a look at cases that might match your receiver.
No receiver yet, just planning ahead. I really like the black finish on the Antec and it does match our DirectTV receiver and my PS3. Thanks for the suggestions though. The more information I get the better.

Quote Originally Posted by Donnie27 View Post
Edit, I know this is Xtremesystems.org but it is pretty lame to overclock an HTPC, not enough gains to justify OCing it LOL! 3rd party coolers with 120MM fans are a good idea since they make almost NO noise, unlike noisy stock coolers.
Wasn't planning on OCing the processor, just wanted to know how good the stock cooler is. I'll start using the stock cooler, monitor the temps and possibly go for an aftermarket cooler. The biggest thing is going to be to make sure that I have enough space.

My need for a sound card was to have optical out, because that is the plan for a receiver to have an optical input. Now that they come on Motherboards, I'm not going to go for one.

Thanks