Quote Originally Posted by __Miguel_ View Post
check the competitors: the Asus P5E-VM HDMI and the Gigabyte GA-G33M-DS2R
Hi Miguel, thanks for the reply, I did see a little about the P5E-VM HDMI but I didn't hear about the Gigabyte GA-G33M-DS2R?

The thing that puts me off the P5E-VM HDMI is it looks like it will run hot and use more power? At least thats what the full blown X38 chipsets are like, the heatsink on the northbridge looks like a monster!

HDMI onboard is a really nice thing, pity ASUS didn't do anything like that with the G33 chipset. . . . I wonder does any G33 based uATX chipset offer DVI or HDMI out?

The P5K-VM is selling for about £60 here in the UK which is a nice price for an all-singing-all-dancing uATX mobo, the P5E-VM HDMI sells at about £90-£100!!

I am thinking maybe stick with the G33 and add in a low powered *passive* graphics card to take care of the outputs and help with full HD viewing?