Budget MOBO for HTPC

shelto1908

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Jul 5, 2012
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I'm looking for a good MOBO for my budget HTPC. I wont be doing any gaming or overclocking. All i need is HDMI and atleast 2 USB 3.0. I am looking to spend $75 and under. Suggestions? I plan to get either i3 2125, i3 2100, i3 2105 CPU.

I was considering this :
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138357


Also here are the MOBO's I am choosing from:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007627+600093976+600038073&QksAutoSuggestion=&ShowDeactivatedMark=False&Configurator=&IsNodeId=1&Subcategory=280&description=&hisInDesc=&Ntk=&CFG=&SpeTabStoreType=&AdvancedSearch=1&srchInDesc=
 

shelto1908

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Jul 5, 2012
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10,510
Also it is going into a mATX case!



 
Might as well go for one of the newer chipsets. Go for any of the B75 or H77 boards from Asus, Gigabyte, or ASRock. I don't have any personal experience with Biostar, but the board you linked looks nice and has positive customer feedback.

If your HTPC case uses the 2-pin header for the power LED, I highly recommend you get a Gigabyte board... they don't flash the power LED when in S3 standby. That's my one gripe against Asus.