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Hey Manyak.......whats you thoughts on these 2 boards, which would be better for the HTPC and why

ECS Black Series A785GM-M AM3 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

or the

GIGABYTE GA-MA785GM-US2H AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

with the AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition Processor
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Hey Manyak.......whats you thoughts on these 2 boards, which would be better for the HTPC and why

ECS Black Series A785GM-M AM3 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

or the

GIGABYTE GA-MA785GM-US2H AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

with the AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition Processor
The ECS. It uses DDR3 (less power usage, less heat, better for the future), the extra PCIe-x1 might come in handy, and it has a better audio chipset in case you don't want a sound card. But the Xonar still blows them both out of the water.

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thanks so much for all your input......rep+
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I would recommend the cheaper gigabyte board with the regor (2.8ghz not 2.9ghz). Why spend more money? You won't have slow performance with the regor and mobo combo.
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the ECS board is now cheaper after rebate
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