I want to build a new multimedia PC for my home. Currently I am looking for a perfect motherboard and processor for my HTPC. I read on many reviews about the ASUS AT3N7A-I motherboard that already bundled with NVIDIA Ion. This AT3N7A-I is perfectly compact, relatively inexpensive, and potentially noiseless HTPC or an entry-level gaming computer.
Inside this AT3N7A-I motherboard, ASUS already preinstalled Intel Atom 330. ASUS look like very serius on this HTPC motherboard. They use all solid capacitor on this board. ASUS AT3N7A-I boasts of a wide range of interfaces, including HDMI, eSATA, 3 x SATA-II (300 MB/s), 10 x USB, as well as a classic PCI slot, which was not available in the ION-based motherboards from Zotac.
NVIDIA ION gives the following features to the ASUS AT3N7A-I:
- Support for two DDR2-800 memory modules (up to 4GB)
- Integrated graphics based on GeForce 9300 (D-Sub and HDMI)
- 1 x PCI
- 10 x USB 2.0 (8 ports on the rear panel and an on-board header for 2 additional ports)
- 3 x SATA300 plus one eSATA port on the rear panel
- PS/2 keyboard connector
