I'm slowly but surely starting to put my (first) HTPC together (have build many PCs before though) and one of the components I want to go with is the Asus P4PE motherboard.
On the Asus Web site it says "optional" for a number of features, such as serial-ATA, LAN, audio and firewire. These are items I need though, so I want to make sure that the Mobo I order has these 'options'. Does anyone know if there's a special type designation to make sure the board comes with these? Or how does this work? The Asus Web site is not too clear about this.
While I'm at it: Any recommendations for a good source for PC components? The forum guidelines discourage posting of shop URLs, so please just drop me a line at . I'd like to find one mail order shop that has most of the items I need and has reasonable service/reliability/prices. To avoid having to order from a dozen places and pay a fortune in shipping...
Thanks!
-Rob-
On the Asus Web site it says "optional" for a number of features, such as serial-ATA, LAN, audio and firewire. These are items I need though, so I want to make sure that the Mobo I order has these 'options'. Does anyone know if there's a special type designation to make sure the board comes with these? Or how does this work? The Asus Web site is not too clear about this.
While I'm at it: Any recommendations for a good source for PC components? The forum guidelines discourage posting of shop URLs, so please just drop me a line at . I'd like to find one mail order shop that has most of the items I need and has reasonable service/reliability/prices. To avoid having to order from a dozen places and pay a fortune in shipping...
Thanks!
-Rob-