Some might have caught on that I have recently spent time building a HTPC and set it up to replace the old machine I had which couldn't run 720p with more than one line of text at once. Gundam 00 karaoke was fabulous and Marina's song was ten times as annoying since the whole episode started lagging. But no more! I can now run 1080p with 20-30% CPU usage while crunching through a billion torrents. Although... I've had to file a ticket with the motherboard creator, since I can't get sound through HDMI no matter what I do. I've tried about everything I can think of now, and the latest event was me getting a reply from a technician at XFX, handing me a beta BIOS. Still not working, so we've had to run 2-channel sound through analog outputs instead. Sure, there's sound, but I'd rather have it running digitally over HDMI.

I'm now furiously trying to figure it out together with the XFX technician. I've cross-checked with other TV sets and confirmed the audio working over the cables and to the inputs on my TV using my XBOX 360. So what gives? Any ideas?