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<blockquote data-quote="rocklander" data-source="post: 760970" data-attributes="member: 103900">thanks for the quick responseindeed!yeah, the htpc is home theatre size mobo (not sure of the form factor names, but it's one of the smaller ATX styles) (<a href="http://upload.hardver-teszt.hu/imgs/news/2009/536/asus-m4n68t-m-top.jpg" target="_blank">http://upload.hardver-teszt.hu/imgs/news/2009/536/asus-m4n68t-m-top.jpg</a>) which has 2X PCI, 1X pcie16 and 1xpcie-fullthe full pcie has an nvidia card with a heatsink slightly smaller than your average nissan 4x4 patrol so it takes out the pci16 access...so that leaves me 2X pci...and some USB -&nbsp; not keen on having to upgrade the board as yet.. it's only a year old :-(this is kinda why I wanted 2X nova-t 500 so that'd give me 4X tuners effectively.this is what I've been thinking.. I'm pretty anti tardme and wanna avoid helping them make any cash so if I can source without helping them I feel better about the universe.. heh.. but it's still an option.. just thought I'd put feelers out there to see what people have experiences with them .. if any.. and general feel for it.I'm not particularly enamoured with the idea of USB just cos the point of physical pressure is less 'fixed' than a card in a slot (which is more firmly atached to the chassis) but will see what peeps have to say</blockquote>

[QUOTE="rocklander, post: 760970, member: 103900"] thanks for the quick response indeed! yeah, the htpc is home theatre size mobo (not sure of the form factor names, but it's one of the smaller ATX styles) ([url]http://upload.hardver-teszt.hu/imgs/news/2009/536/asus-m4n68t-m-top.jpg[/url]) which has 2X PCI, 1X pcie16 and 1xpcie-full the full pcie has an nvidia card with a heatsink slightly smaller than your average nissan 4x4 patrol so it takes out the pci16 access... so that leaves me 2X pci...and some USB - not keen on having to upgrade the board as yet.. it's only a year old :-( this is kinda why I wanted 2X nova-t 500 so that'd give me 4X tuners effectively. this is what I've been thinking.. I'm pretty anti tardme and wanna avoid helping them make any cash so if I can source without helping them I feel better about the universe.. heh.. but it's still an option.. just thought I'd put feelers out there to see what people have experiences with them .. if any.. and general feel for it. I'm not particularly enamoured with the idea of USB just cos the point of physical pressure is less 'fixed' than a card in a slot (which is more firmly atached to the chassis) but will see what peeps have to say [/QUOTE]

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