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<blockquote data-quote="CAPTAIN_CESSNA" data-source="post: 1018982" data-attributes="member: 120588">Further update... I left the card disconnected from the dish last night, when I moved the HTPC away from the TV to do some work on it. I found that even without running MePo, whilst doing just normal desktop tasks, the card was still by far the warmest component in the machine. Everything else is flat cold to the touch, except the GPU heatsink but this is still cooler than the tuner.&nbsp;Don't get me wrong it isn't hot as such, and there's no fan driven airflow around it but there's vents all over to allow the heat to escape via convection, but the heat can be felt down the cable.&nbsp;Something isn't right... I understand I have version 2 of the card, which boasts 'Lastest Montage M88DS3103 DVB-S2 demodulator'.&nbsp;Do your seemingly cooler cards have this?&nbsp;The card does seem better than the TBS though so far.&nbsp; Other than me worrying about the temperature it's flawless.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CAPTAIN_CESSNA, post: 1018982, member: 120588"] Further update... I left the card disconnected from the dish last night, when I moved the HTPC away from the TV to do some work on it. I found that even without running MePo, whilst doing just normal desktop tasks, the card was still by far the warmest component in the machine. Everything else is flat cold to the touch, except the GPU heatsink but this is still cooler than the tuner. Don't get me wrong it isn't hot as such, and there's no fan driven airflow around it but there's vents all over to allow the heat to escape via convection, but the heat can be felt down the cable. Something isn't right... I understand I have version 2 of the card, which boasts '[B][B][B]Lastest Montage M88DS3103 DVB-S2 demodulator'.[/B][/B][/B] Do your seemingly cooler cards have this? The card does seem better than the TBS though so far. Other than me worrying about the temperature it's flawless. [/QUOTE]

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