04-11-2008, 05:17 PM
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Collin Ong
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Local Time: 04:51 PM
Local Date: 10-13-2008
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Re: Gateway GM5664 Media Center - A Review
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Originally Posted by Parker Clack
Collin:
If I remember right it has two PCI slots that one is used for the ATI and the other one is used for connecting to your phone line. Then between those there are two PCIe slots. One used by the Vsix tuner card leaving you with another PCIe slot that I used for another tuner card, in my case the AverMedia Bravo. When Hauppauge or someother tuner card manufacturer makes something like the MCE 500 that has a hybrid analog/digital tuner I will take out those two cards and put one of those in.
I am not certain about the output header for S/PDIF. I am just going to end up using the audio over HDMI anyway so it really isn't a big deal. I could always get a sound card with a coax or optical S/PDIF out but it really isn't a biggie for me.
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Are you sure about the two PCI slots? The reason I ask is because it's unlikely the ATI video card would be in a PCI slot, rather than a PCIe x16. I would think 1 PCIe x16 (vid card), 2 PCIe x1 (tuner and open), and at least 1 standard PCI slot, maybe two?
If you get the chance to look inside for the header, please do. Unfortunately I don't have an HDMI receiver yet so have to find a way to get digital sound out...
Also, do you know if the motherboard is a full-size ATX or microATX size board? (I might want to transplant it into a HTPC case at some point)
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