Conflict with TV Tuner and Graphics card.

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Hi guys, I have Intel DG41RQI Motherboard which has 1 PCI-E slot and 2 PCI slot.
PCI-E slot has ATI Radeon 4770 HD graphics card. And as you see in pictures below fan of graphics card completely covers 1st PCI slot and leaves around 2mm gap to lowest PCI slot.

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I wanted to buy internal TV tuner card. I was thinking of AVerTV Super 009 M733/M733A
AVerMedia AVerTV Global - TV Tuners, Media Player, IPTV and Multimedia Products - AVerTV Super 009

Now my question was considering that TV Tuner card even fits in space below graphics card will there be enough space for ventilation for graphics card. Or will the card not fit at all?

I don't want external TV Tuner card because I want to record TV show on my PC. So can anyone help with this?

^^ Your TV tuner card may just fit in. But best thing is to go to shop & check cards dimension written over package.

P.S. installing tv tuner card will block airflow into your graphics card.

Install the TV tuner card and attach a fan above both of them.like this,
this will allow the air flow.

I think he better get an external USB TV tuner box so that the gfx card can properly operate inside of the cabinet ;-)

you should go for external t.v tuner card so that you can use it without switching on PC :grin:

but op wants to record TV programs. what about that?

@jagdish,
he wants to record his tv programs,so i don't think he can do it by keeping his pc off.