[mythtv-users] Plans for front & back end Myth boxes

[Jessica Perry Hekman]

On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 09:25:40AM -0400, Eric Sharkey wrote:

> The thing you have to be careful with here is the size of the heat
> sink.  The ECS card takes up only one slot, while the MSI has a double
> width heat sink, so there needs to be room in the case to have an
> empty slot next to the PCI Express 16 slot.
> 
> If there's room in the case, the MSI is probably the better value.

How can I determine if there is room in the case, prior to sinking the 
money for the card? Open it up and look to see if there is an empty slot 
next to the PCI Express 16 slot?

Jessica