Tiny PC but with PCi-e slot(s)...

[AdamT]

Hi, I'm looking for a tiny PC spec with the following requirements.

- as small as possible
- at least one PCi-e slot (half height and width is all that is required)
- no particular need for a CD/DVD (as long as it can boot from USB!)
- no particular graphics or storage requirement

(I'm planning on building a MythTV backend with a NAS for storage so it really is just a device to take the tuner card and run linux)

As I'm a bit out of touch with the current case and motherboard styles I'm struggling a bit with working out which combinations will actually provide me with an empty usable PCi-e slot. It seems that this isn't always a feature on the mini-ITX motherboards and providing the physical space and external slot isn't always a feature of the mini cases!

Apologies for the newbie question but hopefully it's simple to answer!

 

[keynes]

Morning Adam,
What is your budget? What is the PCI-e slot for?
Edit: probably the tv tuner card

 

[AdamT]

Ah, yes. I should have said but you are correct that the PCI-e slot is for the tuner card. Don't have a particular budget in mind. But expecting that I'll need something in the £300-£400 range but this is based purely on me looking at the PCS Mini-PC configurators and presuming (from the pictures) that the PCS Hush! case doesn't have an expansion slot so I'll need to get something from the Top Spec range ...