Upgrading my old HTPC --> Have a few questions

BaNzaiDags

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This is going to be my new setup
1. BIOSTAR TFORCE TA790GX A2+ AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
2. AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Brisbane 2.6GHz 2 x 512KB
3. 2 gig or g. skill ram
4. Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1800 PCI-e
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5. Windows MCE 2k5 (from old HTPC)
6. case and pwr supply (from old HTPC)
7. ati all in wonder for OTA (from old HTPC)
8. DVD player (from old HTPC)
9. hard drive (from old HTPC)

Q1: would the onboard HDMI output also have sound from the motherboard?

Q2: I heard the Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1800 PCI-e has problems with MCE 2005, should I go with Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1600 PCI

Q3:can I run a dual tuner card like the 'Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1600 PCI' and also use the ati all in wonder OTA digital card, so I will have 3 tuners?

my old HTPC is also had a Hauppauge PVR-150 for analog...I wanted to get a new card that will support QAM.

Let me know... thanks!