is it better to have a desktop motherboard without built in firewire?

I'm ordering parts to build my own desktop DAW system and some motherboards have built in firewire while others leave it out.  My concern is that the built in firewire may not have a TI chipset, or is that no longer a concern for firewire nowadays?  If it does have one built in and it's not TI - can it be disabled to allow the external PCI's firewire card to work flawlessly with the audio interface?  Or should I not take any chances and just get one without firewire?  I'm also concerned that adding an external firewire card will add latency and won't perform as well as one that's built in.

syntheticpop


I'm ordering parts to build my own desktop DAW system and some motherboards have built in firewire while others leave it out.  My concern is that the built in firewire may not have a TI chipset, or is that no longer a concern for firewire nowadays?  If it does have one built in and it's not TI - can it be disabled to allow the external PCI's firewire card to work flawlessly with the audio interface?  Or should I not take any chances and just get one without firewire?  I'm also concerned that adding an external firewire card will add latency and won't perform as well as one that's built in.

You should be able to check the specs of the motherboard you are ordering to determine which chipset they use.  Isn't that one of the biggest reasons for building one yourself...to make sure you get everything just the way you like it?
 
Thanks.

I just built a custom DAW using the ASUS P7P55D mobo.

It will handle the i5 or i7 chip and up to16gb memory.

It has firewire built in. The firewire port works perfectly for my Saffire interface.

That was a concern for me and I was concerned that I might have to buy a USB interface, but when I hooked it up and loaded my drivers, the Saffire worked perfectly.

I don't know if it has the TI chip set but it works with my firewire interface.

I bought this mobo because it has lots of PCI slots as well. And it's loaded with USB ports.

fireberd


I have an Intel  motherboard and it does have the T.I. firewire chipset (two ports).  That was one of the requirements when I built the PC.  

An add on card is OK, but why go that route if the motherboard you want already has it.

Actually, the motherboard I'm looking at either has onboard firewire or a model that doesn't.  It does not appear to be a TI chipset.  The build I'm looking at, a 1555 doesn't have any motherboards out yet that has a TI chipset - at least I was told.  So I can either get the motherboard with a non TI chipset or get one without firewire and add the external pci firewire card.  So what I'm trying to get out of my original question is:  should I take a chance on a motherboard that doesn't have a TI chipset or should I settle with one without firewire and add the firewire card with a TI chipset through pci?