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johnarmy
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August 09, 11 11:12 AM (permalink)

Firewire cards.

Hi I'm in the market for a firewire card as i have just purchased a fa-66.

My question is, Do i get a PCIe card or is a PCI card sufficient for Firewire 400?

Are there any other reasons why i should choose PCIe over PCI?

Thanks guys
John.
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    Jim Roseberry
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    Re:Firewire cards. August 09, 11 11:18 AM (permalink)
    Choose a quality TI chipset Firewire controller.
    You'll achieve the same performance with either a PCI or PCIe unit.
     
    Choose the controller (PCI vs. PCIe) based on what works best with your current config.
    IOW, if you need the PCIe slots for UAD2 cards/etc, then go with a PCI controller.
    Or... if you have plenty of PCIe slots... go with a PCIe unit... as it'll have a longer shelf-life.
     

    Best Regards,

    Jim Roseberry
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    johnarmy
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    Re:Firewire cards. August 09, 11 11:31 AM (permalink)
    This Jim,

    Wise advice, I think I shall opt for a PCI card if there are no performance gains to be had.

    thanks.
    john
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    Re:Firewire cards. August 11, 11 1:53 PM (permalink)
     I have read that the combo cards are not good. The usb/firewire or the firewire 400/800 combos in some cases have caused problems.Jim probably knows more about this than me.
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