JonD
SigiZ58
... So as I said - the next mainboard I buy will for sure have at least one PCI slot.
Apparently you missed the part where Jim Roseberry explained that modern PCI slots are bridged. Bottom line, unlike older PCI slots, the newer ones share resources and you will undoubtedly experience problems when trying to use one for a high bandwidth device like an audio interface/sound card.
In case you didn't know, Jim builds custom DAW workstations for a living, and really does know of what he speaks.
Of course, you can stick to buying older motherboards with the older (unbridged) PCI slots and continue to enjoy the great performance those cards provide, but you are trading much greater power/speed for the convenience of using the older cards. Also, at some point, current drivers will no longer be available for some of those boards (Unless you decide to stick to Windows 8.1).
Hi Jon,
thanks for jumping in. it is not my Intention to doubt in someone elses knowhow, for sure not.
Indeed, you are right, I overlooked the sentence with "bridged".
But in one point I disagree. Audio devices (except maybe some modern madi Systems) are NOT high bandwith devices but more on the low side. This should my Explanation make clear. Without wanting to be rude, but each of my Systems is handbuild by myself and I do this since 1990. Even today I never buy a System ready. This has to do with that I learned this (started as Radio & tv electronics) in a wide manner (later specialised to IT -Electronics)
I did not build & sell Daw Systems. But I think I know where I am talking about, because I have many years Background. But my Hobby are Tube Amps :-) My Job inowadays is more IT Professional on a higher Level, often I miss this Basic doings.
You are right with the Drivers for some older Cards, but the Cards I was talking about are still in production and will get drivers for the next ten years for sure. Of course you have to know, that this means, they must have the HDSP in their Name (HDSP 9652 or HDSP 9632, not the digi 9652, they are really EOL).
My idea to talk here a bit more was to show, that it is possible to get really good Cards for small Money, if your PC has a PCI Slot. But I will inform me what makes bridged PCI Slots critical. Until now I heard only from bridged PCIe Cards, what means they are PCI in internal architecture but have a PCIe Interface...
Edit- I just read about this (bridged PCI) some articles. I see now, what is meant. This could really affect latency behaviour here.
So finally you would have to check out, and to buy a Mainboard with PCI will not guarantee good Teamwork with PCI Cards.
In any case, in the RME Forum there are many articles describing that this solution can work well. Of course you never know what and how the People are testing....... Why can it not give simple Solutions :-)
So thank you all for the interesting discussion.
Best
Sigi
PS sorry for my english, it is not really good