Firewire card advice

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MadAudio

MadAudio

Damned if I do
Yeah, I've been absent lately due to my recent addiction to TRW, but I need some advice. The PCI Firewire card I'm currently using is dying, and I need a new one. I'd like to get a 4-port card and I'd like any suggestions as to models and places to get one. Thanks!
 
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Belkin and SIIG make firewire cards with TexasInstruments OHCI-compliant chipsets (which is what you want...).
 
i've heard the adaptec ones recommended... watch out though some do have the dreaded via chipset...
 
MadAudio said:
This one seems like the closest to what I want.
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I wouldn't buy a card with an NEC FireWire chipset unless you are experiencing compatibility problems with a TI-based card, and maybe not even then. Try to find one with a TI chipset.
 
dgatwood said:
I wouldn't buy a card with an NEC FireWire chipset unless you are experiencing compatibility problems with a TI-based card, and maybe not even then. Try to find one with a TI chipset.
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Hmmm, thanks, I'll look some more. Doesn't seem like there's much in the way of PCI cards with more than 2 ports, though.....
 
I'm guessing by the lack of further replies that this should be a good card. :D
 
I finally ordered the SIIG card I last posted about, and happened to do so at a good time. It was priced $10 less than before AND there's a $10 rebate that I'll be eligible for. I'll let y'all know how it all pans out.
 
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