Reddit mentions: The best internal firewire port cards

Not sure if you need Thunderbolt or not.

If not; then please tell me and we can make it a lot cheaper!!

I assume that you've got your own AMPs & DACs for your audio equipment and that you only need USB ports for this?

I did include a x1 Thunderbolt card + a 3 firewire port expansion card.

The firewire card got: 2x 1394B fire wire ports; 1x 1394A fire wire port.

I'll provide you with my standard list of videos to help you understand why I suggest these parts.

I'll also provide you with a couple of great guides to help you build the PC.

Lastly, I'll give out a rationale for each individual part. I have to post this in a reply to this post, since I went over the 10.000 character limitation reddit provides per post.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type|Item|Price

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CPU | Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor | $159.99 @ Micro Center
CPU Cooler | CRYORIG M9i 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler | $25.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard | Asus Z97-A/USB 3.1 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard | $149.99 @ Micro Center
Memory | G.Skill Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory | $62.99 @ Newegg
Storage | PNY CL4111 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $64.99 @ Newegg
Storage | Toshiba 5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $144.99 @ Amazon
Case | Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case | $69.99 @ Micro Center
Power Supply | Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply | $67.91 @ Amazon
Optical Drive | LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer | $13.98 @ Newegg
Case Fan | Enermax UCTB12N-R 53.0 CFM 120mm Fan | $7.99 @ Amazon
Case Fan | Enermax UCTB12N-R 53.0 CFM 120mm Fan | $7.99 @ Amazon
Case Fan | Enermax UCTB12N-R 53.0 CFM 120mm Fan | $7.99 @ Amazon
Expansion Card| Asus Thunderbolt port| $93.00 @ Amazon
Expansion Card| Syba Low Profile PCI-Express 1394b/1394a (2B1A) Card| $28.00 @ Amazon
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total | $905.79
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-10 02:53 EST-0500 |

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What is overclocking?: Here - 2:32 minutes.

What is the difference between i3, i5 & i7?: Here - 4:32
What is the difference between i7 & Xeon?: Here - 7:10
What is hyperthreading?: Here - 4:47
What is Turbo boost?: Here - 4:05
CPU shopping guide: Here - 5:01
GPU shopping guide: Here - 4:11
How many cores do I need for gaming?: Here - 8:18
How many cores do I need for prosuming?: Here - 7:53
RAM speeds: Here - 4:37
DDR3 vs DDR4: Here - 8:01
USB Type C: Here - 4:30
What are benchmarks?: Here - 5:21
Pre-built vs building your own?: Here - 6:04
Optical vs laser mouse: Here - 2:10
SSD vs HDD: Here - 4:05
Radiators explained: Here - 4:34
What is resolution?: Here - 5:22
Different panel types: Here - 2:29
Monitor refresh-rate: Here - 5:46
What is Free-sync?: Here - 5:29
What is G-sync?: Here - 5:52
What is Shadowplay?: Here - 3:59
Case air pressure: Here - 5:21
Case fan orientation: Here - 3:42
What is a NAS?: Here - 5:06
Raid 0, 1 & 10: Here - 3:11
Raid 5 & 6: Here - 2:35
What PSU to buy?: Here - 5:12
What does 80+ mean?: Here - 3:02

Likely that TechQuickie got even more video's that you can have a look at to get answers. It's a great youtube channel for easy, quickly explained questions about PC tech.

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####Guides

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Now before you have a look at all these guides. The best guide in most cases will always be your MANUAL. Some manuals are garbage, but most of them are more than good enough to be able to help figure out most problems.

How to build an Intel 115x socket PC? This is my personal favorite because it goes in depth, but still keeps the video relatively short. It also got great camera work so you are able to follow all the steps very well. I decided to skip the start of the video. The reason being that the video is posted on 17th of May 2013, he gives the rationale of his selected parts at the start. This is a very long time ago, so the parts are very old, so no need to hear this out. But building a PC is still pretty much the same. No drastic changes.
There are a lot of different build guides on the internet, but I really like this one. It's easy to follow.

How to install a 115x CPU? Very simple and easy to follow guide again.
How to install thermal compound? Now, to be clear! Every single heatsink will come with its own thermal compound. Even the intel/AMD stock heatsinks. So there is no need to buy this.
It's only recommended to buy when you either have very bad temperatures or when you want to overclock to the extreme. The temperature difference between the best and the "worst" thermal compound is a couple degrees Celsius.
Be careful though! More is not better! It needs to have enough, but too much will dramatically increase the temperatures of the CPU. Thermal compound helps with the contact of the cooler + the CPU. The CPU + heatsink both have microscopically small gaps, which the thermal compound fills up to let the heat get too the heatsink.
How to install RAM? It's very simple these days. For DDR4 it's pretty much the same.
How to install Windows 8(.1) or 10 from an USB drive? You have to download "media creation tool" which is located at the bottom of the page (blue button). Run that program with a 4GB+ USB flash drive plugged into a PC. Then follow the simple steps and the program will make the USB drive bootable. After that all you have to do is build the PC and boot from that USB drive to install Windows.
How to set up your SSD & HDD? This video is another older video, but it works pretty much the same in Win 8/10. He does talk about a few things that aren't very important, but it's good to know.
* How to use Ninite? This video explains it very well, as well as their recommendations. For security I advise to only get Avira (if you don't mind to get an add every day; if you do mind - just use Microsoft Defender) & Malwarebytes. If you want to pay for an anti-virus; Webroot! Light weight; very high detection rate.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type|Item|Price

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CPU | Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor | $449.98 @ Microcenter (CPU/mobo bundle)
CPU Cooler | Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler | $89.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard | Asus Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac) ATX LGA1150 Motherboard | $0.00
Memory | G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory | $127.50 @ Newegg
Storage | Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $219.99 @ NCIX US
Storage | Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $98.98 @ OutletPC
Video Card | EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) | $329.99 @ SuperBiiz
Video Card | EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) | $329.99 @ SuperBiiz
Case | Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case | $99.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply | EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply | $84.99 @ Amazon
Operating System | Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) | $92.99 @ Directron
Monitor | AOC i2267Fw 60Hz 22.0" Monitor | $129.99 @ Amazon
Monitor | Acer K272HULbmiidp 60Hz 27.0" Monitor | $301.98 @ Newegg
Keyboard | Adesso MKB-125B Wired Slim Keyboard | $49.99 @ Newegg
Mouse | Razer ABYSSUS Wired Optical Mouse | $36.93 @ Amazon
Firewire| StarTech.com 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter PEX1394B3| $59.99 @ Amazon.com
| | Total
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $2503.27
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-02 15:31 EST-0500 |

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CPU: Intel's 4790K @ 4GHz. The fastest processor on the 1150 socket. Will fare excellently on both games and apps.

CPU Cooler A CLC as you wanted. H100i and H105 don't perform that differently.

Motherboard Asus high end Z97-pro. Features AC wifi, all quality sub-components. This with the CPU is a bundle from microcenter.

The motherboard selection was predetermined I am afraid, since the budget called for dual graphics and you wanted both a firewire and wifi card. Thus a Z97 /w AC wifi was needed. It's a great motherboard but you might not like the gold accents

RAM 16GB of fast memory. Black.

Storage 500GB of SSD and 3TB disk. No need to get two separate 1 TB mechanical disks, you can partition the 3TB in two parts easily. 500GB SSD should be more than enough to store your O/S, games and apps.

Graphics Dual 970's will perform great at whatever you throw at them.

Case I have the CM Storm trooper, which is the black version of the stryker you like. While it's a good case, the price point isn't that good to be honest. The enthoo pro I've selected (again white) has more features, space and is cheaper.

PSU 750W of good power from EVGA. Gold rating and modular.

O/S Windows 8.1

Monitors Instead of dual 1080p monitors, I've opted for a 27" 2560x1440 and a smaller 22 1920x1080. Both IPS. If you care, for the same amount of money you can grab 3x 1080p monitors for surround (3x Acer H236HLbid if you want suggestions, they have a thin bezel and IPS panel).

Keyboard Before grabbing this, make sure that you like the switches. This one has MX Blue. Either get a tester, or head into a store with mechs on display to test one with the same switches. Anyway, this keyboard is at a great price, it's not a "gaming" one with aggressive colors and plastic crap left and right.

Mouse A mouse with the Avago ADNS-S3888 sensor = great. Though Razer isn't a brand I especially like, this mouse + sensor is nice.

Firewire ieee 1394b as you wanted. It's pcie 1x, you will put it into the first pcie 1x slot of the motherboard, above the 1st graphics card



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Feel free to ask any questions.

PS. This is the 3rd time I've written this post, so many open tabs for research, closed it by mistake twice :/

I may come back and edit this if I mess something up, but I'll try to be as granular as possible and give links because I sure wish I would have had someone help me when I was building this. I will say this, I looked for these items over time and waited until I found good deals.


Case:[ Corsaire Air 540] (http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Carbide-Series-Airflow-CC-9011030-WW/dp/B00D6GINF4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1421547180&sr=8-1&keywords=corsair+air+540) - This is a large case. However, I have built many PC's and this is the best case I've ever used. All of your cables are hidden, so you have a very clean build with very easy access.

Proc: i7 4790K - I got this on sale for $279. Although I don't need to, I can very easily use the ASRock to overclock to 4.5 ghz straight from the OS.

Video: EVGA GTX 760 SC (I got this at Microcenter for $230.00) - As mentioned, I run three 1900x1200 montors with this. For games - I can run anything (to date) at 1900x1200 on ultra when the Proc os overclocked, unless it is just coded crappy. Lately I'be been playing ESO and Wildstar, but I've also done Bioshock Infinite and The Vanashing of Ethan Carter (beautiful game) as well.

Ram: Crucial Ballistix Elite 16gb - See my comment below on ram.

Motherboard: ASRock z97 Motherboard - Believe it or not, I got this for $86 at Microcenter.

Firewire Card: Syba FW Card with TI Chipset - This is low profile, but comes with a full size bracket. Works great with the Focusrite Saffire Pro 40.

OS: Windows 8.1 Professional

PT Version: PT11 (Latest Build)

Audio Interface: Focusrite Saffire Pro 40 - Make sure you get the latest software for this and run PT as administrator. I had to do this before the Midi would work right through the Saffire.

Proc Cooling: Corsair Hydro 105 - Do your research. There are a lot of cooling options. I had this in a separate machine and really like it.

Case Fans: Corsair Air Series AF140 LED Quiet Edition High Airflow Fans - One again, there are a lot of options with fans. These matched my case and are relatively quiet. Iknow the Noctua stuff is really awesome too.

Power Supply: Corsair HX850 - This might be overkill. I got this because I game some on this system and figured I would add another GTX 760 at some point. Also, not sure you need the HX. You might be able to go with a lower end PSU.

Video Monitors: Two of these are Lenova which I already had and are not included in the build price. The other, I just got and it beats the Lenovos significantly. It is an ASUS PA248Q 24-Inch LED-Lit IPS Professional Graphics Monitor. I use these large monitors because my eyes are bad from years of IT work, staring into monitors. Imagine that. This would be overkill for many as they take up a lot of space.

HD1: Crucial MX100 512 gb SSD. Everybody gets Samsung, and even I have one in my purchased gaming rig. However, before you do that, read this review from Tom's Hardware on the MX100. I'm completely sold on this SSD. I got this for $180 on a Newegg sale.

HD2: [Seagate 3tb 7200](Seagate Desktop 3 TB HDD SATA 6 Gb/s NCQ 64MB Cache 7200 RPM 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive ST3000DM001) - It is a platter HD I put my sessions on, nothing more. I've never seen a slow down.

A couple of other notes.

1. I use a service SOS Online Backup to back up my sessions so in case of a drive failure I don't lose anything.
   
   
2. If I could change anything about this - I would have bought a motherboard with Thunderbolt. However, I think it was a $200 price difference at the time, so I stayed with my budget and I've had no issues with the firewire.
   
   
3. I'm a singer songwriter, so this setup geared for me. I think it would work for just about anyone, but I've seen some of the mixing engineers on this forum say you may need more ram if you ar running huge sessions. The biggest song I run is probably about 25 tracks (including buses), few of which would be simultaneous, and I've never used more than 1/2 my ram.
   
   If you have anymore questions let me know. I had this info an a word doc from when I was planning - so I'm glad I was able to pass it on. I hope this helps.
   

Wow. Reddit actually comes through for me! I had this issue. I thought I got a bad unit but checked on my Intel based laptop. Issue was gone. Switched back to my Ryzen based machine and <stutter, stutter>. So I took the advice and purchased this unit from Amazon and it worked! It worked like a charm. Thanks for all the folks that provided the advice. Putting the link to this item in the comment. It's great and cheap and bonus: I have more ports (not that I needed them on the ASUS Crosshair Hero VIII. Thanks again to all .

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072LS4JH7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I had to look at the specs for the T540p but they are essentially the same as my W540 except the W540 and I've not had any problems with Ubuntu in the 2-3 years I've owned mine. I did make sure my BIOS was updated as it could be and I turned of UEFI and just went with Legacy boot.

I have beefed mine up a bit with 32GB ram and 2 - 500GB SSD (took out my cd drive & put a drive carrier in it to hold the 2nd ssd).

Just FYI ... but one really useful & nifty thing I added also (besides a DOCK) was a SONNET Tempo SATA Pro ExpressCard/34.

The T540 has an expresscard/34 slot (see - http://www3.lenovo.com/za/en/laptops/thinkpad/t-series/T540p/p/22TP2TT540P) like my W540. On the W540... in the left side-front there was a little door that comes off that exposes the ExpressCard slot on the W540.

This SONNET Expresscard slides into that and on the other end of the SONNET Expresscard is an eSATA female connector.

https://www.amazon.com/Sonnet-Technologies-Tempo-Pro-ExpressCard/dp/B0082FI3C2

I bought a BlackX eSATA external drive enclosure (like a toaster) which I can plug either 2 1/2 inch or 3 1/2 inch HDs or even another SSD... That has really been money well spent as my laptop has virtually unlimited storage now without having to replace internal drives.

Anyway thought I'd tell you about that as that SONNET expresscard is useful for either linux or windows with your laptop and its only about $40.

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/RJGFsJ
Ok. for video editing the most money should mostly be put in the CPU. This build has a very good CPU and a good amount of ram. It has a Gpu that could be downgraded but It can help for rendering a little bit. The keyboard and mouse are not great but that is not an issue. Upgrade l8er. it has a boot ssd and a mass storage harddrive. having a boot ssd is the best upgrade ive ever made to my pc. You could even add a footage ssd l8er for faster editing. This would be a great editing machine and would serve your purposes well. Let me know if you have any questions. also hmu with those skate clips once you start editng them. Also, that firewire thing PCI card https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-FireWire-Adapter-Digital-PCI1394_4/dp/B00006B8C3

You're obviously experienced in building systems and it looks good to me. I won't nitpick brands or whatever.

About the FW card... After doing extensive research for an audio producer friend, the only card I found worth purchasing is a Sonnet Allegro FireWire 800 PCIe Card. It works natively without extra drivers and actually does have the power to handle multiple devices connected to it at once. Most other cards will not do that.

Thet GTX 980 will not work OOB. You'll need to install Nvidia's official web driver package to allow full usability of the card. If you don't need that much graphics power, stick with a 770 or 780 as they do work OOB.

The motherboard should be fairly simple to get working. Googling shows that lots of people have used this board with good results and Thunderbolt working.

Good luck and remember to show off your build here when you finish! :)

This is a silence optimised build, that should work great in music production.

Should handle 1080p gaming flawlessly as well.

You can add FireWire with a PCIe Card like this one for $30-40.

Easiest way to save money would be to drop the 950 Pro, which is incredibly fast. The 850 Evo is nothing to scoff at either. I didn't include a HDD, because those make noises when in use and I assume you would want a silent PC for music production.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type|Item|Price

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CPU | Intel Core i7-6800K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor | $529.99 @ Newegg Canada
CPU Cooler | Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler | $86.85 @ Amazon Canada
Motherboard | MSI X99A SLI KRAIT EDITION ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard | $269.99 @ Memory Express
Memory | Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory | $229.98 @ NCIX
Storage | Samsung 950 PRO 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive | $249.99 @ Memory Express
Storage | Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $217.75 @ Vuugo
Video Card | EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card | $324.98 @ DirectCanada
Case | NZXT H440 (Matte Black) ATX Mid Tower Case | $119.99 @ Memory Express
Power Supply | EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply | $98.99 @ Amazon Canada
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total | $2128.51
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-06 13:32 EST-0500 |

Edit: Formating

Looks good to me. The case you chose is awesome, I have a define r2 mid tower. It's great for audio work, if you combine it with some silent fans and a fan controller, it's basically silent. The FireWire card you want is this one: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000WCT5HK?pc_redir=1403896914&robot_redir=1 pretty sure that's the one I have, I'll double check tomorrow.

Ah, excellent. That makes things look simple, and there are D8 cameras on ebay with DNR and TBC for less than 100 (with returns lol).

One last question about this please: I have an ancient laptop (9 yrs old) which has a firewire port but is pretty slow. Would I be better served just buying something like this for my new computer? Firewire ports are ancient nowadays. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00006B8C3/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

Youve helped me more with a few posts than I learned in over 6 hours of research. THANK YOU!

I had same issue but i was using my motherboard onboard USB3 (older)...that didn't work, so bought an external powered USB3...didn't work. Ended up buying this USB PCI card...everything worked perfectly:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072LS4JH7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

( I also did the full uninstall/re-install of video card driver software - and update all windows updates)

Good luck!

it doesnt sound impossible, looking for your laptop model seems like you have 2 mini pci slots, one for your wlan card and another seems to be a mini pci ssd

http://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Acer-M5-internals.jpg

you could get one of these

http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Express-FireWire-Adapter-MPEX1394B3/dp/B004NNYJ34/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420823554&sr=8-1&keywords=mini+pci+firewire

but you would need to find where to get the energy and see if you can fit everything inside, you will need to mod the back cover, looks like fun work

Here's a decent build that should into your budget just great.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type|Item|Price

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CPU | Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor | $114.99 @ NCIX US
Motherboard | MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard | $62.00 @ Newegg
Memory | G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (4 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory | $84.99 @ Newegg
Storage | Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $74.49 @ OutletPC
Video Card | Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card | $179.99 @ Newegg
Case | NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case | $34.78 @ Amazon
Power Supply | Corsair Enthusiast 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply | $94.99 @ Best Buy
Optical Drive | LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer | $13.99 @ Newegg
Operating System | Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) | $93.95 @ B&H
| | Total
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $754.17
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-27 02:56 EDT-0400 |

With this $15 Firewire card fits nicely into your $800 USD budget. I'd look into downgrading the GPU and maybe PSU (but be careful!) if you need to decrease the price to include a monitor, peripherals, etc.

Nice find!
That was very... "entertaining" read. Sadly I already had Legacy USB disabled in UEFI setup. I am definitely going to check the mentioned usb mailing list later.

The thread also references it being used on a laptop, which throws in a sizable chunk of power management quirks and BIOS hacks, on top of it being ExpressCard device. I have PCIe x1 desktop card, but by pure luck I have same ExpressCard controller. I'll grab some spare SSD and drop Linux on my laptop later to see if issue exists there.

Just for the sake of completness I forced mentioned pcihp, but I am not going to rip out the card from my mobo

I am very, very close to abandoning this device altogether. But... you mentioned libvirtd and vfio, which happens to be my use case too, and yours works. Would you mind sharing some details? Whether the guest is linux or Windows, or does the hotplug works? In my case, the guest is also Linux, which just escalates the issue one level deeper, since power cycling the machine is a lot of hassle already.

You also dropped another gem in form of Fresco Logic - I think I recognize this company from its USB to VGA adapters, but you say they also make USB controller chips? I believe I have seen only VIA and Renesas solutions before (there's Intel too, but their design is internally based on Renesas one) What are your experiences with these?

edit: Found this one for $12, it doesn't have 19-pin internal connector, sadly, but as long as it works.

edit2: Orico makes Fresco 2+2 adapter :)

edit3: Well, Orico states Fresco is not compatible with MacOS and Linux, and suggests a SKU with VLI chip.

edit4: The ExpressCard behaves like a drunken madman, even in Windows. Like depending when I insert it to the system, it gets detected or not, throws PCIe errors or not, detects devices or not, but even if it works, it overheats quickly (i.e. when copying to USB SSD) and shuts down, disappearing until next power cycle. (including removing battery). I gave up trying to check it under Linux.

It's as easy as looking at Focusrite's website for supported chipsets and finding a card with one they support.

I've played this game before, it really isn't that bad. There's even a bunch of positive reviews on Amazon from people using that FireWire card with the Saffire Pro 40.

Thank you! So if I got something like this, all I would need to do is put it in the SD slot on my computer, connect the camcorder using a Firewire and I can import using something like Windows Movie Maker? I don't need anything else? Appreciate your response.

I am looking to build in the Silverstone FT03 Mini but I am needing both a discrete GPU and a Firewire connection. Is it possible to replace the onboard wifi adaptor (which seems to connect via mPCIe) on a Mini-ITX motherboard with another mPCIe device?

It seems as though I could replace the wifi card with this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Startech-com-Port-Express-FireWire-Adapter/dp/B004NNYJ34

However I am relatively new to home builds and this is not something I can find much information on.

Any help would be appreciated!

https://www.amazon.com/Syba-SY-PEX30016-Firewire-XIO2213B-Chipset/dp/B006DQ0KD2/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1482909486&sr=1-2&keywords=firewire+card

pretty sure it's this one, I'm away from my desktop at the moment but afaik pretty much any firewire pci card should work.

In addition to this list, it looks like you're also going to need a Firewire port

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type|Item|Price

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CPU | Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor | $297.99 @ B&H
Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard | $57.98 @ Newegg
Memory | G.Skill NT Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory | $54.99 @ Newegg
Storage | PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $59.99 @ Best Buy
Storage | Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $45.89 @ OutletPC
Case | Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case | $34.99 @ Micro Center
Power Supply | EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply | $25.98 @ Newegg
Optical Drive | Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer | $13.89 @ OutletPC
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $621.70
| Mail-in rebates | -$30.00
| Total | $591.70
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-09 14:42 EDT-0400 |

I wouldn't bother with "official" Linux support. There are only a few manufacturers of USB3 host controllers and the drivers for all of them are in the modern kernel. Most of the USB card manufacturers (especially the generic China ones) don't list Linux compatibility but the cards usually work just fine.

Before the self-powered cards were available, I had a USB3 card in my Poweredge with a self-made Molex splitter/extension off the DVD drive's power connector.

The selections of self-powered USB 3.0 cards (as opposed to 3.1) is a lot larger.

Will something like this cheap generic card work for your purpose or do you actually need 10Gbps?

Probably doesn't help, but this is reported to work great in Sierra on desktop Hackintoshes

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002S53IG8

If your computer has a pcie slot you try something like this maybe. FebSmart 4 Ports USB 3.0 Super Fast 5Gbps PCI Express(PCIe) Expansion Card for Windows Server, XP,7,Vista,8,8.1,10 PCs-Build in Self-Powered Technology-No Need Additional Power Supply(FS-U4-Pro) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072LS4JH7/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_9lVOCb57A7MD4 Dont have any experience with it. So cant say if it will work or not. Just a idea.

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Thanks for the heads up on the cover. I took it off myself because it wasn't low profile. I'll set this project aside and just buy a new card with the appropriate cover.

So I managed to get this one to show up, but I have trouble getting it to recognize anything I plug in.

From my research, I found that switching to legacy helped alot of people.

Upon trying to install legacy drivers, I get a serious freeze followed by bsod every time.

The product I intend to use recommends TI chipset, so my plan was to buy one that had TI, which would concern me if this one had it and doesn't work.

What are my options here? Would win 10 fix this? How about a newer pci card like this one?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002S53IG8/ref=ox_sc_act_image_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Regarding the Intel thing, I am running AMD.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009O7YU56/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009FC3YJ8/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I can use my old P4 desktop tower for capture: it has a FW to PCI port-thingy I installed. Is that any good? It's like this one.

What software and video settings do you think I should use for capture?

I got this T460 only a few months ago, not sure I can afford to upgrade this quickly.

I've also just noticed some external cards, like this one but I'm confused as to where that would fit into my laptop. Any ideas on this?

Is there anything else I can do that I'm not aware of to simply get my cassettes into digital form, like another device? Because I'm sure those cassettes works on other camcorders too... The cassettes I believes are mini DV I believe.

Thank you and sorry for stupid questions. I did a Google search but I don't understand anything.

Firewire is super cheap too, I got mine for $18 through an Amazon seller.

Hi there! This is the hub I have. It's Renesas based, doesn't require extra power, and is much cheaper relative to other cards out there, which use the same platform.

It will show up as a PCI-e USB controller, and you passthrough the whole thing at once, like you would a GPU or any other similar device. Doesn't need drivers on Linux or Windows, but does not have any MacOS support, if you need that.

[Update]: Bought this PCI-e card via amazon on Monday:

Syba Low Profile PCI-Express 1394b/1394a (2B1A) Card, TI Chipset, Extra Regular Bracket SD-PEX30009

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002S53IG8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Installed tonight, booted into Win7 first. Immediately recognized and installed drivers automagically.
Then booted into Mavericks with external FW800 drive attached, it popped right up on my Mac desktop.
Also, my original external iSight cam (FW400) plugged right in and worked in iMessage perfectly.

Could not be happier with the purchase.

Motherboards don't usually have Firewire on the rear IO these. The best option is going to be getting a PCI-E addon card for it.

https://www.amazon.com/Syba-Firewire-IO2213B-Components-SY-PEX30016/dp/B006DQ0KD2

I ran the Firestudio off of this with no issues a few years ago. As long as you get a nice, name brand one, they work very well. http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-FireWire-Notebook-PCMCIA-videostudio/dp/B000ESLEFS/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1377559227&sr=1-1&keywords=belkin+firewire+laptop+card

Sorry about that!
The computer is a Dell studio XPS desktop 9100. i7 processor 3.2GHz, 12gb ram, 64 bit.
The card is a PCI card. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00312MXRM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The machine is running in normal power mode.
I'm using a standard IEEE1394 to IEEE1394 cable. (from PC to interface)
I have another Monoprice cable on the way just to make sure I'm not using a faulty firewire cable.

Computer see's the card and "installed drivers successfully".
I'm just so flustered that it's not working. Ask me anymore details. Ill be more than happy to answer them!

Edit: Windows 7 Home premium SP1

I got a FireWire PCIe card for my modern desktop for my Sony Hi8 camcorder and it works great with VirtualDub.

Couldn't you do that and not get another machine?

Remember, a USB to FireWire cable won't work because USB is packet based and FireWire is bitstream.

https://www.amazon.com/Syba-SY-PEX30016-Firewire-XIO2213B-Chipset/dp/B006DQ0KD2

This one worked great for me.

This card works great for my Oculus sensors when using passthrough and has for months.

Hub link

Yes, Windows 10. I don't remember installing any drivers, it was just plug and play. I'm on a Ryzen 1700X on an MSI B350-F motherboard.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006DQ0KD2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

DACs are digital analog converters. They are basically really fancy sound cards that are good for recording. Low noise floor so you can turn them up really loud before you ever hear any hissing. This is essential for recording any outboard gear. It also will have proper outputs for studio speakers aka reference monitors. I don't record any instruments and work 100% in the box so I use a 2output for my speakers. This is what I use as a DAC to make electronic music.

https://www.amazon.com/Mackie-Onyx-Blackjack-Recording-Interface/dp/B003VZG550/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1467502404&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=onyx+blackjack

If you end up getting a higher end DAC that has firewire read below.

Firewire will be its own separate card that goes in a PCI-E slot. Its a very common port in Apple computers, its become the defacto standard for high end DACs that have more than 4 in/out

https://www.amazon.com/Syba-Profile-PCI-Express-Chipset-SD-PEX30009/dp/B002S53IG8?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00

This one I believe works right out of the box.

Power Supply:

https://www.amazon.com/Silverstone-Nightjar-Completely-Acoustics-NJ520/dp/B00KHO0IG0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1467502606&sr=8-2&keywords=fanless+power+supply

Fanless, more than enough power for a machine like this. Costs a little more but for an audio PC silence is worth the extra money.

Maybe a straight firewire card would be better.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002S53IG8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Not only should it be a TI chip, but it should also not be a "combo card" that has both 400 and 800. Focusrite interfaces in particular have issues with combo cards.

Edit: more info here and an approved card (PCIe, FW400 only, TI chip, tested with Focusrite interfaces) here, for about $43 USD

Nearly any USB 3.0 PCIe card should work fine.

Something like this gives you 4 more rear ports: https://www.amazon.com/FebSmart-Self-Powered-Technology-No-Additional-FS-U4-Pro/dp/B072LS4JH7/

Alternatively, if some of your devices don't need the full 5Gbps of
USB 3.0, you can buy a USB 3.0 hub.

Oh and this too https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N05VBN7/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 And my friend is using three constellation sensors.

The reason for the graphics card is because it supports up to 4 monitors. I know most studios will have 2 monitors at the desk and then another in the room sometimes if they do ADR for films. As for the SSD, pick whatever you like. There's no reason you should blindly purchase a 250GB simply because it's on my list. If you want a 500GB SSD, go and get one. I'm just showing you an approximation of what's tested and works. My interface is also firewire, this card is proven to work with OS X http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Express-FireWire-Adapter-PEX1394B3/dp/B000WCT5HK

Yep i bought this card after seeing online the inatek did not work

FebSmart 4 Ports USB 3.0 Super... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072LS4JH7?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

It works flawlessly

This card looks good to me too: http://www.amazon.co.uk/StarTech-Profile-1394a-FireWire-Adapter/dp/B0002XMZOO/ref=pd_sim_computers_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=0N8GZW69SKMFSSBSFYF3

It has the smaller firewire port which is exactly that I currently use on my Thinkpad.

As for speed I tried to do some calculations. I am transferring a mini DV tape which has 12 Gb of footage in about 1 hour. If I calculate correctly (1210248/3600) then this means that the speed is roughly 27Mbs and so 400 Mbps would be more than enough.

Something like this?

https://www.amazon.com/Vantec-3-Port-FireWire-PCIe-UGT-FW200/dp/B004QY9IYA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1446475718&sr=8-2&keywords=firewire+pcie

it will only use the pci slot on the mainboard, done.

h110 is the baseline of features, after that comes b150, h170 and the one with the most is z170 (memory and cpu overclocking if you own a 6600k/6700k).

I use MSI z97 pc mate. Has 4 usb2 2 usb3 on the back and 2+2 for the front. Its a bit on the budget side of the mobos but I am not a heavy OCer and the "gaming" tags dont worth the price. If you need morr than 10 usb slots, you can grab something like this

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A20KIXW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_t7c2wbXEDGJ7T

Thank you, Though I need at least one or two Firewire 800 ports for my audio interface, and my glyph (which can also connect through eSATA).

Edit: or I could buy this http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Express-FireWire-Adapter-PEX1394B3/dp/B000WCT5HK/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1381025023&sr=8-8&keywords=StarTech+4+port+PCI+1394

Buy a 3.0 -> 2.0 adapter or if your motherboard has expansion slots, buy a 3.0 add-on card like this.

I would urge you to go with the latter if you have the space. The x1 card will work in an x16 slot.

Sure, it's called a PCI express USB 3.0 expansion card. I bought this one and it worked. You'll need to be able to open up your computer and install it in a PCIe (x1-x16) slot.

Yep. I got this one which works without having to do any extra configuration https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006DQ0KD2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Which one did you order? I am trying to decide on one but there is one on Amazon that a guy claims it doesn't work with the rift s.

I'm thinking about getting this one...

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072LS4JH7/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_apa_i_W3D6Cb1WTE966

Why not just get the WiFi adapter for the wireless controllers?

> Receiving range up to 30 feet with 4 different devices.

edit: also if you want to stick to wired why not get a pcie card with extra usb slots so you don't need to use a hub?

So I bought this PCIE USB expansion card and installed it yesterday. When I first tried to boot my PC afterwards, it would turn on, all LEDs and everything, then my PSU would immediately make a click noise, then it would shut down. So I took the card back out, then tried to boot and it worked as normal. Reinstalled it, and it booted as normal once again like nothing happened. Any idea why it was having trouble booting originally? I'm new to these expansion cards so I wanted to make sure there wasn't something about them I should know about regarding power or if this was just one of those weird random things that happen every so often.

I just got one of these today for my T310. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B072LS4JH7

FebSmart 4 Ports USB 3.0 Super... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072LS4JH7?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

I got this:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002S53IG8/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

and it worked out of the box, FW-400 side at least, I don't have any 800 stuff

If your laptop has an express slot, you can get one of these.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003N3J354?keywords=express%20slot%20firewire%20card&qid=1457573627&ref_=sr_1_2&sr=8-2

If your PC has expansion slots (PCI, PCI-E, etc) you can get something similar to this:

http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-FireWire-Adapter-Digital-PCI1394_4/dp/B00006B8C3

Keep in mind you'll need the right kind of slot and firewire port type.

Edit: Also, I don't think USB to firewire exists, it would be way too slow.

you need a firewire card, and it needs to have the same chip as the the ones on the apple motherboards.

http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Express-FireWire-Adapter-PEX1394B3/dp/B000WCT5HK?ie=UTF8&tag=tonymacx86com-20

https://www.amazon.com/ORICO-Expansion-Connector-Controller-PVU3-5O2I/dp/B00A20KIXW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1465891155&sr=8-1&keywords=usb+%223+0%22+card+internal+header
Found it

If the motherboard has only one internal controller. I suppose for the same price you could just install your own controller.

/u/rizon, /u/Karthanon

Sorry for the late update. My server was actually configured with dual 570W PSUs, and I did confirm the P2000 worked in this configuration flawlessly, up until I added a four-port USB 3.0 card to the last PCIe slot I had.

After adding the USB 3.0 the server complained that not enough power was available, and under clocked my CPUs to ~1.6GHz. That's when I upgraded to the 870W PSUs, which haven't given me any issues (other than a bump in my power bill).

Otherwise, I've upgraded this to 96GB of RAM with 2x870W PSUs. As mentioned, I added a USB 3.0 card which pulls all of its power from the PCIe bus. I realized that not having a working battery in my H700 severely reduces its performance, so that's in the mail right now.

I'm doing a lot more work that requires a mid-range graphics card, and the P2000 has been nothing but reliable in this configuration. Highly recommended!

Link to USB 3.0 Card: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072LS4JH7/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This is the Fire-Wire PCI-E card I use: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B002S53IG8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It has given me no issues at all on Windows 8.1 and 10 connected to a 003 console/interface and a Glyph external drive both running Pro-Tools 11 and 12 and with the 003 acting as the system sound card.

Just don't use the drivers on the disk that come with it. Stick with whatever your computer automatically installs.

I have been using this StarTech card with many devices (hard drives, audio interfaces) with no issues.

The usb fireware ones are a scam...

You need this card.....i have bought this one and works fine with sony handycams 100% ---->https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-FireWire-Adapter-Digital-PCI1394-4/dp/B00006B8C3/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1496175292&sr=8-6&keywords=firewire+pci

No image quality loss...

It even includes a firewire cable to connect straight to your cam

As far as splicing i used the cheapest cellotape available in the store...i use my bare hands with no gloves...just watch the video i posted on where to apply the tape when joining broken tapes..

In my case i was digitizing a VHC-C tape and the cassete player chew the tape...i had to open the tape as shown in video and fix it

I'm glad you haven't had any issues. I have one unit connected to the computer with this TI card I installed last year. The other unit is chained to the primary unit by optical cable. The secondary unit is set as the clock at 44.1 kHz, the primary unit is set to sync via ADAT (all done through Saffire MixControl).

There are two modes of failure: when a project or application (Reaper or Adobe Premiere in my case) opens at any sample rate other than 44.1 kHz, the units stop making noise. This can usually, but not always, be corrected by setting the program to use 44.1 and allowing the program to resample from higher sample rates.

The second is more elusive. If either of the units loses power while the computer is turned on the default Windows audio driver steps in, as expected, but when the units are powered back on Windows doesn't allow the units to make noise even if the Focusrite drivers are selected as primary. If I switch back to the Windows audio driver, I can make noise through the built in headphone jack, but no amount of toggling will bring noise back through the Pro 40s. I don't know exactly how to fix this, but it's some combination of turning the units off, turning the computer off, turning the units on, turning the computer back on one at a time, and crossing my fingers that this will be the time it works.

Barring these two small issues I've got no complaints about the units.