(Part 2) Reddit mentions: The best internal firewire port cards

I don't have any experience with USB to RCA adapters, but keep in mind that FireWire cards have gotten really cheap. The card I linked to is less than $20 and worked well for me on Windows 7 x64.

Literally any PCIe Firewire card will work. This one will do the job.

Edit: you said Amazon. Here ya go.

I am looking to do something similar and if you have an empty PCI riser you can buy something like this and install a NVMe SSD to use as VM storage. So you'd boot from the SD Card, store VM's on this device, set the current raid controller to passthrough mode and then use whatever software raid you want to configure the remaining drives.

Your budget is unrealistic as it get's closer to 1500 since you don't even have a keyboard and you also need a screen.

It seems crazy to me that you want to edit RED in what, a 20 inch tn panel?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type|Item|Price

----|:----|:----
CPU | Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor | $284.98 @ Newegg Canada
Motherboard | ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard | $74.95 @ Vuugo
Memory | A-Data XPG V2 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory | $154.99 @ NCIX
Storage | Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $79.99 @ Amazon Canada
Storage | Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $54.97 @ DirectCanada
Storage | Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $54.97 @ DirectCanada
Video Card | EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card | $249.99 @ NCIX
Case | BitFenix Merc Beta (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case | $29.99 @ NCIX
Power Supply | LEPA MaxBron 700W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply | $49.88 @ Canada Computers
Operating System | Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) | $99.87 @ DirectCanada
Monitor | LG 29UM65 60Hz 29.0" Monitor | $347.30 @ Newegg Canada
Keyboard | KeyTronic KT400P2 Wired Standard Keyboard | $9.75 @ Amazon Canada
Mouse | Microsoft JUD-00001 Wired Optical Mouse | $8.19 @ DirectCanada
| | Total
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $1499.82
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-27 07:33 EDT-0400 |

If you want firewire you need to add $50 card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130582

Or whatever motherboard you want plus a card.

I ordered 2 of https://www.amazon.com/dp/B018YS9GUY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_AZ7HzbBEH9825

Black card, multiple people have used it for the Rift, and it's 2 ports per controller so it shouldn't have the problems 4 devices on one controller can have

There's plenty of potential slots an adapter card could be inserted into. You have 4 PCI-Express 1x slots. This would work: https://www.amazon.com/QNINE-Firewire-Expansion-Controller-Connection/dp/B01NBQX1J6/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1536005350&sr=8-3&keywords=IEEE+1394+pcie+1x#customerReviews

The specs listed don't mention compatibility with Windows 8+ but a 5 star review from someone who bought one said it worked perfect in Windows 10, so this should do the trick. It comes with a low profile back plate you can swap out if necessary, if your computer case is of a low-profile size. All you should have to do is shut the computer off, pop this in any 1x slot, fire it back up and the OS will likely find and install drivers for it automatically. Then it's just a matter of finding software that can handle the capture/recording of video from the camera.

It's the difference between analog and digital. There is literally 0 quality difference between what you see on the camera's screen and what comes out of the FireWire port. It's exactly the same. What comes out of the RCA ports is analog waveforms, not digital 1's and 0's, so the quality can vary based on the quality of the camera's circuits and the cable you're using.

If you have a PC tower, you can get a FireWire PCI card for $20. If you have a laptop with an ExpressCard slot, you can get an adapter for $20.

If you don't have an ExpressCard slot or a PCI slot, send the tapes and a drive to me and I'll use my HVX200 to transfer them.

https://www.amazon.com/SHINESTAR-Firewire-Adapter-Windows-Controller/dp/B0753H8GTY/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=firewire+card&qid=1555961471&s=gateway&sr=8-3

Cheaper alternative for asus nvme ssd adapter

JEYI SK4 M.2 NVMe SSD NGFF TO PCIE X4 adapter M Key interface card Suppor PCI Express 3.0 x4 2230-2280 Size m.2 price 4.99 usd

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/JEYI-SK4-M-2-NVMe-SSD-NGFF-TO-PCIE-X4-adapter-M-Key-interface-card-Suppor/32785472313.html

or

Occitop M.2 NVMe SSD NGFF to PCIE 3.0 X 16/X4 Adapter M Key Interface with Heatsink price only 6.47 usd

https://www.amazon.com/Occitop-NVMe-Adapter-Interface-Heatsink/dp/B078N6QY1Z/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1540722688&sr=8-8&keywords=m.2+nvme+pcie+adapter

$16 https://www.amazon.com/LinksTek-FireWire-400-6Pin-Port-Include-PCIE-1394A/dp/B07Q2G79QG/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=firewire+pcie&qid=1571062292&sr=8-5

So you think an ExpressCard with FireWire interface wouldn't work?

https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-ExpressCard-FireWire-Adapter-EC1394B2/dp/B000VS6S0W/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1519508329&sr=8-6&keywords=expresscard+firewire#customerReviews

For me the availability of an ExpressCard port and the possibility to connect it to my camera was actually the main reason to go with a Lenovo P-Series workstation, as other laptop manufacturers have completely abandoned the Expresscard port.
Even Dell doesn't seem to carry them over to their last Perfection series laptops...

I actually have the adapter you linked, as I've been using it on a MacBook Pro 2013. But I'm dissatisfied with the current developments of Mac hard- and software and so I decided to go to Windows (which has actually been a very rewarding experience so far).
BUT: Would this adapter actually work on a thinkpad? After all they are for Thunderbolt2 (using the DisplayPort-Connector) and not the current Thunderbolt3/USB-C - and I would rather avoid using an unreliable daisy-chain to connect my camera, especially when I'm using it on magazine or ad-campaign photoshoots (apart from the fact that Capture One might not even recognise the camera with such a wonky setup).

No, that card is PCI, it won't fit. I recommend getting a new PCIe one. Here's a suitable one. It even comes with a low profile bracket in case your system is low profile.