Hi guys,

I am about to upgrade my PC so that it can run MC 3.5.  I am trying to figure out which Sound card and Firewire card to go with.  There are no specific models listed under the System Requirements for these parts.

I have always gone with Creative sound cards.  I am currently running an Audigy 2 ZS which is a bit old.  Can anyone vouch for the newer X-Fi cards working properly with MC 3.5?  And if they do not, is there a tried and true card to go with?

For the Firewire cards, I know that the 3 listed for Xpress Pro also worked with MC 3.0.  Is it safe to assume they are still the qualified cards for MC 3.5?

• ADS PYRO PCI 64, part #API-311 or API-315 [Required in Intel Xeon systems with expanded storage]
• SIIG 1394 3-Port PCI i/e, part #NN-440012
• SUNIX FWA2414

Thanks in advance for your help guys :)

Bret

Creative soundcards will pobably never go out of fashion as far is Avid is concerned.

Even the oldest SB Live still works. (as far as I know)

Firewire cards should have the Texas Instruments chipset.

This mostly means SIIG and ADS PYRO brands.

JC

If you're upgrading your motherboard, I believe that current Gigabyte mobos use TI for their on-board firewire.  Check first before buying though.

From reports on these forums it appears that the X-Fi PCIe cards are NOT recognised my MC. However the X-Fi PCI cards work fine. That is what I use. Also they seem to handle the accursed Audio Scrub Bug the best:

http://community.avid.com/forums/p/71161/406145.aspx