Hello, (not sure what forum to post in...)

I plan to build a new high performance Audio PC later this year (when Intel has released it's new processor generation and prices for current models fall)..

Right now I have an Asus P8 board with one PCI slot which holds my (recently bought) Hammerfall 9632 card. As new Mainboards with LGA1150 or 2011-V3 boards only have PCIe slots, I will - as far as I understand - have to replace my perfectly working 9632 card.

I looked at RMEs current portfolio, unfortunately I don't understand much about those models: It seems that the MADI cards are for PCIe slot, but do they act as simple audio interfaces with optical out? I currently only need optical out because I am working exclusively "inbox" and send the SPDIF signal to my external DAC.

So if anybody could tell me the simpliest solution for my needs, I'd be thankful.

Bernie