Recommended chipsets for all Hardware Compressed D1 DVR Cards: Intel945/965 chipsets, Intel 3 series (G31, P31, P35), Intel 4 series (P43, P45), Intel 5 series (P55), and Intel 7.
Intel 6 series (e.g. H61, H67) is not compatible with PCI bridge feature; only PCI-E cards can be used for Intel 6 series chipsets.
| HC1 or HikVision DVR Cards | DVR Card Model | Interface | Compatibility w/ Intel 6 Series Chipset |
| 2ch Matrix | PCI | YES | |
| 4ch, 8ch or 16ch | PCI | NO | |
| 4ch Matrix | PCI | NO | |
| HC2 or HC3 DVR Cards | |||
| 8ch HC3 | PCI | YES | |
| 8ch HC2 Platinum | PCI | YES | |
| 4ch HD-SDI (PCI-E x1) | PCI-Express x1 | YES | |
| 8ch or 16ch HC2 (PCI-E x1) | PCI-Express x1 | YES | |
| 8ch or 16ch HC2 Platinum PCI-E x1 | PCI-Express x1 | YES | |
| 8ch or 16ch HC2 PCI (discontinued) | PCI | NO | |
| 16ch HC3 | PCI | NO | |
| 16ch HC2 Platinum PCI | PCI | NO |