You mean a Firewire/IEEE 1394PCI controller card or something else? If the new PC does not include USB 2.0 then a combined Firewire/USB 2.0 card might be a good option for future proofing it. However most new PCs should include onboard and/or PCI card based USB 2.0 nowadays.
Might be worth checking the hardware vendor recommendations on boards.ie.