Like what are considered the top ones? Something like this with giant movable antennas?
>>55525709
>FAST: Fast, eAsy, STable
you have to be shitting me
>>55525751
I didn't even notice that I just randomly googled for an image of one and picked this one. I've seen other similar ones by other companies in listings but dunno who the best are.
>>55525751
>taking anything marketing shits out seriously
nothing but the picture and technical specifications should be looked at, nothing
Those are the better ones, but they are inherently shit in my opinion.
Heatsink design is a must seeing that PCI-E cards overheat easily, especially in gaming rigs. The giant movable antennas allows you to get better placement, this is especially important on the 5GHz spectrum since it has weaker object penetration than 2.4GHz.
>>55525709
Usually with wireless PCI-e cards you always go for TP-Link.
It's either plug and play, depending on OS, or you simply use the inf file. No nonsense, it just werks. And no weird gamer huge red heatsink which is higher than the slot.
I have that, it's great, I have a 200mbs line, this thing pulls it over wifi no sweat from 10 meters and a wall away, it can do even more
>>55525709
Have that one after upgrading from a shitty tp-link.
Honestly its taken so much stress out of computing. Even if I only get 1 or 2 bars it still runs to fast to notice. Worth every dollar. The movable antenna does make a little bit of difference.
>>55526475
Yeah right now best I can use is a usb stick but not good at getting the 5ghz (though it has connected before still not very good at using it)
I'm moving pretty soon and I don't have the luxury of drilling holes in walls, so I need a PCI-E wifi card that's both Linux and Windows compatible. Are the ASUS ones good?
>>55526606
use a 140-... channel range. i went from 1 bar to 5 bars
>>55526692
I well I get 3 bars but it's not very stable at actual connection or something. I think it's where this room is in relation to the router location. I mean it is going through floor and probably a wall or 2 depending on how the signals traveling. Either that or the USB stick just sucks at using 5ghz signals, I dunno.
>>55526735
2.4 ghz I get better.
>>55526735
ya could be that. maybe check if power management bullshit is on in the wifi adpater settings
>>55526779
Well what happens is that itll do this shit where it connects but is unable to get internet like windows 7 will say "unable to establish internet connection" Power management is turned off. The 2.4 will usually work (though ive had moments where it does it to the 2.4 too )
>>55525709
I had this exact card for about a year or so before I started to have difficulty with it occasionally dropping connection. Of course, with wireless bullshit it is always difficult to know if it's the router or adapter that is starting to act up. I got sick of the 6-12 month eventuality of one or the other breaking and switched to powerline and haven't had any issues since.
Seriously, if you're using a desktop and you can't be wired in directly via ethernet, you should look into powerline compatibility in your house/apartment. It's like magic.
>>55526834
ok. prob is a hardware issue then, just get another 802.11ac dongle they arent too expensive.
TL-WDN4800 uses a chip used in Apple-branded hardware, is fully compatible with hackintosh, so it's a good choice.
>>55526843
Well, there might be an issue with this option. I run an APC battery and I always have moments of "electrical noise" which is probably due to not that great wiring to begin with and the fact that I also run things like a window a/c unit.
>>55526877
Well that's what this one was supposed to be it's a Netgear one. I mean it's worked as a decent enough solution til I could save up for a real pci-e card.
>>55525709
I use a old phone connected to my wifi network and tether it to my PC
>>55525709
This is the one I use. Works well and is relatively cheap.
>>55525751
FEAST - Fast EAsy STable
>>55526996
Forgot link: https://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-Bluetooth-Expansion-Components-GC-WB867D-I/dp/B00HF8K0O6
>>55525751
lol
>>55527015
Oh my motherboard already has built in bluetooth but this does look like a decent option to consider just exploring right now for future purchasing.
>>55526933
BTW in case you thought I was kidding about power noise. (Note the stuff like blackouts are from storms and shit that last a few mins or so it's summer and I'm in North Carolina so this is pretty normal)
>>55525709
Buy any cheap PCI-E card (even a cheap nasty USB adapter) and stick one of these on it. As long as it's positioned correctly it'll perform far better than any premium crap.
>>55527072
Well the netgear I have has this lil adjustable antenna on it already. But I have wondered what I could do to possibly improve it some.
>>55527049
I should also mention that the antenna cable is pretty short, less than a meter long. The antenna base is also magnetic so you can stick it on the side of your case or something.
>>55527067
>NC
tfw Charter's DNS has been down and/or their supplied modem is going out and it's been like this for weeks
The one thing I hate about moving here
>>55527168
I switched to TWC from U-verse when the merger happened and ironically when the U-verse cap enforcement started.
>>55527123
Anyone have that pic with the usb adapter taken apart and the antenna wasn't even attached
>>55527222
Heh wow, well I dunno if that's the case with mine. BTW this is what it is
https://www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/wifi-adapters/a6210.aspx
I had giftcards to bestbuy and used it to get this so I don't feel like i wasted money on it even if it's not perfect it's gotten the job done til , like I said I can save up because right now I'm not in a good position to. Shit happens heh.
>>55525751
F A S T
A F F O R D A B L E
S I M P L E
T E C K
>>55525709
I actually had that. Gotta pretty nice speeds except for the fact that it would crash any torrent client after about 5 minutes of seed/leech. That was with the current drivers for that device btw.
>>55528083
Well i don't think they really sell that specific model anymore but similar ones are on newegg. Was just the first picture I picked from search
>>55525709
I bought this PCI and inside there was a USB wireless adapter, shit is cool.
>>55525751
TEASE - fasT EASy stablE
>>55525709
Why not just go Ethernet? Wireless on a desktop is retarded.
>>55530207
yeah when I had an apt it was annoying. I ought myself a 50 foot ethernet cable lol
The heatsink of the Asus WiFi card touched the backplate of my GPU, and I had to return it because it rustled my OCD and because of the overheating.
The chipset can only go up 40 degrees Celsius (or that's what it's rated up to). Stress testing my GPU (at 95 degrees Celsius) and while performing pings showed packet loss on both 2.4GHz and 5GHz.
Sometimes while playing CS:GO on my PC I used to experience rubberbanding due to packet loss, CS:GO was one of the games where my GPU would run really hot as vsync was off and it was a game that needed my network connection to be rock solid.
I haven't had luck with USB cards either, some of them would drop connection randomly and I've own quite a bit. FWIW, they were all AC1200 and used the same chipset (8812), one was an AC1900 model, but also had problems. I used Windows 10.
The best way to get wireless on a desktop PC is via Ethernet, be it Ethernet bridging a router with aftermarket firmware, or buying a wireless extender/media bridge, the latency would be around 2ms on the 5GHz band but it will be extremely reliable.
>>55528186
m8
>>55530418
>The best way to get wireless on a desktop PC is via Ethernet
>wireless
>Ethernet
>>55525709
ask your parents for permission to run ethernet
>>55530448
Yeah... you can connect an extender to a desktop via ethernet and get acceptable wireless. It's what I do.
>>55525751
ASUS originally wanted to be PEGASUS but the name was already taken so they took the last 4 letters
>>55530687
Fast, eAsy, STable, pegASUS
Just buy the cheapest. If you need the max speed just ethernet my shit up.
>>55530524
>Yeah... you can connect an extender to a desktop via ethernet and get acceptable wireless.
In no universe is a wireless ethernet "extender" lower latency or higher throughput than just using the wireless directly to your PC.
This is the most absurd thing I've seen on this board all day.
>>55530687
And when they spun off their manufacturing arm into a separate company, they named it Pegatron.
Just your fun fact for the day.
>>55530785
Due to location circumstances drilling into walls and floors is not an option.
>>55530828
I actually did think that if at least getting a better internal card the next step would be for me to get something for repeating the signal or something, I mean I know nor really need to get 100 percent of the bandwidth , a repeater would prob only give me 50 percent right? If it's consistent that still would be better than what I currently can pick up.
>>55525709
I just use pic related. Works 99.9% of the time and it's pretty fast.
>>55530871
How far away are you from it. Ceiling/Floor etc issues?
>>55525709
>Top Ones
An Ethernet Cable
A SFP Cable
A Fiberoptic Cable
Seriously. Just use a cable to connect to your network.
>>55530915
See >>55530866
I know this, even from past experience I did run cable like crazy but this time I cant. Wish I could but that's life.
>>55530835
...and Pegatron is a leading manufacturer of high quality strap-ons.
TEASE - fasT EASy stablE
>>55530884
From the router? I would say about 20 feet, going through three walls and my PC case. Router is also placed near the ceiling.
i'm currently using one of those newegg rosewill ac1900 pcie cards.
Works well but cucks my gpu with its big red ass
>>55531079
What about using it in a x16 slot I only run 1 graphics card and there's spare x16 slot away from the graphics card, the x1 slots are near it.
>>55531198
>What about using it in a x16 slot
you can use pciex1 cards in pciex16 slots (or x8), no problem.
>>55531234
Guess it's something to consider though with some motherboards it does affect the graphics card bandwidth some doesn't it? I prob have room to use either one. This is the board I use. GPU is set at the top x16
>>55531279
Putting it in the 2nd x16 slot might limit the GPU to x8.
Just dump it into any of the x1 slots and you'll be fine, really.
>>55531295
I think it might work in the black one on the bottom though?
>>55527135
i have that one and the wifi works well
cannot get BT to work tho
>>55531279
>with some motherboards it does affect the graphics card bandwidth some doesn't it?
mostly i have seen the following:
two slots, usable as x16 x1 or x8 x8
three slots, usable as x16 x16 x1, x8 x8 x1, or x16 x8 x8
check your motherboard but you really should be safe.
>>55531304
On most boards that one's only wired up for x4, and it disables the other x1 slots if you plug something into that, or maybe it has an option in the BIOS to have it run at x1 along with the others or something. I think my board (Asus Z87-Pro) does that.
>>55530828
I never said that.
Using the Asus PCI-E, ping was <1ms on 5GHz channel to the wireless router. With the extender it's 2ms. The Asus drops packets when it overheats.
It's not absurd when this has been the only solution that works well for me, I've got a 100 Mbps internet speed and I can max it out easily with my desktop PC. I only use the extender to bridge my wireless network. The ping is higher because there are two hops instead of one.
I've been running this setup for a few months and I've never had to reboot the extender or my router. It's rock solid pham.
>>55525709
get one with an antenna that you put on the top of computer. If the antenna is just on the back reception will be worse.
>>55531352
>>55531329
I prob would have to use either the top 1x or the bottom black one, my 770 gtx is so big it covers the other 1x
>>55531443
Well what about the fact that the router is 1 floor below wouldn't it being closer to the floor help?
>>55525751
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>>55531626
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>>55527072
That looks like some ancient muslim artifact.
>>55525709
Not having ethernet running through your house from a central modem point in the current year
LEL
>>55525709
OP I use a TP Link T8E, I find it quite reliable on Windows 10 x64
In the past I have use integrated wifi, and never really had issues with those either
>>55532065
I also see a T9E for 10 more dollars what's the difference?
Is it worth getting one of these if I already have a cheapshit usb adapter?
>>55532217
10 dollars
hue
never fucking buy TP-Link. Ever
Even if you do get the right drivers (Atheros drivers) They still have horrible stability. My pc is 20 feet away from my modem and it gets lag spikes constantly with correct antennae arrangement.
3 antenna, 5ghz, 802.11ac, ac1750 at least or more for local file sharing over network
these features are the top ones anon. look at tp-link archer pci-e series.
>>55532593
Unless you're taking advantage of AC speed, USB should be sufficient for slower wifi.
>>55526950
That's using your noodle
>>55533282
>20 feet away from modem
just run a cable, dumbass
>not using PLC
