[SOLVED] Any suggestions on a WiFi adapter for Asus H170 Motherboard ?

[prudhvirazz]

I am tired to having LAN cables to my desktop. any suggestions on WIFI adapter for my motherboard? what specifications to look out for ? I came across some PCIE Wireless WIFI card. is that what I should be looking at ?

https://www.amazon.in/TP-Link-Wireless-Express-Adapter-T4E/dp/B07MDH8HV4

 

[kanewolf]

I am tired to having LAN cables to my desktop. any suggestions on WIFI adapter for my motherboard? what specifications to look out for ? I came across some PCIE Wireless WIFI card. is that what I should be looking at ?

https://www.amazon.in/TP-Link-Wireless-Express-Adapter-T4E/dp/B07MDH8HV4

Gaming will be worse on WIFI. If you have wired network available, I strongly recommend keeping it.

 

[helpstar]

Get a combo card for wifi AX and bluetooth 5 or newer, around $30

 

[prudhvirazz]

Gaming will be worse on WIFI. If you have wired network available, I strongly recommend keeping it.

My gaming days are over I primarily use it now for media consumption.

Long story:
My Wifi Router and PC are two different rooms. Initialy I hired an electrician to set up the LAN wire inside the walls just like electric cables. But I just renovated my home and now its just impossible to have a neat wiring. 🙁 Hence looking for alternatives

Another solution I have is set up another router near the PC and connect using LAN wire.

 

[prudhvirazz]

Get a combo card for wifi AX and bluetooth 5 or newer, around $30

sounds good. does any card work on my motherboard? any suggestions?

 

[kanewolf]

My gaming days are over I primarily use it now for media consumption.

Long story:
My Wifi Router and PC are two different rooms. Initialy I hired an electrician to set up the LAN wire inside the walls just like electric cables. But I just renovated my home and now its just impossible to have a neat wiring. 🙁 Hence looking for alternatives

Another solution I have is set up another router near the PC and connect using LAN wire.

Streaming over WIFI is not great either. If your router is in a different room, you may not get a good 5Ghz signal. Adding a WIFI access point in the room with the PC, then using WIFI could work since 5Ghz would be available.

 

[helpstar]

You could use something like this:
https://www.amazon.com/-/de/dp/B07X...1&keywords=wifi+ax&qid=1617170334&sr=8-5&th=1

Any PCIe card should do

 

[Vic 40]

Could also look at powerline adapters,
Powerline Networking, Powerline Adapters - Newegg.com

For a pcie card or usb wifi card would i look with something that comes with a cable so that the antenna/receiver can be moved around for best signal. Some examples , but to keep it under $50,-,

https://pcpartpicker.com/products/compare/JhWfrH,dBFKHx,FsNgXL/

 

[BogdanH]

In general wi-fi is meant for single room. Even there's relative thin brick wall in between, it will influence fast 5GHz band -especially if signal needs to travel somewhat diagonally trough the wall.
Also keep in mind, that PC case itself is a disturbance in 5GHz signal path. Means, if your back side of PC case is oriented away from wi-fi router, then antenna(s) connected directly to PCIe card won't perform good -you should prefer standalone antenna which is connected to PCIe via cable. Ok, $50 isn't that big money, so it's maybe worth a try.
I never tried powerline adapters, but from what I've heard from friends, it might be better solution for room-to-room connection -I would probably choose that solution.
Anyway, cable is to be first choice: is very cheap, simple and very reliable.