Bluetooth 4.0 or 4.1 PCI(-E) card?

jgustin7b

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Mind the awkwardly worded title, but I was wondering if there was a pci or pcie card (Preferably pci, just want to get those into use because I’ll never use them otherwise) that can enable Bluetooth on my desktop. If it came with WiFi, it doesn’t matter, but my budget is around 25 USD. If it’s not possible, that’s ok. I know there are usbs, but I’m trying to avoid them.
 
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Bt/wifi pci express cards cost more than $25.

A bt usb adapter costs $10 & will likely perform better because its outside the case.

You would be spending extra money for nothing


You could do that but you are buying a product you say you don't need (WIFI). You can search NewEgg and Amazon as well as I can for the lowest cost device.
 
The reason I asked for pcie is because 3 of 4 rear usb slots are full (keyboard, mouse, speaker) and didn't want it to fill up. But looking at the pricing mentioned by madmatt, I might go with usb and disconnect my speaker (because it would then have wireless capabilities). I'll look into BT usbs then. If you guys have any recommendations, you can throw em here. but I suppose the basic problem is solved.

Edit: if you saw somewhere where I had only 3 usbs slots...my bad...I have 4.
 


most boards have at least 4x usb on the rear & a couple or more on the case front connected to board headers.

I have a usb bluetooth plugged into one of the fronts permanantly. Repection/range is better on the front & the smaller ones barely stick out if at all.