[SOLVED] Bluetooth/Wifi for a New Build?

[ndirishkmk]

Hello,

I just put together a new build with the components below and want to add WiFi and Bluetooth to it. Any recommendations? Is my best option a USB dongle or a PCIe card? Specific product recs? Thanks!

CPU: Ryzen 1600 AF
Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-M2 MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory
Storage: ADATA XPG SX6000 Pro 256 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 570 4 GB GAMING Video Card
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

 

[ndirishkmk]

Hello,

I just put together a new build with the components below and want to add WiFi and Bluetooth to it. Any recommendations? Is my best option a USB dongle or a PCIe card? Specific product recs? Thanks!

CPU: Ryzen 1600 AF
Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-M2 MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory
Storage: ADATA XPG SX6000 Pro 256 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 570 4 GB GAMING Video Card
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

 

[kanewolf]

Hello,

I just put together a new build with the components below and want to add WiFi and Bluetooth to it. Any recommendations? Is my best option a USB dongle or a PCIe card? Specific product recs? Thanks!

CPU: Ryzen 1600 AF
Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-M2 MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory
Storage: ADATA XPG SX6000 Pro 256 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 570 4 GB GAMING Video Card
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

PCIe vs USB usually comes down to which has larger antennas and if either of them have antennas on coax. Having the antennas hidden behind the case hurts your WIFI and especially bluetooth since bluetooth is such low power.

 

[ndirishkmk]

Would something like this work since it sounds like USB is my best bet?

https://www.amazon.com/1200Mbps-Blu...28098011&rnid=5662319011&s=electronics&sr=1-1

 

[punkncat]

My guess would be that even if you used a PCI slot wireless, it's going to be right at/below one of your GPU fans?

 

[kanewolf]

Would something like this work since it sounds like USB is my best bet?

https://www.amazon.com/1200Mbps-Bluetooth-802-11AC-Wireless-10-6-10-15-3/dp/B085SWP5TJ/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=bluetooth+wifi+adapter&qid=1589554541&refinements=p_36:1253503011,p_72:1248879011,p_n_feature_four_browse-bin:5662320011\c5662324011\c5928098011&rnid=5662319011&s=electronics&sr=1-1

These tiny USB adapters have tiny antennas. A PCIe card like this -- https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-PCE-AC55BT-B1-Wireless-Bluetooth/dp/B0713RRZMB/ Or a USB adapter like this -- https://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Bluetooth-Adapter-Network-Transmitter/dp/B0823Z9MZ3/ with larger antennas will work better.