Looking for recommended wireless cards or USB adapters

[Zanuan]

Recently switched to AT&T Fiber
Router is a UVerse 5268AC FXN
Z97 Gaming 5 motherboard
EVGA NEX750B
Windows 10

What are the pro's and con's of a wireless card and USB adapters? My phone is able to consistently get 50Mb/s speeds on wifi so am I right in thinking that a wireless card or USB adapter be able to do the same? (even 30Mb/s would be appreciated) I am currently using a power line adapter but its speed is around 4-5Mb/s so I wanted to look into wireless options.

Are there any cards or usb adapters that you would personally recommend?

Thank you!

 

[boosted1g]

You must have an old version of powerline adapter or a lot of noise on power lines. Are you pluged direct into wall outlet?
I can get 70mbps all day with a av500 powelrine adapter.

For gaming even a 20mbps speed on powerine is better then wifi because of the extra latency (delay) in wireless signals. Thus it takes an extra fraction of a second to get from your device to the router with wifi vs ethernet or even powerline; and in a game that fraction of a second can make a difference.

If you cant run an ethernet cable to yoru desktop (always the best decision) then getting a newer av1000 or better powerline adapter would be better then any wifi option.

 

[mimran86]

I was wary that a USB adapter wouldn't be as fast, but I've been downloading at 1.8 MB per second consistently, which is the fastest I've ever downloaded at home, so I'll take it.

 

[jeffredo]

Generally speaking a good PCI-E wifi adapter is better for gaming vs a USB. Coupled with a quality wireless router you may not see much difference vs. a wired connection. I have a Linksys WRT1900ACS router and a TP-Link/Archer T8E PCI-E adapter. While its not a twitch based online game I do play WoW with the wireless connection 40 ft and three walls from the wifi router. I just checked both the wired PC and the wireless to see what my latency was with the game. The wired PC had 69ms latency and the wireless had 71ms (from a server about 2000 miles from my home. I can't tell the difference in lag from once PC to another.

While it is true that every environment is different where wireless performance is concerned as with anything if you spend a decent amount on quality hardware you stand a better chance of being satisfied with the result.