MSI Z97-GAMING 5 Wireless Support?

[CrayZE]

So, this is probably an extremely dumb question, but does the MSI Z97-GAMING 5 mobo come with wireless installed? Or will I have to buy a wireless card?

 

[bignastyid]

It doesn't come with wireless.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

MSI MoBos that support wireless.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007627%20600438202%20600491547%2050001312%20600484608%20600540658&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&Order=PRICE&PageSize=30

Two options below $250:

1. Buy a separate card
2. Run a cable

Option 2 is much better performance

 

[CrayZE]

MSI MoBos that support wireless.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007627%20600438202%20600491547%2050001312%20600484608%20600540658&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&Order=PRICE&PageSize=30

Two options below $250:

1. Buy a separate card
2. Run a cable

Option 2 is much better performance

Option 2 is not really an option for me, as Im on a different level than it is. Do you recommend a certain card or should I get a powerline adapter?

 

[JackNaylorPE]

I live in a 200 year old dairy barn with 5 levels, my office is in the hayloft. I had to drill thru 8 inch thick Locust Wood (sometimes called ironwood) post and bean construction and wired every level, making all the cables myself. Of course if you are talking a dorm or something where you can't use a drill than WiFi is the only option. I wouldn't use powerline; grab something from Dlink or Netgear...preferably same brand as router in case yu have to call tech support, thy can't blame the other guy

 

[CrayZE]

I live in a 200 year old dairy barn with 5 levels, my office is in the hayloft. I had to drill thru 8 inch thick Locust Wood (sometimes called ironwood) post and bean construction and wired every level, making all the cables myself. Of course if you are talking a dorm or something where you can't use a drill than WiFi is the only option. I wouldn't use powerline; grab something from Dlink or Netgear...preferably same brand as router in case yu have to call tech support, thy can't blame the other guy

I was looking a PCI-e cards from ASUS, but the problem is I dont know what kind of wireless i have (a/g/n etc)

 

[JackNaylorPE]

PCI-E x 1 is ok, but if anybody's come along with something that pops into a PCI-E x16 slot and putting it in the 3rd slot can render SLI useless.

I can't help yo much here as I'm not a WiFi fan other than phones and lappies

 

[CrayZE]

be aware that adding any card to a PCI-E slot can render SLI useless.

putting anything in that 3rd PCI-E slot to the right and my SLI in the other two slots goes by bye.

I dont plan on using SLI for awhile and most of the cards Ive seen user the smaller ones x4 I think it is? they dont use the x16 ones.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Look at the image above ... the x4 one is the x16 one.