PCI WiFi card or USB?

[abCasPeRR]

Now, I hate that I have to even come close to talking about playing on wireless. But I'm curious, I just moved in to a new APT with a roommate, and the Router isnt located anywhere near me. And I had to go out and get a wireless USB adapter. My problem is I do very heavy gaming. And I can already tell the hit in overall speed im getting. Its very unreliable, I can be getting for instance in BF3, get about a 20 ping. Then it jumps up to 120 and so forth. Now the internet we have is actually fairly decent. I believe its 35 down 5-8 up I cant remember. But it sucks having to play on unreliable internet. So would a PCI card actually help in this situation? or will it basically be the same thing, due to the fact that im on wireless.

Thanks in advance.

 

[bignastyid]

I would get a pci-e or usb 3.0 wireless card and a new wireless AC router. I haven't got to play with AC alot yet but when I have its extremely fast it feels like a wired connection.

 

[abCasPeRR]

I would get a pci-e or usb 3.0 wireless card and a new wireless AC router. I haven't got to play with AC alot yet but when I have its extremely fast it feels like a wired connection.

Yeah the one I have now I just picked up for like 35 bucks. I was looking for some on newegg and found this for a heck of a deal.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320074

 

[aatje92]

Depends on the router also, get a proper router and you can game fine with an USB card, i did it for years with my tp-link 1043nd.

 

[abCasPeRR]

Depends on the router also, get a proper router and you can game fine with an USB card, i did it for years with my tp-link 1043nd.

http://www.netgear.com/home/products/wirelessrouters/work-and-play/WNR2000.aspx

This is the little beast I bought to replace my belkin one that went out on me. The one we have now is some cheap router the ISP gave us when they hooked up our service. And the signal strength is really bad. I sometimes get 1 bar to my phone from where my room is. So I'm hoping and I can just got get this one again, because I actually enjoyed it the best over any other router Ive had, and it was only 40 bucks. I cant say to much on its WiFi gaming capabilities because I was already direct connected before I moved

 

[aatje92]

This one also isn't that expensive, i believe around 40$, but has external attennas wich should help:

http://www.tp-link.com/en/products/details/?model=TL-WR1043ND

 

[abCasPeRR]

This one also isn't that expensive, i believe around 40$, but has external attennas wich should help:

http://www.tp-link.com/en/products/details/?model=TL-WR1043ND

Hmm, might think about picking it up, found it on newegg for 50 bucks. I guess I should link the wireless USB adapter I bought lol, here it is.

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=4396001

 

[aatje92]

That USB adapter lookst fine

 

[abCasPeRR]

That USB adapter lookst fine

Yeah it seems to be working good, I feel like its just my router that isnt networking things right. But anyway thanks for that link to that router, I think Im going to get it.

 

[GeorgeFlarian]

Well USB is better option