Question about the ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Killer Motherboard

[Kaisoo]

So I've bought an ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Killer motherboard for a desktop but seeing as though I'm not educated enough to know anything about computers I overlooked the fact that I needed the desktop to be able to connect to the internet wirelessly. I've tried to look around for an answer but I've never found a definite answer for this specific motherboard.

The full name of the motherboard is listed as, ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Killer - 3 x PCIe 3.0 x16, 4 x USB 3.0, HDMI-in, Killer gaming Gigabit LAN.

To me those are a whole bunch of words and acronyms that don't have any meaning. But what I've read is that I need a motherboard with PCIe to connect over wifi?

Is this motherboard able to connect to the internet wirelessly? And if not is there a way to connect to wifi that doesn't involve getting a new motherboard? Currently the way the internet is set up in my house doesn't allow me to connect to directly to the router from where I'm going to set up the computer.

 

[i7Baby]

Yes - add a 'wifi card' or 'network adapter' eg http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=200_328&products_id=21124

which fits into a pcie slot on the motherboard. The antennae stick out the back of your pc.

 

[Kaisoo]

Yes - add a 'wifi card' or 'network adapter' eg http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=200_328&products_id=21124

which fits into a pcie slot on the motherboard. The antennae stick out the back of your pc.

ooooh... so when it lists "3 x PCIe 3.0 x16" those are just slots on the motherboard but it doesn't come with wifi capabilities already on it?

 

[i7Baby]

No - its now the Z97 version - http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=138_1491&products_id=27635

 

[pastit]

There are also USB wireless adaptors, I got one for an old laptop which had lost it's wireless card.
I found that the TPlink one would not work with Linux without much work but the Edimax one would
It cost me $10 new, not much less than the value of the laptop (Which came off the local tip and now works well with Puppy)
JB