I'm in the process of upgrading my PC after many years, and am looking to purchase the ASUS ROG Strix Z690-I motherboard, which comes with built-in WiFi, including an ASUS antenna (here is the user manual). For this build I wanted to go with a 3rd party antenna, as the one that ASUS includes is not aesthetically appealing to me. However, I have no experience with using 3rd party antennas, so I have a few questions:
- My motherboard states that 2.4/5/6GHz frequencies are supported. Does my 3rd party antenna need to match all of these? I can't seem to find an antenna that supports 6GHz. How do antennas that support 5.8GHz fit into this?
- I'm not sure what the dBi of the ASUS antenna is, and am concerned that a 3rd party antenna would have a much lower dBi compared to the included antenna.
- What antennas would you recommend? I would prefer a white antenna that connects directly to my case (not wired), but have also seen several builds on YouTube over the years (I don't recall the specific videos) that used a smaller blue and white antenna (I think) that seems to be popular. I have no idea what this antenna is, and can't seem to find it on Newegg or Amazon.