Should I use an Asus PCE-AC68 card?

[PointlessSteel]

So, most components on my next PC build I'm pretty sure of. However I might have to use wireless, at least for a while, and I'm a total noob on that front. I was recommended this:
- Asus PCE-AC68 http://www.asus.com/ca-en/Networking/PCEAC68/
but also recommended was this router:
- Asus RT-AC68U http://www.asus.com/ca-en/Networking/RTAC68U/

Judging by that they're both 'AC68' they most likely belong together, however:
Can I connect to a different router with just the PCE-AC68 card? It'd save on money and work. The other router would probably be a bottleneck, but I'm not looking to get the absolute best speeds.
And since I've never seen the wireless antenna thingies (forgive me for talking like a completely computer illiterate person pls), it looks like one set goes into the card at the back of the computer, and there's one set, does that go in the router?

If you could help me out with this, that would be greatly appreciated.

-Dennis

 

[volcanoscout]

I have both and like it a lot, but then speed is important to me. As you said, if you just get the adapter and not the router, you're going to be limited to the speed of whatever router you connect to. If speed isn't that important, especially if the wireless requirement is only temporary, you'd probably be better off getting something cheap and reliable, like the adapter linked below. It's not going to get AC speeds, but it's reliable and speeds are good.

http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-WN822N-Wireless-External-Antennas/dp/B00416Q5KI/ref=sr_1_18?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1420688939&sr=1-18&keywords=tp+link

 

[PointlessSteel]

I have both and like it a lot, but then speed is important to me. As you said, if you just get the adapter and not the router, you're going to be limited to the speed of whatever router you connect to. If speed isn't that important, especially if the wireless requirement is only temporary, you'd probably be better off getting something cheap and reliable, like the adapter linked below. It's not going to get AC speeds, but it's reliable and speeds are good.

http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-WN822N-Wireless-External-Antennas/dp/B00416Q5KI/ref=sr_1_18?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1420688939&sr=1-18&keywords=tp+link

Thank you! After some looking around I am most likely going to get a motherboard that comes with a PCI-e WiFi adapter (Probably Gigabyte over Asus, and I personally didn't want an asrock). Most of those boards are good enough for my needs but cost a little more for the wifi adapter that comes with it? I think it'll work.

 

[volcanoscout]

Giga vs Asus usually comes down to a matter of opinion - I prefer Asus, personally. You might want to look at the boards that meet all of your other feature requirements, then check the difference in price between the mobos with WiFI and without. You can often get a PCI or USB WiFi adapter cheaper and operate just as well (sometimes better) than an integral adapter.

 

[PointlessSteel]

Giga vs Asus usually comes down to a matter of opinion - I prefer Asus, personally. You might want to look at the boards that meet all of your other feature requirements, then check the difference in price between the mobos with WiFI and without. You can often get a PCI or USB WiFi adapter cheaper and operate just as well (sometimes better) than an integral adapter.

True. I guess I'll do some extra research. It's hard to figure out what a certain motherboard has over the other and there aren't many good reviewers out there that help me too much. I'm not too sure about how good a USB one is compared to PCI, but if it'll work and save me money that'd be great.