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I'm getting my new pc next week. It's for gaming and editing for youtube.

It will go under the stairs next to the lounge where my wired connection comes in, so maybe, I don't know, 20ft away?

Do I need to buy a wireless adapter? And what should I buy? I don't want to spend a lot on the wireless adapter if anything at all.. But I don't want a large experience.

The motherboard is a Gigabyte z97p-d3

I don't know if mobos these days come with one built in?
 
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About 10-15ft I think.. I would have had a wired connection but not possible unless I can extend the wired range perhaps?

I think it might have to be wireless.. So what are my options for both? Extending the wired connection and then a wireless solution in case wired connection is not pheasable?
 
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'Extend the wired range'?

What type of connection is it? DSL, cable, fiber, something else?
What type of equipment do you have? Modem and router?
Is there a reasonably clear path for a wire from the router to the PC.
 
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I don't know much about this stuff. I have 50MB broadband by Virgin Media, and I just have the standard modem they set it up with.

I think it's a modem. It's has 4 Ethernet ports in the back and the wireless details on the bottom

It is in the lounge. The pc will have to go under the stairs, just outside the lounge.

I think it would take a very long Ethernet cable to run round the skirting board to the pc plus the lounge door would be in the way.

I think the best bet would just be to go wireless but I'm not sure what the best way of accomplishing that is.

Do the £25 wireless adapter differ much from the £60 ones?

If I have 50mb connection would I lose much by going wireless?

And how exactly do I do it?
 
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A "very long ethernet cable" is NOT a problem. Unless you need go over 100 meters.

As for the WiFi, that is a distant last on the list of options as far as performance is concerned.

Ethernet cable
Powerline devices
WiFi.

WiFi performance depends on a lot of things. Building construction, distance, what is physically in between (kitchen, heating ducts, etc), neighbors...

Will you lose much? Impossible to tell in any given house until you try it.
For instance, in my 2 story house....second floor directly upstairs from the router (12 feet), it got the full signal. Walk down the hall 15 or 20 feet, internet speed decreased 30% or so.

Which WiFi device? One that is compatible with your router. If your router is only 802.11n, there is no need to get a WiFi device capable of 802.11ac.
 
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