[SOLVED] WiFi 6 card connected to WiFi 5 router?

[WILLAX]

Should i get a wifi 6 card even if my router is wifi 5? Or is getting a wifi 5 card the better choice?

 

[kanewolf]

Should i get a wifi 6 card even if my router is wifi 5? Or is getting a wifi 5 card the better choice?

There are two ways to look at this. An existing "AC" WIFI card will have had several driver revisions and be more stable. A WIFI 6 card will have the possibility of higher performance, but if your WAN speeds are under 200Mbit, there will be no performance improvement. A WIFI 6 card is more immature and an "AC" WIFI card is proven. Only you can decide what is more important.
BUT, before buying a WIFI card, I have to ask -- Have you investigated powerline networking or MoCA (ethernet on coax) ? Both of those technologies provide more consistent network than WIFI.

 

[WILLAX]

There are two ways to look at this. An existing "AC" WIFI card will have had several driver revisions and be more stable. A WIFI 6 card will have the possibility of higher performance, but if your WAN speeds are under 200Mbit, there will be no performance improvement. A WIFI 6 card is more immature and an "AC" WIFI card is proven. Only you can decide what is more important.
BUT, before buying a WIFI card, I have to ask -- Have you investigated powerline networking or MoCA (ethernet on coax) ? Both of those technologies provide more consistent network than WIFI.

I'm pretty sure my wifi is fiber optic

 

[kanewolf]

I'm pretty sure my wifi is fiber optic

That doesn't really matter. The internet speed you pay for, the distance to the router, the amount of interference (if you live in an apartment you have a lot more interference) are the things that determine WIFI performance.