wifi adaptors necessary ?

[Sebastian Pacheco Ramos]

im building my first desktop and the motherboard im getting doesn't have onboard wifi.
does that mean i have to get a wi fi adaptor to connect to the internet?

 

[Someone Somewhere]

If you want to use WiFi, yes.

If you can use an ethernet cable, then you don't need an extra WiFi adapter.

 

[Sebastian Pacheco Ramos]

i cant get my ethernet cable to the place im gonna put the computer.
what would be a good wifi adaptor under 20$ canadian?
also i would be about 25 feet from my router

 

[rockie_]

more reliable is cable . i am using such . If you need Wi-Fi
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/tp-link-wireless-network-card-tlwn722n

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

If you can site the PC near enough to the router to use an ethernet cable, that will be a much more reliable connection (slightly faster too) than using wireless. WiFi is rarely used on a desktop PC, that's why most desktop motherboards don't have it. You only use WiFi on equipment that's portable or pocketable, obviously because a wired connection wouldn't be practical or even possible (in the case of a cellphone, for example).

 

[Someone Somewhere]

If you need WiFi (as above, ethernet is better), I'd suggest a PCIe card.

One of these: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/tp-link-wireless-network-card-tlwn881nd