Need a Wi-Fi card for PC

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Swede88

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Moved to a new home and one PC will not have ethernet access. I built the PC back in December 2020.

It has a ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING motherboard and the router is a TPI-Link AC1750.

Looking for suggestions on a wifi card. Let me know if you think I will need to replace the router too or I can keep it. Thanks!
 
This house was built in 1982. So powerline adapter is probably not the best route to go?
 
Swede88 said:
This house was built in 1982. So powerline adapter is probably not the best route to go?
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that might be alright. I would buy from somewhere I have the option to return it if you do not get the results you'd like. Wifi would also very much depends on the router placement and the walls etc.
 
Swede88 said:
Wow, did not know about these. Thanks!
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You're welcome! You won't get anywhere near 2000Mbs with them, but I have gotten nearly 200Mbs on 1995 wiring. And the same wiring was only 50Mbs using 500av powerlines.
 
Dreamerbydesign said:
They may be better. Really it will depend on the quality of the wiring and how the house is wired. I've seen some of the AC networking gear be slower than decent wifi.
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Depends on what you need, bandwidth or ping. Powerline ping times are a lot better when 'loaded' than any wifi ime.
 
Swede88 said:
This house was built in 1982. So powerline adapter is probably not the best route to go?
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I'm using a pair on a house built in the 1960s and with mismatched wiring since the bottom floor was done without proper grounding and I'm still getting 100Mbs+ between the top and bottom floors to the tv.
 
Dreamerbydesign said:
that might be alright. I would buy from somewhere I have the option to return it if you do not get the results you'd like. Wifi would also very much depends on the router placement and the walls etc.
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Buying from some place local that you can return is the best bet for powerlines since you'll know in 5 minutes if they're going to work or not. The office supply places like staples stock them. But not all models are alike hence why I linked those specific tplinks.
 
Friend has powerline between his house and a shed and an AP in the shed itself. Works pretty good.
At home I have an "Edimax" USB WiFi/BT4 thing (EW-7611ULB chip, nano-sized) on a USB extension cable laying on my desk. Works pretty good.

WiFi straight up doesn't work in my house (requires Line of sight :D) because 1. Prussian masonry 2. Military base with some radio crap on a mast

Sample size: 1 of each :D
 
SamirD said:
I'm using a pair on a house built in the 1960s and with mismatched wiring since the bottom floor was done without proper grounding and I'm still getting 100Mbs+ between the top and bottom floors to the tv.
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SamirD said:
Buying from some place local that you can return is the best bet for powerlines since you'll know in 5 minutes if they're going to work or not. The office supply places like staples stock them. But not all models are alike hence why I linked those specific tplinks.
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Thanks!
 
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