Wifi adapter what would be the ideal speed?

[silverwolf0]

I have an asus router that does ac1750. I'm trying to find a good usb wifi adapter for my pc. What would be the real world max I can expect? My best result has been a laptop with a socketed intel 9560 that got 50MB/s to my NAS over SMBv3, which is all I really care about accessing.

 

[Cmustang87]

Does it have to be USB? Whatever you choose, make sure that it is dual band (both 2.4GHz and 5.0GHz supported).

If it can be PCI, get this and be happy: https://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-GC-WB867D-I-Bluetooth-Frequency-Expansion/dp/B00HF8K0O6

If it has to be USB, throw away the idea of doing it and use powerline Ethernet.

 

[silverwolf0]

What's wrong with usb?

Yeah I was thinking of pcie too.

 

[Cmustang87]

Because USB is just unreliable and trashy to use for wireless cards. Go PCI-E no question.

 

[SixFootDuo]

yo, I can answer you this question 1000%

I just ordered several of these for clients and they are incredibly fast.

1.7gb wifi

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Desktop-In...m=263407920624&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851


And very cheao, high quality.

 

[Cmustang87]

That Intel 9260 is a great deal, OP. Get that one... no questions asked.

 

[SixFootDuo]

yeah, also has BT 5.0.

If you don't want to wait on the card from China you can build it yourself, the 9260 is only $17 alone on amazon.

 

[silverwolf0]

Hey thanks! Will do.

 

[Vengance_01]

I would recommend a proper external antenna just because when you are looking for high throughput placement can be key.

Inuse this model with decent luck. Your old adapter was getting 50MB/s that's not bad over wireless. Asus usb-ac68 dual band ac-1900 with a USB 3.0 extension cable to place it where I need it.