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[HyperCroutons]

I'm moving in a couple weeks and I'll only have access to Wifi at this new apartment I'm renting. I was wondering if anyone could recommend a good Wifi adapter or internal Wifi card for gaming on a PC?

Also I know gaming on a PC is a lot better and reliable with a wired connection but I'll only have access to Wifi, one of the unfortunate cons of this apartment other than that I got a good deal on it .

 

[DJ_Lae]

I've used two in the past couple of years before getting built-in wifi on my Asus board - both TPLink.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007GMPZ0A/?tag=neogaf0e-20

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TQEX7AQ/?tag=neogaf0e-20

Got the second really cheap, but I never noticed a massive increase in performance with it - the cheaper one was plenty already. Gave that to my cousin and it's still holding up well.

 

[yatesl]

Limited to Wifi how? Location of the PC, or that it's a communal hub or something?

If the former, you should look in to powerline adapters. They're only £30 or so (or whatever it is in your currency), and provide most of the same benefit of wired.

Not to be that jerk who ignores the topic and suggests something else, like build your own PC.

 

[cyborgnumberblue]

I'm moving in a couple weeks and I'll only have access to Wifi at this new apartment I'm renting. I was wondering if anyone could recommend a good Wifi adapter or internal Wifi card for gaming on a PC?

Also I know gaming on a PC is a lot better and reliable with a wired connection but I'll only have access to Wifi, one of the unfortunate cons of this apartment other than that I got a good deal on it .

Any dual-band N or AC level wireless NIC will work fine, but the performance is going to be directly proportional to the quality of the wireless router it's interfacing with.

I use a dual band N TP-Link PCI express card.

 

[Onaco]

Get one with an AC band instead of an N band. The second one the first post had should work.

 

[60EffPeeEss]

Get powerlink adapters. Run your internet through the electricity lines in your house like some mad future-savant.

I used some for a few years during my student years, living on the 3rd floor of a house, and they were absolute magic. Gave me the same ping and speed as if I was directly hooked to the router.

 

[TheExodu5]

What's the router? How far is it?

If it's just an N router, you'll be served fine by the TP-Link.

If it's an AC router and you want to get the most out of it (e.g. in-home streaming), then you could looking into something more robust like the Asus AC-68U.

 

[LCGeek]

Any dual-band N or AC level wireless NIC will work fine, but the performance is going to be directly proportional to the quality of the wireless router it's interfacing with.

I use a dual band N TP-Link PCI express card.

Or the firmware people with Atheros based architecture and wifi can now have wifi drivers with anti bufferbloat fixes.

 

[Bornstellar]

Get powerlink adapters. Run your internet through the electricity lines in your house like some mad future-savant.

I used some for a few years during my student years, living on the 3rd floor of a house, and they were absolute magic. Gave me the same ping and speed as if I was directly hooked to the router.

This worked for me until we got gigabit. I get better wireless speeds / latency now.

 

[possiblyphil]

Proxim ORiNOCO 8494 is the best usb 802.11n adapter. Plug it into the base station on your desk and you are set.

For 802.11ac I typically recommend the Intel 7265 on a pci mount, D Link DWA-182 va1, Netscouts 3x3 card or take other suggestions.

For 802.11ac Wave 2 there is not a clear contender yet


Main points with WiFi:

Use WiFi Analyzer on your phone to find the clearest channels
use the proper channel width (theres no reason to set your router to 160mhz channels if your device only works with 40mhz)
Avoid 2.4 Ghz

PM me if you need help tuning

 

[HideyoshiJP]

I've always been a fan of Intel adapters. Typically, they are equipped with all the bells and whistles (BT, Widi, et,.) and they also often include a cabled antenna.

For anything critical, I prefer a pci-e adapter over a USB one.

 

[SHAFT MASTER]

Recently had the same living situation as you and looked up some reviews and shit. Concensus was this: http://www.umart.com.au/newsite/goods.php?id=28766

If you're doing a lot of file transfers then grab the faster ac1900.

Was a breeze to install. Just plugged it in and win 10 started using it without me having to install drivers.

 

[HyperCroutons]

Any dual-band N or AC level wireless NIC will work fine, but the performance is going to be directly proportional to the quality of the wireless router it's interfacing with.

I use a dual band N TP-Link PCI express card.

My apartment is located in a raised basement so I'll be using my landlord's Wireless router, which is the the router Verizon provides and located in a room directly above my apartment. I see a lot of recommendations for the TP-Link PCI express cards, I think that may be my best bet for a decent and consistent connection to Wifi from what I'm seeing.