Much room for a wifi card?

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So I figure I'll post this here since the mobo is the main component, but anyway... here goes...

I was thinking of getting a Asus P8B75-M LE mobo and throwing a HD6850 on it.
But I think that leaves no room for the wifi card right?

So.....
A) Are external wifi cards/dongles reliable worth thinking about?
B) Actually would they fit?
c) Should I rethink the GFX card?

:)

Cheers
 
I use a tiny usb wifi adapter which I have connected to one of the spare mobo usb headers via a short usb socket cable that I attached inside the case to help keep the external usb sockets free.
 
You should have a PCI and a PCI-E slot free after fitting a HD 6850.

A wireless card with a small x1 connector will work in the black x16 size (x4 speed) slot on the motherboard.
 
Surveyor said:
You should have a PCI and a PCI-E slot free after fitting a HD 6850.

A wireless card with a small x1 connector will work in the black x16 size (x4 speed) slot on the motherboard.
Click to expand...

+1

You should be fine with an internal card in the black slot
 
If all else fails, I've been using a USB adapter with an extension dock thing for well over a year now, never had a problem with it apart from when I first installed it and needed to get the right drivers for it :)

But you should be fine with a PCI card.
 
Ahhhhh groovy.
No idea why I didn't think about the black slot. Hahah

Can someone link to a PCIe x16 wifi card that might be suitable tho? I seem to be only able to find PCI ones.

Thanx !!!
 
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As I said earlier a card with a x1 connector will work in the x16 size (x4 speed) black slot.

Take your pick of the cards from here (obviously ignoring the PCI ones if you want to use the PCI-E slot).
 
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