First Gaming PC Build

5960xNvidiaGamer · 27 Jan 2016 at 16:25

My router is downstairs and pc is upstairs, I use a 15 metre ethernet cable, couldn't you just get one of them?

Devlish · 27 Jan 2016 at 16:41

awolchord said:
I'll check those out then, any drawbacks to them?

Not that i noticed. As long as your house is on the same electrical circuit (which most are) you can hit the 500mbps speed consistently, as good as having a wired solution and no wire trailing up the stairs, across landings etc.

awolchord · 27 Jan 2016 at 16:44

It would seem quite inconvenient having to route a cable all the way down to my router and even then, the path it would follow could end up exceeding 15m.

stulid · 27 Jan 2016 at 17:21

I use homeplugs and play games such as BF4 so need quick response etc, they are spot on.

5960xNvidiaGamer · 27 Jan 2016 at 18:41

stulid said:
I use homeplugs and play games such as BF4 so need quick response etc, they are spot on.

Never used them, do you keep the full connection speeds with them then?

stulid · 27 Jan 2016 at 19:16

5960xNvidiaGamer said:
Never used them, do you keep the full connection speeds with them then?

Almost, its like 99% perfect. I have the devolo ones.

flowrider99 · 27 Jan 2016 at 19:45

You wont get 500mbps send and receive though, the quoted speed is both ways so 250mbps one way and then you lose some speed due to overheads and electrical wiring inconsistencies. Cable will always be better.

danoliver1 · 27 Jan 2016 at 20:01

I get 10megabyes a second with mine, the tplink nano 500mbps ones.

awolchord · 27 Jan 2016 at 21:55

Since I was last here, I bought the TP-Link adapter listed above and it works really well, while cable would likely give better performance, there's no noticeable difference with this.

Thanks for all the help with this as the computer's totally set up now with everything necessary.~

5960xNvidiaGamer · 29 Jan 2016 at 13:22

What is the best Homeplug to get Stu mate? You have got me interested now. There are many of different values, why is that?

lee32uk · 29 Jan 2016 at 13:44

5960xNvidiaGamer said:
What is the best Homeplug to get Stu mate? You have got me interested now. There are many of different values, why is that?

Some of the more expensive ones have extra features such as built in wifi and passthrough, so you can plug another electrical item into the front of it.

I have used both Devolo and TP-Link and never had issues from either.

5960xNvidiaGamer · 29 Jan 2016 at 19:31

Ok cool thanks Lee, will pick some up and give them a go.