AMD motherboard AM4 no PCI slots?

bitfenix · 26 Feb 2020 at 18:03

Hello

Im thinking of building a pc and ive been looking at motherboards cant find one with any PCI slots on them, I need it for my Wireless adapter, would I need a USB one?

andy_mk3 · 26 Feb 2020 at 18:12

PCI has been obsolete for nearly 10 years now. You're better off with either a PCIe one or a motherboard with built-in Wifi.

LuckyBenski · 26 Feb 2020 at 18:12

Simplest solution is to get a PCIe WiFi card. It's probably about time to step up to a better one if your is PCI. WiFi got faster!

I haven't seen PCI slots on motherboards for a generation or two but I'm not super informed. Getting the board you want plus a card may be better than a board with PCI anyway.

Or get a board with WiFi already on it?

bitfenix · 26 Feb 2020 at 19:05

Thanks a lot for the help.

David

EsaT · 27 Feb 2020 at 11:17

Ancient PCI would be actually bottlenecked by the fastest WLAN adapters.
Heck, even USB has been many times faster for long time.
(ever since USB3)

pandem0nium · 27 Feb 2020 at 12:24

Boards with legacy PCI slots can be found. The B350 Tomahawk for example.

Blue160 · 28 Feb 2020 at 09:18

pandem0nium said:
Boards with legacy PCI slots can be found. The B350 Tomahawk for example.

I’m genuinely surprised to see that. Pcie and usb WiFi cards are not expensive though and that’s very probably the best way to go.