Can I use this card the way im wanting??

[ChrisLandin]

Ive just had fibre broadband put in and the speed is incredible however my wireless adapter is ancient and isn't giving the best signal strength and frequently drops signal.

Im looking into getting the following

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=NW-064-AS&tool=3

however my mobo only has one pcie x1 port and that's in use with my soundcard.

I was wondering could I mount it into my spare pcie x16 port? Im sure I have read somewhere in the past you can do this but just checking before I splash out on this wireless card.

Or if you have any better ideas as how to improve my connection fire away

I was possibly thinking about getting these homeplug devices but I don't know much about them.

 

[bremen1874]

A PCIe x1 card will work in any size of PCIe slot.

Unless you already have an 802.11ac capable router I'd look at using AV500 Powerline adapters.

 

[d_brennen]

Unless you already have an 802.11ac capable router I'd look at using AV500 Powerline adapters.

This

 

[ChrisLandin]

my router can do the 802.11ac but im not sure that my other devices can , iphone4 and ipad 2 and once you select that mode it only transmits that way if that makes any sense.

are those powerline adapters any good fellas? How do they work?

 

[ChrisLandin]

what about these adapters?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=NW-000-TN&groupid=46&catid=1604&subcat=2025

 

[bremen1874]

The only obvious thing against them is the 10/100 network ports.

Personally it isn't something I'd worry about as even the AV500 adapters with Gigabit ports don't manage much, if anything, over 100 Mbps in the real world.

 

[d_brennen]

I've had great success with the TP link AV range of homeplugs

 

[Orcvader]

There's a cheaper TP-Link AV500 kit on the rainforest which is giving me the full 60mb Virgin connection.