does a WiFi card need to be plugged in via USB to work

[Milo12]

i am trying to get better WiFi speeds on my computer so that i can download things faster and before i buy a WiFi card i need to know if i can use a high end WiFi card with 5 GHz support and high download speed without plugging it in via USB because i have no USB ports left on my motherboard and i am just trying to find out weather i can get max potential speeds without plugging it in to the motherboard

thank you to anyone that can help much appreciated

 

[Milo12]

It depends what sort of card/adapter you buy. If you buy an internal card then no there's no need for it to go into a USB port. If you buy an external dongle then yes they'll normally go into USB

i want to buy an internal card

i was just wandering whether i needed to plug it into a USB on the motherboard so thank you for saying i do not that means i dont have to worry about it anymore thank you

 

[Milo12]

Interal card You plug into a spare pcie slot on your motherboard , is your router 5ghz?

yes my router is 5ghz