network drivers..

apologies, how about now?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-132-OE

it is the ultima dreadnought system. i would ring them but i have learnt from recent weeks that they cannot really cope with the current demand, especially in this busy period and i thought it might be more efficeent asking here than waiting 40 mins to speak to someone which seems to be about the average wait right now.
 
cheers guys. well i have posted in the ocuk enquires part of the forum. but i am also looking on the intel download site of the appropriate drivers, but am having trouble.

my mobo is: Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard

don't suppose anyone would kind enough to guide me on this site? the options are just confusing me, and in the search option, it comes up with nothing when i type in the name of the mobo..
 
right. so i have installed both the lan drivers for my mobo from that page, and now when i go to setup a network the option for broadband, and dial-up appears however there is still no way of setting up a wireless network. and the computer is showing no signs of detecting a wireless network.

any thoughts on this? is there a separate driver i have to install to be able to get wireless working? i cannot see anything else on that page which might be such a driver..
 
windows 7 mate. cannot find any mention of wireless adaptors in device manager, and when i go to set up my connection the only options i have are 'broadband connection' (so modem) and 'local area connection' (this is dial-up no?).

here is the page from which i downloaded the drivers: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3449#driver

i actually downloaded and installed both lan drivers, but still no option to set up wireless network..
 
J.B said:
Well I dont want to rain on your parade but that board doesn't have a wireless card built in.

Have you added one/did you get the shop to add one?
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:eek:

well i'd rather i got to the bottom of it asap so better you rain on my parade now then someone else does later.

still, that is very annoying. i might not be very knowledgeable but i would have thought most mobo's nowadays would already have wireless cards built in? and surely if not, it would be something the guys at ocuk would think to mention during extensive discussion of what is a relatively high end pc.

so i now have to purchase and install a seperate wireless card right, no ifs or buts?
 
thanks for the advice and info guys. i will probably just pick up a wireless usb adapter, as this seems like the simplest and quickest solution. fyi, i do actually do a lot of online gaming and over the years my pc gaming has mainly been with laptops and on the move so using wireless has been the online option. probably also explains my misconception about pc's already being set up for wireless. meanwhile i have also gamed a lot on psn when at home, and have used this with wireless and wired connections to no noticeable difference..

is the main issue with wireless vs wired packet loss? and is the difference really that big? i do not use far from the router..
 
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