PCI Wireless Card

Egosh · 19 Sep 2008 at 13:06

Hi,

i just moved into a new house with a couple friends and as a result weve had to get a wireless connection. My computer hasnt got a wireless card and i have no idea which one to get.

I play CS a lot so ill need something that wont affect my ping too much..

also is it better to get a usb wireless dongle or a pci card?

weve got a bt home hub (the black one) if that helps..

LeeB0y · 21 Sep 2008 at 09:43

I am moving bedroom and I also need to pick myself up a wireless card. I was looking on eBay and found that they are normally £15-£20 in shops whereas on eBay were more like £7-£8 and sometimes even a 108mbps card.

Not quite sure what the difference between the 56mbps and 108mbps but im guessing the 108 ones are better.

Deleted member 77746 · 21 Sep 2008 at 09:57

What operating System are you running? It's best to buy a pci card alough depends which one you get as they start to get very pricey! I just bought a Belkin F5D9000 Wireless G+ as it supports Vista x64 out of the box!

Egosh · 21 Sep 2008 at 10:06

Im running windows xp..

Deleted member 77746 · 21 Sep 2008 at 10:07

Egosh said:
Im running windows xp..

Then any pci card should work. What price range are you looking for and what type of router do you have?

Egosh · 21 Sep 2008 at 10:42

Weve got the bt home hub (the black one)

My price range is £30-50..

Deleted member 77746 · 21 Sep 2008 at 10:43

Egosh said:
Weve got the bt home hub (the black one)

My price range is £30-50..

pci-n network card would go down a treat as it would be compatible (hopefully) with the n standards the BT black home hub throws out.

Egosh · 21 Sep 2008 at 11:47

Any you would recommend? Ive read good reviews about a couple but the same wifi cards got terrible user reviews..so im a bit confused at the moment..

Swordfish · 21 Sep 2008 at 11:48

to be sure there is no problems with the connection I'd reccomend using a home plug system.

Duke · 21 Sep 2008 at 18:27

If gaming you would be better off with a cable or using home plug as mentioned above.

Nick1881 · 21 Sep 2008 at 18:47

I got one of these last week http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp... 108Mbps Wireless Desktop PCI Network Adapter

No problems so far.

Egosh · 22 Sep 2008 at 10:11

well for the time being i got a 10m ethernet cable instead which was the cheapest option..although im worried about losing line quality because of the length of the cable..if i do get crap speeds ill just have to invest in a decent wireless card or homeplug system..

errata · 22 Sep 2008 at 13:32

10m ethernet cable is a tiny fraction of the permitted length it will not adversely affect broadband. If it was a 10m phone cable that woul dbe a different matter.

Wifi is a world of pain compared with cables and homeplug

bledd · 22 Sep 2008 at 14:14

lol,

10m is fine

Egosh · 22 Sep 2008 at 14:35

ok good to know the lan cable wont affect speed and im sure its better than wireless..

thanks for the help

bledd · 22 Sep 2008 at 14:50

tons better

i think 100m is the limit for cat5e (pretty damn long)

Duke · 24 Sep 2008 at 13:17

Yep up to 100m is fine.

para08 · 24 Sep 2008 at 17:09

my wireless connection has the same performance as my other pc connected via a cable. i guess its just a matter of finding the right wireless card.