processor and motherboard

Almightyliham · 3 Jun 2014 at 10:01

hi guys i want to get the i7 devils canyon refresh and this mothereboard;
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-258-MS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2811
because of the built in wifi. Any one think it is a bad idea?

ExRayTed · 3 Jun 2014 at 10:04

Well it's a very nice motherboard but if you're getting it simply for the wifi adapters then it's a bad idea. A decent wifi adapter doesn't cost a lot - get one and this motherboard and you'll be good to go.

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1 x MSI Z97 Gaming 5 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £114.95
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pastymuncher · 3 Jun 2014 at 11:31

The Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 3 with free Corsair headphones at £110 plus a TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter (TL-WN881ND) at £17 would do the job just as well.

Almightyliham · 3 Jun 2014 at 13:02

Had a bad time with the old wireless PCI adapters which was why i was steered towards the higher end mobo

pastymuncher · 3 Jun 2014 at 13:40

Nothing wrong with the one I linked to. I have one in the wife's pc which is in a metal desk and have had no problems. Just install it and the drivers and forget it's there.