Wireless Networking

Rexxar · 31 May 2016 at 15:29

I currently have a Belkin USB Wireless Adaptor, Best it achieves it 30-45mb/s , where the router itself delivers 100mbps over ethernet. If i go for a PCI Wireless Network card, am i likely to see speed gains ?

bledd · 31 May 2016 at 15:43

Depends on the router.

Which router do you have?

Also depends on the distance to the router etc.

Generally PCI-E cards are better than USB, but the USB models have come a long way in the past few years.

Rexxar · 31 May 2016 at 17:32

It's a Virgin Media Superhub, their 3rd version i believe (Newest Model)

It's literally upstairs above the router, but if i stand by the router with my tablet, i get 108mb/s

The PC only gets the speeds above... But the adapter is over 5 years old so was thinking of either another usb device like the asus model, or a PCI-E Card that would leave a free USB3 Port...Of which i only have 4 and don't really want to add a hub.

Orcvader · 31 May 2016 at 17:45

Sounds the like adapter could be limited to wireless g which is pretty old, but bit hard to say if you don't know the model number of the USB adaptor. The SH3 supports 5GHz wifi so if you get a PCIe card that supports that, you'll see a massive speed improvement. What sort of budget do you have in mind?

Rexxar · 31 May 2016 at 21:20

It's a "Belkin f5d8053 v6"

Around £50-60