Recommend the best pci/pci-e wireles adapter for a desktop

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ignasx123

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Hellp, plz help decide which pci/pci-e to buy . Better under 50$ or lower.

I was looking at these adapters -

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704133

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166076

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320113&Tpk=Asus%20PCE-N53

Is 3 antenas better than 2 ? And why? In what should i look in to for a good conection and speed? Ill be using wifi for gaming online (i know its bad, but i dont have any choice, i just cant) Please help , if you need any info or questions plz ask.
Thank you!
 
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Jaxem
You'll notice the one with 2 antennae is good for 300 Mb/s while the ones with 3 go up to 450 Mb/s. so i believe they each connect to a slightly different frequency within the band at (up to) 150 Mb/s each. So go with 3 over 2, but past that, just read reviews about reliability and that'll get you the best experience. Your gaming should be fine on one of those adapters, people just like the reliability and extra bit of speed that a hard wire gives, but if you can't swing a wired connection, i wouldn't worry about it.
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You'll notice the one with 2 antennae is good for 300 Mb/s while the ones with 3 go up to 450 Mb/s. so i believe they each connect to a slightly different frequency within the band at (up to) 150 Mb/s each. So go with 3 over 2, but past that, just read reviews about reliability and that'll get you the best experience. Your gaming should be fine on one of those adapters, people just like the reliability and extra bit of speed that a hard wire gives, but if you can't swing a wired connection, i wouldn't worry about it.
 
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bill001g

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Just be aware that if your router does not support the same level of mimo (which is what the number of antenna is related) it will make no difference at all. Also note in many cases you must disable things in the router to get it to run at full speed. By default design a router is suppose to only use a single channel if it detects someone else using a adjacent one....not a chance now days. You need to disable this feature to force it to use 2 channels which gives 150m and is the basis for 300 and 450.
 
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