Hi, I'm usually helping people in this forum, but now I find myself in a dilemma and need help with a decision.
I'm currently using the Gigabyte G1 Sniper M3 Z77 board and it has an unorthodox PCIe layout.
You can see my board here http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4168#sp
So the problem is that my Sapphire 7950 installed in the top slot, is so large that it blocks the x1 and second 16 lane slot under it, leaving only the last 16 lane slot available for use. It so happens that the last slot is an x8 and shares lanes with the one my 7950 is using. So if I put anything in it, my card will run at only x8 speed.
I intend to get an Asus PCE-AC66 wireless dual-band ac adapter and it requires a PCIe slot. Because I'm shifting my desktop to another room where it is not possible to wire an ethernet cable there, I have no choice but get my internet access wirelessly. My internet service is a 300mbit/s fiber optic plan and I have a dual-band 5Ghz N router at the fiber optic access point where my desktop used to be.
Reason why I want that overkill wifi adapter is because it has reportedly excellent throughput and I will not tolerate getting anything less than the full 300mbits to my PC. The adapter antenna would be less than 10 metres away from the router and has direct line of sight.
So I'm concerned about losing GPU performance if I were put the adapter card into the last PCIe slot and limiting my card to x8 bandwidth. I play all the latest and demanding titles like BF4 and Arma3.
I know of the option to get a USB adapter instead, but I hear they are not reliable for high speeds and I'm worried of not getting the full internet speed I subscribed to. If you suggest an USB adapter please recommend me specific models that have good reviews because it would be a relief if I have an alternative that can assure me of what I want.
Please advise. Thanks in advance.
I'm currently using the Gigabyte G1 Sniper M3 Z77 board and it has an unorthodox PCIe layout.
You can see my board here http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4168#sp
So the problem is that my Sapphire 7950 installed in the top slot, is so large that it blocks the x1 and second 16 lane slot under it, leaving only the last 16 lane slot available for use. It so happens that the last slot is an x8 and shares lanes with the one my 7950 is using. So if I put anything in it, my card will run at only x8 speed.
I intend to get an Asus PCE-AC66 wireless dual-band ac adapter and it requires a PCIe slot. Because I'm shifting my desktop to another room where it is not possible to wire an ethernet cable there, I have no choice but get my internet access wirelessly. My internet service is a 300mbit/s fiber optic plan and I have a dual-band 5Ghz N router at the fiber optic access point where my desktop used to be.
Reason why I want that overkill wifi adapter is because it has reportedly excellent throughput and I will not tolerate getting anything less than the full 300mbits to my PC. The adapter antenna would be less than 10 metres away from the router and has direct line of sight.
So I'm concerned about losing GPU performance if I were put the adapter card into the last PCIe slot and limiting my card to x8 bandwidth. I play all the latest and demanding titles like BF4 and Arma3.
I know of the option to get a USB adapter instead, but I hear they are not reliable for high speeds and I'm worried of not getting the full internet speed I subscribed to. If you suggest an USB adapter please recommend me specific models that have good reviews because it would be a relief if I have an alternative that can assure me of what I want.
Please advise. Thanks in advance.