Powerline network adapter. $88

Doorstopper · Mar 25, 2014

I have recently started purchasing parts for an editing/gaming build. But I forgot to ask about a wireless adapter (i have absolutely no choice), and I was referred to a powerline network adapter. I have been looking around, but since I have never even heard of this I don't know what to look for. Any help would be great. I have $88 after taxes and shipping to spend on this, and can not go over at all.

boosted1g · Mar 25, 2014

Get a 500mbps pwoerline adapter.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704165

Doorstopper · Mar 25, 2014

Will this be powerful enough to do some decently hardcore gaming? I mean I know wireless was not made for gaming, but will this be better than the average connection?

boosted1g · Mar 25, 2014

When hardwired ethernet is just not an option this is the next better option.

A high end router (like $120) or more through 1-2 walls might perform mariginally better. If it is one wall then you should just be running an ethernet wire between them, might even have a coax outlet allready on that wall.

Doorstopper · Mar 25, 2014

I was just going to drill through the wall, but the apartment office said that if I did then they would charge me with $75 in damages even though it wouldn't cost nearly that much to repair it. I also thought of just getting a longer Ethernet cable but that would cost me a lot since if I did that I would have to run a longer cable along the base of the wall all the way to the living room. which would take about an extra 15-20 feet for decent cable management.

boosted1g · Mar 25, 2014

Is there by any chance coax or phone line jacks on that wall already?

Doorstopper · Mar 25, 2014

Um coax? Is that the cable tv line? And no there are no phone jacks here, or at least none in my room (only in the kitchen and living room).

boosted1g · Mar 25, 2014

Yes coax is the cable line. If the wall you need to go between has coax lines alerady in it then you could just swap out wall plates.

Is it just one wall between your PC and the router, or multiple?

Doorstopper · Mar 25, 2014

Just one, but where my computer will be is in the complete opposite corner as the router. I mean I can move it, that wouldn't be a problem, but even so. How do I change the jacks, I dont currently have a TV plugged in so I wont have to worry about, but I still don't know how to change it.

boosted1g · Mar 25, 2014

Its not hard at all.

Does both sides of the wall in the way have a coax jack on it, and is it roughly the same spot on both sides of the wall? I am hopping they did one drop down the wall and then just put a wallplate on each side.

Doorstopper · Mar 25, 2014

There's about 6 inches between them, why?

boosted1g · Apr 4, 2014

Ok either they are almost side by side each other in the wall or they are on opposite sides of a stud.

Go ahead and take off the screws of the cover plate and tell me what you see, or taking a photo would be even better.

If they are in the same stud cavity (space between the vertical 2x4s) then it will be a really easy job of changing it over. You can even get female-female jacks so that you do not need any special tools or know-how on how to terminate cables.

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