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I'm in dire need of schooling here, as there is very little benchmarking results posted on the internet in this arena at the time of this post. I have been doing extensive research. Some of the recommendations in the past are no longer available, or perpetually out of stock, possibly replaced with newer models.
Wired connection is not an option. I'm in a temporary living situation right now, and must use wireless. I am roughly 25-35ft away from the router (in another bedroom, separated from my room by a bathroom, and washer/dryer area).
I have just upgraded my motherboard to an ASrock z77-extreme4-M, previous to this I was using a standard PCI internal wireless card (Linksys wmp600n) which performed extremely well. I never dropped signal, and could game at 40-70ms ping. The motherboard I upgraded to is a microboard with 2x PCI-e 3.0 slots, 1 PCI-e 2.0, and 1 PCI-e 2.0 mini slot, I also have USB 3.0 available.
Download speeds are not of much importance to me. Only that I don't drop signal, and maintain a stable ping while gaming. Speedtest ping results do not matter to me either, as I can do a speedtest tethered on my phone and see 14ms. The results I'm looking for are listed pings during gameplay (specifically for me Counterstrike, but any game that actively displays your ping is satisfactory).
My biggest issues finding a replacement;
I cannot find a concrete reviews of both USB and internal devices that have a positive reviews based on their gaming experience. Most positive reviews or suggestions point towards streaming video, download speeds, and range. I understand fully that wireless is not optimal for gaming, however based on my previous experience I feel there are acceptable cards out there.
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Any help is appreciated;
1. My options are basically PCI-E mini or USB 3.0
2. Looking for information about limitations/advantages between the 2 adapter standards
3. Looking for suggestions including what games have been tested with the cards, whether or not there's drops (at all, frequent/infrequent) and what the avg. stable ping in-game is (I understand the server you're connecting to shares some responsibility here)
4. Possibly links (I have found some suggestions from a year or so ago, but some of those suggestions are no longer available)
Concerns;
USB device will not share my internal cooling
Every person I know who has tried to game on USB wireless (granted not 3.0) in the past, outside of 10ft from the router, has dealt with infuriating drops and connection fluctuations.
Nearly every suggestion I can find on the internet has responses of "I use ____" without any information about what games they're playing, and the results. The only time a detailed answer is given it's regarding download speeds and streams.
I'm in dire need of schooling here, as there is very little benchmarking results posted on the internet in this arena at the time of this post. I have been doing extensive research. Some of the recommendations in the past are no longer available, or perpetually out of stock, possibly replaced with newer models.
Wired connection is not an option. I'm in a temporary living situation right now, and must use wireless. I am roughly 25-35ft away from the router (in another bedroom, separated from my room by a bathroom, and washer/dryer area).
I have just upgraded my motherboard to an ASrock z77-extreme4-M, previous to this I was using a standard PCI internal wireless card (Linksys wmp600n) which performed extremely well. I never dropped signal, and could game at 40-70ms ping. The motherboard I upgraded to is a microboard with 2x PCI-e 3.0 slots, 1 PCI-e 2.0, and 1 PCI-e 2.0 mini slot, I also have USB 3.0 available.
Download speeds are not of much importance to me. Only that I don't drop signal, and maintain a stable ping while gaming. Speedtest ping results do not matter to me either, as I can do a speedtest tethered on my phone and see 14ms. The results I'm looking for are listed pings during gameplay (specifically for me Counterstrike, but any game that actively displays your ping is satisfactory).
My biggest issues finding a replacement;
I cannot find a concrete reviews of both USB and internal devices that have a positive reviews based on their gaming experience. Most positive reviews or suggestions point towards streaming video, download speeds, and range. I understand fully that wireless is not optimal for gaming, however based on my previous experience I feel there are acceptable cards out there.
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Any help is appreciated;
1. My options are basically PCI-E mini or USB 3.0
2. Looking for information about limitations/advantages between the 2 adapter standards
3. Looking for suggestions including what games have been tested with the cards, whether or not there's drops (at all, frequent/infrequent) and what the avg. stable ping in-game is (I understand the server you're connecting to shares some responsibility here)
4. Possibly links (I have found some suggestions from a year or so ago, but some of those suggestions are no longer available)
Concerns;
USB device will not share my internal cooling
Every person I know who has tried to game on USB wireless (granted not 3.0) in the past, outside of 10ft from the router, has dealt with infuriating drops and connection fluctuations.
Nearly every suggestion I can find on the internet has responses of "I use ____" without any information about what games they're playing, and the results. The only time a detailed answer is given it's regarding download speeds and streams.
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