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Well, my good sir, you need to decide between USB and PCIe, you should always go with PCIe because it is faster and more reliable. But, make sure your motherboard has a PCIe slot, though it probably has at least one.

Ok, a nice brand would be TP link, Get one with antennae that stick out of the back of your case.

You should not spend below 20 dollars but a 60 dollar wifi adapter is a waste of money.


Also, you will see ones with huge antennae, so you would think it speeds it up, when it just lets you play your games 300 feet from your house. So go with a 30-40 dollar PCIe adapter with small antennae.


Welcome to the PC world friend, I'd be happy to help with anything else. Just message me.
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Well, my good sir, you need to decide between USB and PCIe, you should always go with PCIe because it is faster and more reliable. But, make sure your motherboard has a PCIe slot, though it probably has at least one.

Ok, a nice brand would be TP link, Get one with antennae that stick out of the back of your case.

You should not spend below 20 dollars but a 60 dollar wifi adapter is a waste of money.


Also, you will see ones with huge antennae, so you would think it speeds it up, when it just lets you play your games 300 feet from your house. So go with a 30-40 dollar PCIe adapter with small antennae.


Welcome to the PC world friend, I'd be happy to help with anything else. Just message me.
 
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First, what does your wireless router have? Dual band? 802.11n or 802.11ac?

Second: USB or card? I always prefer USB; it's more mobile.

Third: how fast is your network speed, from your ISP? Not that much point in getting a really high-speed router and adapter if your network speed's not so great.
 
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Thank you for answering. I have a TP Link N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router. I'm not sure if it's 802.11n or 802.11ac. I have 15 Mbps download speed and 1 upload speed. Is it worth getting a fast wireless network adapter? I had to go with Mediacom internet. AT&T isn't close to that speed where I live.
 
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The model number gives you that...N means it's 802.11n. Routers that support ac will always include that in the model name...like AC1900, or whatever.

Your network adapter's not gonna do any better than your router can provide...but the good news is, the router has more speed than your ISP. That's your #1 limiting factor. So all you need is an N600 adapter. And IMO going PCIe won't matter; this is not a taxing load. But you do want to get dual-band. If you have to go with, say, an N900 adapter to get the dual-band, it's a little excess capacity, but c'est la vie.

Actually...that router's probably 300 Mbps at 2.4 GHz, and 300 Mpbs at 5 GHz. So if you want to, you can go with an N300 at 2.4 GHz.

Finally, if you want to look ahead, you could spend a bit more and get something like an AC1900 adapter. That'll usually give something like 450 Mbps at 2.4 GHz, and 1450 Mbps at 5 GHz. This is serious overkill *for now* but if your situation changes, this will still fit the bill.
 
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