Best way to connect to the internet? (PC)

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vipertail3

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I'm thinking about building a new pc for gaming purposes and plan to put it in a room upstairs.

I haven't used a desktop in a very long time and everytime i sit up there with my laptop the internet is horrible and cuts away a lot. I think an ethernet cable is the best solution for the bad internet but i don't want to have some cable running over the floor and stairs.

I would like to know if there's a better solution than the cable or if i can get the ethernet cable not to run over the floor and stairs. I know very little about networking so if you can explain it to me in the simplest way you can, i'll be thankfull.

Thank you in advance.
 
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geofelt
A quality Ethernet cable can be quite long.
I have one 50 feet long that exits via a hole in the exterior wall and enters downstairs via another hole.

Another solution might be to use your house wiring.
There are kits that will do this, but I do not know how well they work.

One reason for bad wifi is poor antennas that a laptop will have.
If your new build has a good dedicated wifi card with a strong antenna, you might get good performance.
If your wifi router downstairs is not high speed and capable, then perhaps that should be upgraded to latest tech.
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Spectre694

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Ethernet cable is the best. Powerline adapters can work but that is hot or miss depending on the wiring in your house.

For not running over stairs it is a little tiny wire you can mount to the wall/ceiling drill holes to pass through whatever you want really.
 
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geofelt

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A quality Ethernet cable can be quite long.
I have one 50 feet long that exits via a hole in the exterior wall and enters downstairs via another hole.

Another solution might be to use your house wiring.
There are kits that will do this, but I do not know how well they work.

One reason for bad wifi is poor antennas that a laptop will have.
If your new build has a good dedicated wifi card with a strong antenna, you might get good performance.
If your wifi router downstairs is not high speed and capable, then perhaps that should be upgraded to latest tech.
 
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As you already surmised, this is a simple CABLING deal. Most reliable and maximum performance. If you can't drill into walls, never done home improvement, not allowed to, then the POWERLINE solution as mentioned.
 
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