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Austinpowers97

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Hello i am making a gaming computer for the first time and I have tried searching for the answer but can't find it the motherboard I am buying is a X99-DELUXE II witch come with a 3T3R dual-band Wi-Fi moving antennas
(Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compliant) I am confused on does this provide Internet connection without the need for like comcast or some other company because right now I have a comcast router that is downstairs and this computer will be upstairs so I won't be able to connect them if it is need. I know this is sorta a dumb question I am just having trouble understanding how this wifi works.
 
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No, you still need an Internet service provider like Comcast -- the motherboard just has built in wireless to connect to your wireless router.

However, for gaming you will want something better than a wireless connection. Wireless has too much latency, particularly if you are far from the router. Better is an AV1200 powerline adapter pair, and best is an Ethernet cable connection to the router.
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No, you still need an Internet service provider like Comcast -- the motherboard just has built in wireless to connect to your wireless router.

However, for gaming you will want something better than a wireless connection. Wireless has too much latency, particularly if you are far from the router. Better is an AV1200 powerline adapter pair, and best is an Ethernet cable connection to the router.
 
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You would not *need* the wireless on the board, but it could be useful as I think that you can set it up as an access point to provide a wireless connection for other wireless devices in your room (like cellphones, laptops and such).

AV1200 is sufficiently fast in my experience and in reviews like THIS, which I find quite accurate in its estimates of actual expected speeds. I currently use a set of the TP-Link AV1200 adapters and get around 275Mbps with very low latency at a significant distance from one another using 1986 wiring.

 
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