TP-Link TL-WDN4800 Dual Band Wireless N900 PCI Express Adapter or TP-LINK Archer T9E AC1900 Dual Band Wireless PCI Express Ada

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ryce4lyfe

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I just finished building my first gaming pc and it is impossible to connect to the internet via ethernet cable so wifi is my only option. I am a casual gamer (gta v, battlefield 1, overwatch) looking to play games a few times per week. So I'm not like a hardcore cs:go player. My question is, which wireless network adapter should I buy to suit my needs? The T9E AC1900 is on sale now for $70 here in Canada while the WDN4800 N900 is $45. So should I spend the extra $25 for the T9E or save it and go for the WDN4800? And if someone could give a brief breakdown in the key differences and features in the cards it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Here's my part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/XsQGqk
 
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In general a 802.11ac connection will be faster. It also depend how fast your internet is. If you have slow dsl connection that only runs 10m or so then your current router likely will be just as fast. It will more come down to how much $25 is worth to you. Some people could care less and waste it and others worry about spending even $1 more than they really have to.
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What does your router support. Does no good to buy a fancy card if you are connecting it to a old single band router.

Be careful about chasing big numbers. Going from a device that say it run 300 to 450 means it is running 3 rather than 2 overlapping signals. Going from 1-2 works ok but the extra speed greatly diminishes as you add more. If it was some magic way to get more bandwidth they would just put 100 antenna on the devices.

802.1ac generally is faster because it is using more radio bandwidth. Instead of using 1 or 2 20mhz blocks it now uses 4 block (80mhz). They then use the same trick of mulitple antenna to try to increase it even more. Problem is 802.11ac only runs on 5g band which has coverage issues in some houses. Also since it is using more bandwidth and there is only so much total it greatly increases you chances of conflicting with your neighbors use of wifi.
 
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It's currently a single band router but I will be upgrading to dual in the future. I'm just thinking of getting the better one for future proof. So is the difference significant to the point where i should just spend the extra $25 or not?
 
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In general a 802.11ac connection will be faster. It also depend how fast your internet is. If you have slow dsl connection that only runs 10m or so then your current router likely will be just as fast. It will more come down to how much $25 is worth to you. Some people could care less and waste it and others worry about spending even $1 more than they really have to.
 
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