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So I'm building a pc and the one thing I really dont know about is wifi.
I figured out that it depends on the motherboard but thats it.
The motherboard I'm looking at is the MSI AM4 Tomahawk https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/B350-TOMAHAWK.html#productFeature-section
The questions are:
Does it come with wifi and can use wifi?
If not, What do I need to connect it to wifi wireless and/or ethernet?
Or is there another board that has this ability?
How would i connect this board to said wifi?

Sorry for being so many questions i just dont really know about this.
 
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Viking2121
I would personally avoid USB wifi devices, they typically become problematic, there are some good ones, but its always a hit or a miss with USB wifi.

I have a box full of these at the shop, never a single problem, range is pretty good, speeds are ok, but it is cheaper so. https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704129

I've also used this, mainly bought it for Bluetooth but wifi has been great, range is even better than the TP link one in my 1st link. https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16833320293

I've only messed with a few of these, but they have always been real good, we always get the speeds that we pay for, its on the higher end of things for wifi, and its worth it if you plan to do some heavy...
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I would personally avoid USB wifi devices, they typically become problematic, there are some good ones, but its always a hit or a miss with USB wifi.

I have a box full of these at the shop, never a single problem, range is pretty good, speeds are ok, but it is cheaper so. https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704129

I've also used this, mainly bought it for Bluetooth but wifi has been great, range is even better than the TP link one in my 1st link. https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16833320293

I've only messed with a few of these, but they have always been real good, we always get the speeds that we pay for, its on the higher end of things for wifi, and its worth it if you plan to do some heavy gaming and downloading and streaming at the same time if you're router's wifi is good enough. https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16833320181
 
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AMIZZ

AMIZZ

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Ok Thank you, So how would i install the card during the build? Are there any videos?
And if i ever get close enough for ethernet, could I in the future simply just plug it in [ethernet]?

 
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If you have ever installed a graphics card, it will install the same way. Its a PCI-E x1 so you can install the card into any x1 PCI-E slots, or even into an open PCI-E x16 slot. Unscrew the Antenna's first.

Red circles is the slots that the PCI-E x1 card will work in, The blue Circle is where you should have your graphics card installed, although the PCI-E x1 wifi card would work in that slot I circles in blue, I'd strongly recommend to keep that open for your graphics card.

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