Wireless USB

Hey I was looking for a wireless USB for a decent price. I think wireless-n is the one i want but i dont know which one to trust. Any ideas?

anyone?

if you have the proper slot, I use a pci-e (mini) wireless N from TP-Link.
from the other side of the house with multiple rooms and other electro devices,
it get 4+ mostly and 3+ bars at worst.
my router is nice but nothing special either, Linksys WRT120.

is a card really that much better than the usb? i was really leaning towards the usb just because of the ease of use

hmm ok is it easy to install one? and any suggestions for a card?

Read product reviews, and go with a card, NOT a USB wireless interface. I have two WMP 600N cards in 2 desktops working flawlessly!

Here is the link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 8331243423

This card installs in a PCI slot - straight forward installation, and has WPA2 security (WEP is practically worthless)

disregard that comment by RichardWilson.

pci-e (mini).
should have one at the very bottom.

i like this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

or possibly this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

or this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6833320048

lol as you can see i'm indecisive

another question though, if the card says wireless n does that mean it also supports g?

Stay away from Rosewill - Rosewill is crap! Before buying Linksys, I thought that I could get a bargain from Rosewill. Ended up RMAing the $24 Rosewill product, and after paying UPS shipping charges plus Newegg's re-stocking fee, I got $5 back!

I wondered how Newegg would re-stock crap! The product didn't work in the first place!

Now I have two Linksys WMP 600N wireless cards in two desktops - very satisfied!

it works well with win 7 64bit?

What type of motherboard do you have?

To install wireless cards in some motherboards you may have to remove one of the screws that attach the wireless card to the mounting bracket. Or else it will interfere with the Front Panel connector that plugs in into the motherboard.

This is very minor and should not sway you towards a USB wireless device - the USBs don't work very well.

i have a asus 890fx pro and this is the refurb i was referring to - http://cgi.ebay.com/Linksys-WMP600 [...] ltDomain_0

yea i believe thats the card

ok this is my first time building so i'm confused about most of the things that you just said lol

thank you soooo much for the help, what else do i need the PCI slots for?

From Wiki:

Typical PCI cards used in PCs include: network cards, sound cards, modems, extra ports such as USB or serial, TV tuner cards and disk controllers. Historically video cards were typically PCI devices, but growing bandwidth requirements soon outgrew the capabilities of PCI. PCI video cards remain available for supporting extra monitors and upgrading PCs that do not have any AGP or PCI Express slots.
Many devices traditionally provided on expansion cards are now commonly integrated onto the motherboard itself, meaning that modern PCs often have no cards fitted. However, PCI is still used for certain specialized cards, although many tasks traditionally performed by expansion cards may now be performed equally well by USB devices.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conventional_PCI

This Linksys WMP 600N goes into a PCI slot, not into the video card slots (PCI Express).

If you look at your motherboard layout. you will see two PCI slots (light blue color) at the very bottom of the motherboard. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131645
The wireless card goes into either one of these two slots - NOT into the video card slots.

The PCIEx16 slots (two dark blue color) are for the video cards - if you Crossfire make sure that BOTH cards are identical cards.

The other two slots PCIEx1 and PCIEx4 are for cards like sound cards, wireless cards, TV Tuner cards, USB3 port card, extra USB2 ports, eSATA port, etc.

The Linksys WMP 600N card goes into a PCI slot, which is totally different from the video card slot.

Just today I transferred the WMP 600N from my XP desktop to my friend's Vista desktop. Worked flawlessly!

The WMP 600N card in the Win7 computer is also running great.

Now I am looking for sale pricing on a 3rd. WMP 600N - I am in no hurry, and can wait until Black Friday (day after Thanksgiving) sales promotions. Great deals on EVERYTHING in all stores including online, on Black Friday.