looking for a wifi adapter card thats fits in my motherboard

[totallybombish]

Hi there girls and boys.
i am looking to get wifi on my new computer build but i don't know what wifi card to pick for my motherboard this is what im currently looking at https://www.asus.com/Networking/PCEN15/ if that doesn't fit for any reason could anyone please tell me what i would have to look for when purchasing one of these???? oh and my mother board is http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/B75%20Pro3-M/. thanks in advance

 

[bill001g]

Why would you think it wouldn't fit it is a standard pci-express card. Unless you are going to use both your slots for video cards you should have no issue.
You can always use a USB type connector, there is little difference in performance. Used to be these internal cards were faster but USB is now more than fast enough to run any wireless card

 

[totallybombish]

hrmm thank you so much for getting back to me very fast buyt now that you have metioned the usb im now stuck with the decision of getting a pcie card or a usb connector

 

[bill001g]

That is a very hard choice. PCI cards in general are easier to get with multiple antenna which gives Mimo support (this is when you see 300m,450m stuff). USB cards are many times designed to be very small which trades off the antenna. They do make USB cards with multiple antenna but you have to read the fine print and remember smaller is not always better when it comes to getting antenna spacing correct.

The key advantage I find with USB cards is you can put them on a cheap USB cable and put them where they get the best signal. The PCI cards you are kinda stuck with the antenna behind the case. Too much related to individual house layout and personal preferences to pick one over the other.