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My parents have a standard Xfinity XB3 Dual-Band WiFi 802.11ac router with 2.4 and 5.0 bands. My room is a floor and 2 walls in the way of their router and my internet tests run my download speed at just under 200mbps.

I need a WIFI motherboard as I have no ethernet wall ports in my room. Just 30 year old wanna be fucking phone jacks, LMAO. 

I'm a first time builder switching over from APPLE. I have chosen the i9-9900K (DON'T ARGUE AMD, I KNOW WHAT I WANT), and do the Wifi Motherboard must be Z390 and LGA 1151.

I plan to overclock the CPU as much as I can get away with using air-cooling (DON'T ARGUE WATER COOLING, I KNOW WHAT I WANT), but only to the point where I am not sacrificing the lifespan of the CPU too drastically.

 

I need your help to find the best Intel Z390 LGA1151 WiFi AC Motherboard that has OverClocking headroom that can support many case fans, and most importantly, that will have a reliable WiFi Connection considering that it'll need to reach a router 2 walls and a floor towards the router. Price is not as big a concern, though going above $250 you'll really need to sell me. Must be ATX form factor. Must use 802.11 AC wifi.

 

I was originally thinking of the: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC ATX LGA1151 Motherboard but I've seen a few concerning customer reviews that claim of spotty wifi connection.

 

But I've also considered the:

Z390 AORUS PRO WIFI (rev. 1.0)

MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC

 

I'd like to hear other considerations that check all my boxes listed above.

 

Here is the PC Parts List I plan to get, but the motherboard is placeholder: 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $504.99 @ Best Buy
Thermal Compound Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut 1g 1 g Thermal Paste  
Thermal Compound Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut 1g 1 g Thermal Paste  
Motherboard MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $228.00 @ B&H
Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $85.99 @ Newegg
Storage Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $179.99 @ B&H
Video Card MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card $759.99 @ B&H
Case Fractal Design Meshify S2 ATX Mid Tower Case $159.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply Asus 850 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  
Software Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 3.0 Premium (1 Year Subscription) - 3 PCs Software $34.99 @ Newegg
Case Fan Corsair ML140 97 CFM 140 mm Fans  
Case Fan Corsair ML140 97 CFM 140 mm Fans  
Case Fan Corsair ML140 97 CFM 140 mm Fans  
Case Fan Corsair ML140 97 CFM 140 mm Fans  
Monitor Asus TUF Gaming VG27AQ 27.0" 2560x1440 165 Hz Monitor $429.00 @ B&H
Custom Noctua NA-SYC1 Accessory 4-pin Y-Cables for PWM Fans  
Custom Noctua NA-SYC1 Accessory 4-pin Y-Cables for PWM Fans  
Custom Pro Tech Toolkit $69.99
Custom ESCAPE FROM TARKOV Edge Of Darkness LIMITED EDITION $139.99
Custom IFIXIT Portable Anti-Static Mat $29.99
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $2622.90
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-06 19:31 EDT-0400  

 

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the real total is around $3,300 after MI tax, and they will be produced and available for purchase again by the time I get the other half saved up.

 

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Honestly, just get an iMac Pro with 3x3 Wi-Fi. Nothing on those boards even comes close to what Apple put in the overpriced iMacs in terms of wireless

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I should have stated a gaming related focus, my bad.

 

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