Suggestions for good WiFi adapter

[AaronG 21]

Hello! After building my first ever pc, everything worked fine! But I can’t connect it to internet, since my internet is in another room, I can’t access it via Ethernet cable. Do you guys have any suggestions to what to buy? Like what kind of WiFi adapter is the best? 

[Electronics Wizardy]

what access point do you have?

 

A 2x2 ax is about as you can get now, intel normally being the best, so something like this https://www.amazon.com/GIGABYTE-GC-Wbax200-802-11Ax-Bluetooth-Expansion/dp/B07VNBC5PS/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=pcie+wifi+card+ax200&qid=1589300490&sr=8-6

 

 

[AaronG 21]

3 hours ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

what access point do you have?

 

A 2x2 ax is about as you can get now, intel normally being the best, so something like this https://www.amazon.com/GIGABYTE-GC-Wbax200-802-11Ax-Bluetooth-Expansion/dp/B07VNBC5PS/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=pcie+wifi+card+ax200&qid=1589300490&sr=8-6

 

 

I’d say a USB port would the best? Bc I don’t have space for a pcie slot since my gpu is covering it, my WiFi is like 15 feet away from my pc, in another room with the doors on the way ofc. I’m looking for a usb connector, that is fast and good for the price, thanks for the info tho! 

[Electronics Wizardy]

Just now, AaronG 21 said:

I’d say a USB port would the best? Bc I don’t have space for a pcie slot since my gpu is covering it, my WiFi is like 15 feet away from my pc, in another room with the doors on the way ofc. I’m looking for a usb connector, that is fast and good for the price, thanks for the info tho! 

do you have anouther slot? Whats your build? PCIE is much better than usb if you can .

[JoostinOnline]

I know this one works well, as I've used it in a couple of builds. It's also got Bluetooth 5.0 if you want that.

[AaronG 21]

On 5/12/2020 at 12:47 PM, Electronics Wizardy said:

do you have anouther slot? Whats your build? PCIE is much better than usb if you can .

I want to do it via pcie slot but my gpu is covering the pcie x1 slot, I have a gigabyte b450m ds3h 

[Falcon1986]

22 minutes ago, AaronG 21 said:

I want to do it via pcie slot but my gpu is covering the pcie x1 slot, I have a gigabyte b450m ds3h 

If you still have an available case slot, you can get a flexible PCIe riser cable to plug into the adapter, route around the GPU, and then mount to the case slot.

[Electronics Wizardy]

38 minutes ago, AaronG 21 said:

I want to do it via pcie slot but my gpu is covering the pcie x1 slot, I have a gigabyte b450m ds3h 

How many slots thick is your gpu? You can but a wifi card in the bottom x4 slot

[AaronG 21]

My gpu is covering the main one that is installed, and the pcie x1 the only one kinda visible is the last one as showed in the image, what I mean by kinda is bc the my fans from the gpu facing there obviously, and bc of the space I’m worried that there won’t be enough airflow for it, or if the case came that I was able to install a WiFi card there, it could get too hot 

[DropTopGPU]

its hard to picture what you are explaining without seeing a photo of the inside of your case. But I have run into similar issues in past with a few smaller pc builds and using PCIe Riser cable/extension was how I got around the problem like someone earlier suggested.