PCIe vs USB Network Adapter

[Vibora]

Hey, which one should I buy?

A PCIe or a USB one and why?

Also, could you suggest me some please?

[Timotheus2]

Ethernet or Wifi?

[DrMacintosh]

I just bought all the parts to upgrade my rig (in signature) to an R5 2600 and I bought this little PCIe card:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HF8K0O6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00__o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

It's a nice looking little card and even has bluetooth 4.2 support. 

 

I'd get that over a cheap usb dongle. 

 

[Vibora]

1 hour ago, Timotheus2 said:

Ethernet or Wifi?

WiFi

[Vibora]

Bump

[DeScruff]

On 2/16/2019 at 12:25 PM, DrMacintosh said:

I just bought all the parts to upgrade my rig (in signature) to an R5 2600 and I bought this little PCIe card:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HF8K0O6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00__o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

It's a nice looking little card and even has bluetooth 4.2 support. 

 

I'd get that over a cheap usb dongle. 

 

I have a friend with one of those (that hes trying to replace right now)
Its essentially an Intel 7260 (Mini pci version) on an adapter. For whatever reason that chip is REALLY hit or miss with some people. Its annoying cause its like the only AC wireless chip anyone recommends, even though 1 quick google shows it has a million issues with connectivity (Why my friends replacing it) DPC issues, or whatever.

Right now we are looking at this thing:
https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-PCI-Express-Wireless-Archer-T6E/dp/B016K0896K?tag=pickmyrouter-20&th=1
Which according to some Wiki is a Broadcom BCM4352...

*side rant* WHY do wireless cards almost NEVER list what chipset they use? Imagine trying to buy a graphics card purely based off the "Gaming X" "Super Clocked Edition" and whatever board partners call their cards rather then telling you what kinda card it is. That card you bought because it was called a "Super Mega Ultimate OC Nitro Turbo Gaming X Lightning Graphics card With 8GB of VRAM" - Turns out  was an RX 570. - Well thats wireless cards, and I hate researching them to find ones that wont suck.

[DrMacintosh]

9 minutes ago, Sypran said:

I have a friend with one of those (that hes trying to replace right now)
Its essentially an Intel 7260 (Mini pci version) on an adapter. For whatever reason that chip is REALLY hit or miss with some people. Its annoying cause its like the only AC wireless chip anyone recommends, even though 1 quick google shows it has a million issues with connectivity (Why my friends replacing it) DPC issues, or whatever

I’ve been using it for about a week and haven’t had any issues with connectivity. This card is also one of the only cards with Bluetooth. Even if you might not use it, having it is always better than not.