wifi in pc

[Guest]

hi. im building a pc for my friend and the mobo doesnt have wifi. apart from using an ethernet cable, what can i do to get him wifi. should i use a usb adapter or should I get an ugly pcie x1 card. or something else? please help me.

[Skiiwee29]

PCIE card > USB stick. 

[Guest]

Just now, Skiiwee29 said:

PCIE card > USB stick. 

ok, any under 30$ that look ok. black or white cuz thaths the pcs theme.

[RAM555789]

I've never had much problem with USB adapters, just watch out for some of Netgear's older adapters that still come with only a disk. I ended up having to download the driver to my phone, then upload it to my PC. Also make sure to check the speeds on the Adapter, I always advocate for ethernet cables though to ensure the best speed/performance.

[Skiiwee29]

2 minutes ago, fffkylian said:

ok, any under 30$ that look ok. black or white cuz thaths the pcs theme.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073GW9SW9?tag=pcpapi-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1 looks decent. Uses an intel chip so should be decent quality. 

[Hackentosher]

3 minutes ago, fffkylian said:

ok, any under 30$ that look ok. black or white cuz thaths the pcs theme.

I've had really good luck with TP-Link WiFi cards. My Archer T8E is still kicking and gave great WiFi performance. This is a little bit more than you budgeted, but perhaps the T6E would be good? https://www.newegg.com/tp-link-archer-t6e-pci-express/p/N82E16833704274

[Guest]

1 hour ago, RAM555789 said:

I've never had much problem with USB adapters, just watch out for some of Netgear's older adapters that still come with only a disk. I ended up having to download the driver to my phone, then upload it to my PC. Also make sure to check the speeds on the Adapter, I always advocate for ethernet cables though to ensure the best speed/performance.

that disk thing happened to me. i just moved my pc next to my router, got a 6 feet ethernet cable and installed it that way. and ill check the speeds