I have motherboard that have WIFI - 5 but if I want to use wifi 6 is it possible

[Chiranjeet Bhattacharya]

I have motherboard that have WIFI - 5 but if I want to use wifi 6 is it possible

[WereCatf]

1 minute ago, Chiranjeet Bhattacharya said:

I have motherboard that have WIFI - 5 but if I want to use wifi 6 is it possible

And you expect us to just magically know what mobo you have?

[Chiranjeet Bhattacharya]

Just now, WereCatf said:

And you expect us to just magically know what mobo you have?

No, I just forgets, I have Z390 chipset motherboard

[imreloadin]

1 minute ago, Chiranjeet Bhattacharya said:

No, I just forgets, I have Z390 chipset motherboard

Ok...so what is the manufacturer and model number? ASUS, GIGABYTE, MSI, etc all make motherboards with a Z390 chipset...

[Chiranjeet Bhattacharya]

Just now, imreloadin said:

Ok...so what is the manufacturer and model number? ASUS, GIGABYTE, MSI, etc all make motherboards with a Z390 chipset...

Actually, my motherboard is damaged so I have to buy new motherboard 

[imreloadin]

Just now, Chiranjeet Bhattacharya said:

Actually, my motherboard is damaged so I have to buy new motherboard 

Then what is the manufacturer and model number of the motherboard you're looking at buying?

 

Really starting to think this is a troll topic...

[Chiranjeet Bhattacharya]

Just now, imreloadin said:

Then what is the manufacturer and model number of the motherboard you're looking at buying?

 

Really starting to think this is a troll topic...

I already have 9900K so I think Asus Rog maximus xi series is pretty good

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11 minutes ago, Chiranjeet Bhattacharya said:

I already have 9900K so I think Asus Rog maximus xi series is pretty good

I am going to assume you mean the Asus ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO (WIFI)

if you want something else, I am very certain you are going to need some kind of expansion card, dongle or external device

such as this:https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/Czdrxr/tp-link-archer-tx50e-pcie-x1-80211abgnacax-wi-fi-adapter-archer-tx50e

 

[mariushm]

It DOESN'T MATTER what motherboard he has.

 

Yes, you can use WiFi 6 cards.

 

Simply ADD a WiFi 6 wireless card in one of the available pci-e slots, and you'll have two functioning wireless cards in your computer.

You can go in BIOS if you want and disable the onboard wireless card, to make it easier for you, so you'll only see the WiFi 6 wireless card in Control Panel.

 

On SOME motherboards, the wireless card is actually a miniPCIe or m.2 wireless card plugged into a tiny slot or connector by the IO shield.  In such case, you can often buy a WiFi 6 wireless card using that same connector and replace the existing card.

 

 

[dizmo]

Your wording might be off for what your trying to figure out. Do you mean are you able to connect to a WiFi 6 router? Or do you want WiFi 6 speeds? 

[Chiranjeet Bhattacharya]

29 minutes ago, mariushm said:

It DOESN'T MATTER what motherboard he has.

 

Yes, you can use WiFi 6 cards.

 

Simply ADD a WiFi 6 wireless card in one of the available pci-e slots, and you'll have two functioning wireless cards in your computer.

You can go in BIOS if you want and disable the onboard wireless card, to make it easier for you, so you'll only see the WiFi 6 wireless card in Control Panel.

 

On SOME motherboards, the wireless card is actually a miniPCIe or m.2 wireless card plugged into a tiny slot or connector by the IO shield.  In such case, you can often buy a WiFi 6 wireless card using that same connector and replace the existing card.

 

 

Do I need both Wifi router and wifi card 

[mariushm]

The wireless card just receives or sends signals to something.

 

SOMETHING must exist to send the signals to the wireless card. Therefore you need a wireless router, or access point, or something that would convert the internet coming from your ISP into radio waves.

 

If you want to get WiFi 6 performance and speed the router needs to be the same version (same protocol, at least the same number of antennas/channels) as your wireless card.

 

A WiFi 6 router should be able to communicate with WiFi 5 wireless cards, but at reduced speeds. Basically, backwards compatibility.

 

A lot of WiFi 6 cards may support some of the older WiFi 5 protocols, so your WiFi 6 may connect to your WiFi 5 router but at reduced speeds.

 

[Chiranjeet Bhattacharya]

10 minutes ago, mariushm said:

The wireless card just receives or sends signals to something.

 

SOMETHING must exist to send the signals to the wireless card. Therefore you need a wireless router, or access point, or something that would convert the internet coming from your ISP into radio waves.

 

If you want to get WiFi 6 performance and speed the router needs to be the same version (same protocol, at least the same number of antennas/channels) as your wireless card.

 

A WiFi 6 router should be able to communicate with WiFi 5 wireless cards, but at reduced speeds. Basically, backwards compatibility.

 

A lot of WiFi 6 cards may support some of the older WiFi 5 protocols, so your WiFi 6 may connect to your WiFi 5 router but at reduced speeds.

 

If I use WIFI card and router both with WIFI-6 version will it work faster and flawlessly

[mariushm]

20 minutes ago, Chiranjeet Bhattacharya said:

If I use WIFI card and router both with WIFI-6 version will it work faster and flawlessly

Nobody can guarantee that or give you a definite answer.

 

Will it work faster? Maybe.  

With it work flawlessly? Maybe.

 

The higher you go in frequencies and speeds, the more sensitive devices are to obstacles. If you're living in a building or house with lots of crap in walls, or thick walls, or your router will be far away from your wireless card, you may get worse speed compared to older standards.

On 5 ghz wifi 5, you will get higher speed compared to 2.4 ghz but it's more sensitive to obstacles and you get get higher pings which is worse for online games.  In comparison, on 2.4 ghz you get slower speed, but it could be more consistent, more reliable (better for online games where speed is less important, but consistency is better)

 

If your router is gonna be 1-2 meters from PC in the same room, then most likely the answer would be Yes to both.

 

BUT  .... if your internet is crap , wifi 6 won't make your internet speeds magically better.  Only the communication between the router and your computer  (and possibly other computers or phones or devices connected to the router) would be better.

 

Anyway, if you actually want to use Wifi6 ( the 802.11ax standard)  both your wireless card AND your router has to know to talk on that 802.11ax standard.  If your router is only wifi 5 (802.11ac standard) then the extra stuff on your wireless card will not be used, the card will work in the old WiFi 5 mode.