How good are 36 usd Bluetooth+wifi pcie card over usb one.

[ExtremelyPoorGamer]

My motherboard doesn't have a wifi or Bluetooth. I need wifi since I can't connect to ethernet without some breaking and tearing and need bluetooth for the wireless Samsung buds I got. 

I will be using the wireless earphones for gaming so less  lag on bluetooth will be optimal.

 

My understanding is that pcie> usb

 

https://amzn.eu/d/6yhnj0y

[Skiiwee29]

This is the ones I use personally to give connectivity to PCs that don't have wifi/Bluetooth myself. Have them in my own machines as well as bought for a few friends as well.

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08519ST43/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

 

[jaslion]

Generally the pcie ones are better dimply because they can take up more space thus includr more powerfull chipsets however same chippies will do about same usb or pcie

 

@Skiiwee29 got a great recommendation

 

As for bt on windows. It will never not be at best ok but usually somewhat crud. Dont even bother with calling it'll always go to low quality call mode no matter the connection

[ExtremelyPoorGamer]

12 minutes ago, Skiiwee29 said:

This is the ones I use personally to give connectivity to PCs that don't have wifi/Bluetooth myself. Have them in my own machines as well as bought for a few friends as well.

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08519ST43/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

 

unfortunately that's not available in India. However tp lnk is a reputable brand. What's your experience with it. Also is there a lag when you play games with Bluetooth earphones? 

[ExtremelyPoorGamer]

4 minutes ago, jaslion said:

Generally the pcie ones are better dimply because they can take up more space thus includr more powerfull chipsets however same chippies will do about same usb or pcie

 

@Skiiwee29 got a great recommendation

 

As for bt on windows. It will never not be at best ok but usually somewhat crud. Dont even bother with calling it'll always go to low quality call mode no matter the connection

why bluetooth has such a bad connectivity. Is this a windows issue or something. Also is it true that inbuilt bluetooth and wifi in motherboard are superior.

[jaslion]

1 minute ago, ExtremelyPoorGamer said:

why bluetooth has such a bad connectivity. Is this a windows issue or something. Also is it true that inbuilt bluetooth and wifi in motherboard are superior.

Windows bein windows

 

As for built in. Nop also just pcie based usually

[ExtremelyPoorGamer]

2 minutes ago, jaslion said:

Windows bein windows

 

As for built in. Nop also just pcie based usually

BTW it will support the bluetooth earphones right. I have only used wired headphones so far on windows. 

[aisle9]

34 minutes ago, ExtremelyPoorGamer said:

why bluetooth has such a bad connectivity. Is this a windows issue or something. Also is it true that inbuilt bluetooth and wifi in motherboard are superior.

Bluetooth on Windows has always been hit or miss for me. That's built-in or using a PCIe card, although USB cards do tend to be shorter-ranged and less reliable in my experience. My general feeling there is that built-in and PCIe card are for permanent solutions, and USB adapters are for old mini PCs, ITX systems that have a GPU and aren't close enough to the router to plug in, and bouts of, "Oh shit, that Windows update just killed my wifi card driver again."

 

When dealing with PCIe wifi/BT cards, it's been my experience that $$$$ != a better card. The $10-15 cards all have shortcomings, anything from short range to iffy connections to outdated tech (there are still 802.11n cards out there) to being absolute trash. I've also owned $50-70+ cards that are covered in more heatsink than a GTX 1080 and have 18 antennae, and they are absolutely no better than something like what @Skiiwee29 suggested. 100% agree with his recommendation.

[OuterGodHermit]

I had the same question as you. I bought one and it was like 10 bucks and it did the job but doesn't compare to a $30sih PCI one. Get a PCI one, and if you don't have clearance add a $7 Riser cable. In my case, at home, I got 500mbits up and down, so a USB one couldn't get anywhere near that, but if you have lower connection speeds maybe a USB one is enough. I think it could get me like 150mbits or something like that. I can't remember, sorry.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B085TDFQX1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07TBL53NB/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07ZV2CJL2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[ExtremelyPoorGamer]

43 minutes ago, OuterGodHermit said:

I had the same question as you. I bought one and it was like 10 bucks and it did the job but doesn't compare to a $30sih PCI one. Get a PCI one, and if you don't have clearance add a $7 Riser cable. In my case, at home, I got 500mbits up and down, so a USB one couldn't get anywhere near that, but if you have lower connection speeds maybe a USB one is enough. I think it could get me like 150mbits or something like that. I can't remember, sorry.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B085TDFQX1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07TBL53NB/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07ZV2CJL2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

well I got lots of clearance. I am guessing since I installed a 4060ti without any problem then a wifi pcie won't cause an issue

[Alex Atkin UK]

11 hours ago, ExtremelyPoorGamer said:

well I got lots of clearance. I am guessing since I installed a 4060ti without any problem then a wifi pcie won't cause an issue

Just bear in mind that PCIe WiFi cards the Bluetooth is usually still over USB, so you need a spare USB 2.0 motherboard header.

 

So its not exactly USB that is the problem, just that they always try to make the USB adapters too small so they have poor cooling and tiny antennas.