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So I'm working on my first build and am nearly done collecting all the parts, however I realized that I haven't gotten a Wireless card yet to connect to WiFi. I was wondering if you guys have any suggestions when it comes to this kind of hardware; I certainly have no clue what is good and what is crap. If you could keep suggestions close to $20 US would be great, but I'm willing to go as high as $30 if you really think I need it. Also I was wondering if I need a separate Bluetooth card to be able to connect an X-Box controller to my PC. I already have the Microsoft Bluetooth Dongle that came with it, but will I also be able to connect other Bluetooth devices like speakers/headphones if I wanted? Thanks a lot!  

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http://pcpartpicker.com/part/tp-link-wireless-network-card-tlwn851nd

 

I highly recommend to use ethernet though if you're going to be doing anything more than browsing the internet and watching Youtube.

I actually couldn't underclock my 5 year old GPU to make it as slow as a next-gen console.

#pcmasterraceproblems

~Slick

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If you can shell out $10 more, you can get something quite a bit better than the above option

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/tp-link-wireless-network-card-tlwdn4800 - I've got this NIC and must say, for what it is, it's great. Got mine on sale for $34 a while back

FX-8350 | GA-990FXA-UD3 | G.SKILL 2x8GB 1600MHz | 1TB WD RE4 | CM Hyper 212 EVO | MSI R9 290x Lightning | Corsair AX860i | Silverstone FT05B-W

Pentium G3258 | MSI Z97 PC Mate | G.SKILL 4x4GB 1066MHz | 500GB Samsung 2.5" | Stock cooler | Pending GPU | EVGA 500B | Antec DF-35

GoPro Hero 3 Silver | Netgear R7000 Nighthawk with DD-WRT | HP Officejet Pro 8610 | Canon iP110 | AudioTechnica ATR2500 USB

Downdraft cooler for mITX board (new build) | Desk mount mic stand | Pop filter | Anti-vibration mount for microphone | mITX case | 3rd monitor (matching existing 23.1" | Intel Core i7-4790K (for mITX build)

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