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Help Needed Choosing a Wireless card

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So I found out that ethernet had been pulled to every room in the house except mine when we moved in. I had always assumed we had a cable sitting in the outlet, but apparently not, so now I find myself needing to connect to wi-fi. Can I cheap out on a wifi card for $10? How much does a more expensive one cost, and assuming the price range is $20 what would you recommend?

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Here would be my cheap recommendation: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/tp-link-wireless-network-card-tlwn781nd

 

The better (Intel recommendation -- I've always had better experiences with Intel cards): http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-wireless-network-card-7260hmwdtx1 Although, I will admit, I didn't take my advice this last time and I got an Asus PCE-AC56 and I couldn't be happier with it....so take all of this with a grain of salt (the above TP Link should be fine).

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Just now, Ryoutarou97 said:

So I found out that ethernet had been pulled to every room in the house except mine when we moved in. I had always assumed we had a cable sitting in the outlet, but apparently not, so now I find myself needing to connect to wi-fi. Can I cheap out on a wifi card for $10? How much does a more expensive one cost, and assuming the price range is $20 what would you recommend?

Get a cheap TP-link PCIe card. It's the one that tops Amazon's bestselling list.

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5 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

Here would be my cheap recommendation: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/tp-link-wireless-network-card-tlwn781nd

 

The better (Intel recommendation -- I've always had better experiences with Intel cards): http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-wireless-network-card-7260hmwdtx1 Although, I will admit, I didn't take my advice this last time and I got an Asus PCE-AC56 and I couldn't be happier with it....so take all of this with a grain of salt (the above TP Link should be fine).

Thanks!

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Feel free to PM me about absolutely anything be it tech, math, literature, etc. I'll try my best to help. I'm currently looking for a cheap used build for around $25 to set up as a home server if anyone is selling.

 

If you are a native speaker please use proper English if you can. Punctuation, capitalization, and spelling are as important to making your message readable as proper night theme formatting is.

 

My build is fully operational, but won't be posted until after I get a GPU in it and the case arted up.

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