Noob needs help picking a wifi card.

[Council_of_Trent]

Howdy

So, I was looking replace my stupid looking wifi dongle with a wifi/Bluetooth card.  However, I've got no real experience in this area and don't know what to look for.  My motherboard (MSI Z97 Gaming 5) has an M.2 slot, but I fear many of the cards I look at could not fit.  So, I'm also considering a PCIe solution.  Would anyone be interested in pointing me in the right direction?  Any feedback is appreciated.

[verydogesuchwow]

Theres a basic one on Amazon for like $18.. just get that.

Yes I know better ones can be, well, better, but that one works just fine

 

P.S: ethernet is better, but if you don't have access to a port, nevermind

[NotSoAnonymoussChris]

12 minutes ago, Council_of_Trent said:

Howdy

So, I was looking replace my stupid looking wifi dongle with a wifi/Bluetooth card.  However, I've got no real experience in this area and don't know what to look for.  My motherboard (MSI Z97 Gaming 5) has an M.2 slot, but I fear many of the cards I look at could not fit.  So, I'm also considering a PCIe solution.  Would anyone be interested in pointing me in the right direction?  Any feedback is appreciated.

what would you rather: a pci adapter or a usb adapter? i can find you one that will fit you board (hopefully)

[NotSoAnonymoussChris]

if youre looking for a good m.2 slot compatible card, heres one (you have to buy the external ant)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA1N83VH6361&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&PageSize=10&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&IsFeedbackTab=true#scrollFullInfo

[NotSoAnonymoussChris]

here would be a pretty good value deal on a pcie solution:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2W03ZC5532

[Principis]

pci is usually better. 

 

[Council_of_Trent]

9 hours ago, NotSoAnonymoussChris said:

what would you rather: a pci adapter or a usb adapter? i can find you one that will fit you board (hopefully)

I'd rather have a PCI.

[NotSoAnonymoussChris]

ive been looking at a few sites for you, and ive found that newegg offers a lot of options if you want to go the PCI route

[Unhelpful]

If you have 802.11n just grab a WDN4800.