Wifi Card for PC

[Kithkannin]

Hello everyone I am building 2 gaming pcs at this time and part of the thing with both is that I need them to be Wifi linked for now. I know WiFi is terrible for gaming however given current set up there is no avoiding it. As such I am trying to figure out what would be the best WiFi cards to get. Or for that matter are the usb ones any good?

 

Sorry for noob question I am completely lost as far as what to look for. Budget for each is somewhere around 50usd if possible.

[aisle9]

Big no to USB ones. They're slow and unreliable. I have TP-Link cards in my PCs and have never had an issue that was because of them.

[Lurick]

Probably either:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320074&cm_re=network_card-_-33-320-074-_-Product

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704133&cm_re=network_card-_-33-704-133-_-Product

[Moonzy]

30 minutes ago, Kithkannin said:

As such I am trying to figure out what would be the best WiFi cards to get. Or for that matter are the usb ones any good?

this looks fine

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-wireless-network-card-pceac56

 

also, usb wifi cards

1) are very unstable

2) will sag your usb ports if its those long ones

3) are prone to being destroyed since its sticking out so much

[Donut417]

33 minutes ago, Lurick said:

Probably either:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320074&cm_re=network_card-_-33-320-074-_-Product

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704133&cm_re=network_card-_-33-704-133-_-Product

The TP Link model that @Lurick linked above is a fairly good card. I used to use it in my gaming rig and now my mom uses it. It does work in Windows 10 under the Microsoft supplied drivers and its cheaper than your budget. Also its a dual band option which is nice. You did not specify what WiFi standard the router in which these gaming machine will be connected to. If your using an AC router I know ASUS has some nice options. 

 

As others have said, stay the hell away from USB options. They are terrible. PCIe solutions are the king.