Need A Wireless Adapter For My New Gaming Desktop...HELP!

[marcdisa]

Would there be a difference at this point between getting a USB G wireless adapter or a pci wireless adapter?

 

[Silan]

In my experience with USB ones is they aren't as reliable as far as connection goes as a PCI adapter.

Wired would be better but if you have to go with wireless, i would go PCI.

 

[JackMDS]

Edimax - PCI http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833315041

Driver/Utility for Windows 98SE/Me/2K/XP/XP 64/Vista/Vista 64

http://www.edimax.us/html/english/frames/b-download.htm

Edimax USB - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833315075

For short period of time the USB is OK,

For prolong use get the PCI.

 

[tcsenter]

Caution about using PCI. If you have the tower located in one of those computer desks that is blocked off on at least two sides, especially if the back of the tower is facing a wall, you can get a dead spot behind your computer desk where an attached antenna is. I've seen this a few times now (including with my own computer desk, which is backed against a wall). I connected one of those antennas with the cable extension, to get the antenna out of that dead space, and it hugely improved the signal.

Oops, I just noticed the Edimax adapter comes with one of those extender dealios with cable, not a direct-attached antenna.

 

[JackMDS]

Oops, I just noticed the Edimax adapter comes with one of those extender dealios with cable, not a direct-attached antenna.

Yap, that is one of the reason to why it is a very good solution.