Need PCI or PCIe Wireless Card

[Oddler]

I need a good PCI or PCIe wireless network card to access the interwebs on this desktop.

Anyone know any good and inexpensive models?

 

[Geoff]

What type of wireless network do you have? 802.11a/b/g/n/ac? How far away are you from your AP/router?

 

[Oddler]

I dont know. How do I figure it out?

 

[beers]

What model is your router? From that we can look up the specs and see what standards are supported from its integrated AP.

 

[Oddler]

I live in an apartment so I dont have access to the router or modem.

 

[voyagerfan99]

Just get a B/G/N card. This is the card I have. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320113

 

[Geoff]

If you live in an apartment, you should get a dual-band wireless card (2.4GHz and 5GHz), as the 5GHz band is much better to use in congested areas.

 

[voyagerfan99]

The card I linked is a 5Ghz card :good:

 

[Geoff]

The card I linked is a 5Ghz card :good:

Ah, you said B/G/N so I assumed 2.4GHz only. Dual-band adapters are A/B/G/N

 

[voyagerfan99]

Who still runs A anymore?

 

[beers]

Are you explicitly disallowed from getting your own connection?

Apartment hotspots are both notoriously misconfigured and horrendously underallocated.

 

[Geoff]

Who still runs A anymore?

No one, but when spec sheets say 802.11b/g/n support it means it's 2.4GHz only, if it supports 5GHz the specs state 802.11a/b/g/n/(ac). You can see my confusion