Wireless Router for my New PC!

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Justin86

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Hello again! So I have recieved my new computer. Unfortunately I did not purchase a wireless router for it, and my internet has to be wireless for now. So I am looking for a good wireless router that I can pick up at a local store most likely. Two choices would be nice, if anyone has any suggestions. Here is my system:

Case: NZXT Phantom Full Tower Gaming Case - Black

Case Lighting: Cold Cathode Neon Light - Blue

Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-4770K Processor (4x 3.50GHz/8MB L3 Cache) - Intel® Core™ i7-4770K

iBUYPOWER PowerDrive: PowerDrive Level 2 - Up to 20% Overclocking

Processor Cooling : Asetek 550LC Liquid CPU Cooling System [SOCKET-1155] - ARC Dual Silent High Perfornamce Fan Upgrade (Push-Pull Airflow)

Memory : 16 GB [8 GB x2] DDR3-1600 Memory Module - Corsair Vengeance

Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti - 3GB - EVGA Superclocked - Single Card

Motherboard: ASUS Z87-A -- 2x PCIE 3.0 x16

Power Supply: 850 Watt - XFX Core Edition PRO850W - 80 PLUS BRONZE

Primary Hard Drive: 2 TB HARD DRIVE -- 64M Cache, 7200rpm, 6.0Gb/s - Single Drive

Data Hard Drive: 250 GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD -- Read: 540MB/s, Write: 520MB/s - Single Drive

Optical Drive: [12x Blu-Ray] LG BLU-RAY Reader, DVD±R/±RW Burner Combo Drive - Black

Sound Card : Creative Sound Blaster Z -- 5.1 Channels, 192KHz/24-bit

Network Card: Intel Pro 10/100/1000 Network Card

Operating System : Windows 8.1 + Office 365 Trial [Free 30-Day !!!] 64-bit

Thank you for your help!
 
johnb35

johnb35

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Then your internet provider will provide the modem/router depending on what you get. If dsl, most provide the modem and router combo unit.
 
johnb35

johnb35

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So you are saying that your computer can't detect any wireless networks? Its most likely because your motherboard doesn't have onboard wireless. Do you have a wireless card installed?
 
Fatback

Fatback

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Sounds like you need a network adapter. You can pick up one at your local wal-mart for like $15-20. I like Netgear personally but any of them will work just fine.
 
PCunicorn

PCunicorn

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I would reccomend using an internal adapter. I have a TP Link WDN4800. Pair this with a good router and you can get gaming performance comparable to being directly connected to the modem. Though if your computer will be by the modem, a nice WiFi card and router are not necessary. A cheap router (for your other wireless devices) and no WiFi card will do, unless you play multiplayer games on a laptop or other desktop, in which case I would reccomend a decent router.

Another WiFi card I like, the one I was using before this, is a Rosewill RNX NT250PCe.

johnb35 said:
Then your internet provider will provide the modem/router depending on what you get.
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And John, not every service gives you a router or combo unit. My grandparent's old DSL service only included a modem (though the new service gave them a combo unit), and my cable service only offers a modem.
 
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johnb35

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PCunicorn said:
And John, not every service gives you a router or combo unit. My grandparent's old DSL service only included a modem (though the new service gave them a combo unit), and my cable service only offers a modem.
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Usually nowadays any decent dsl provider will give you a modem/router. Comcast cable gives you a modem/router and also ATT Uverse is modem/router. Yeah, you might have off the wall providers that will only provide a modem.
 
PCunicorn

PCunicorn

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Charter is the #4 largest cable provider in the US, far from what I would call "off the wall". Though yes, it seems that almost every DSL provider offers a combo unit.
 
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