TP-Link AC1300 PCIe WiFi PCIe Card(Archer T6E)- 2.4G/5G Dual Band Wireless PCI Express Adapter, Low Profile, Long Range, Heat Sink Technology, Supports Windows 10/8.1/8/7/XP

This is perfect. Thank you so much for your help. I'll also need WIFI with this computer since it's far from the router. Do i need Wireless PCI Express Adapter? for example like this - https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Archer-T6E-Wireless-Technology/dp/B016K0896K/ref=sxin_2_ac_d_pm?ac_md=4-2-QmV0d2VlbiAkMjUgYW5kICQ1MA%3D%3D-ac_d_pm&crid=2S7CNLOLW4ZGX&cv_ct_cx=wifi%2Badapter%2Bfor%2Bpc&keywords=wifi%2Badapter%2Bfor%2Bpc&pd_rd_i=B016K0896K&pd_rd_r=74e63b5b-0925-4bc0-8f29-dc0aa62fb298&pd_rd_w=J1HCp&pd_rd_wg=jyAOU&pf_rd_p=0e223c60-bcf8-4663-98f3-da892fbd4372&pf_rd_r=4XN994D8AZ23YBSM17S8&qid=1582758464&s=electronics&sprefix=wifi%2B%2Celectronics%2C184&th=1

Excellent question! I always recommend PCI-E wireless network cards over USB. I do this for a few reasons:

1) PCI-E cards, despite their on average increased cost, provide much better reliability and performance compared to USB cards 2) USB cards are more prone to accidental damage. I find they protrude too far out of the back of the case, and I have actually broken a few devices by pushing my machine too far against the wall 3) USB ports, at least to me, are high-value real estate. I personally would not waste the space. If it were an older build that only had PCI (regular), only then would I recommend the USB adapter

I really like TP-Link for wifi cards because they're affordable AND reliable. Their AC1300 is a great card for what you're looking for.

My WiFi card TP-Link AC1300 PCIe Wireless Wifi PCIe Card | 2.4G/5G Dual Band Wireless PCI Express Adapter | Low Profile, Long Range, Heat Sink Technology | Supports Windows 10/8.1/8/7/XP (Archer T6E) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016K0896K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_nH1jFbR22J5VR

I would just recommend getting a Tp link wifi card like this one: TP-Link AC1300 PCIe Wireless Wifi PCIe Card | 2.4G/5G Dual Band Wireless PCI Express Adapter | Low Profile, Long Range, Heat Sink Technology | Supports Windows 10/8.1/8/7/XP (Archer T6E) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016K0896K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_9hFuEbXEYBDJ6

I have one and it works great, no issues at all.

I use this one and it's a beast. I pay for 400 down and I get 355 down consistantly

TP-Link AC1300 PCIe Wireless Wifi PCIe Card | 2.4G/5G Dual Band Wireless PCI Express Adapter | Low Profile, Long Range, Heat Sink Technology | Supports Windows 10/8.1/8/7/XP (Archer T6E) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016K0896K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_JX0uEbG106N26

TP-Link AC1300 PCIe WiFi PCIe Card(Archer T6E)- 2.4G/5G Dual Band Wireless PCI Express Adapter, Low Profile, Long Range, Heat Sink Technology, Supports Windows 10/8.1/8/7/XP https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016K0896K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glc_fabc_BOB0FbA5GDSJ1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

This one is pretty good, I’ve used it before

TP-Link AC1300 PCIe Wireless Wifi PCIe Card | 2.4G/5G Dual Band Wireless PCI Express Adapter | Low Profile, Long Range, Heat Sink Technology | Supports Windows 10/8.1/8/7/XP (Archer T6E) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016K0896K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_.CpiEbX77VZDM

This one is amazing- im a floor away from my router and there is little to barely any loss in speed. Highly recommend, have had no issues with it at all and very affordable. Be sure to install the new drivers with your current wifi card/ethernet before installing this

The TP Link AC 1300 is what I got, and it's great. Amazon Link

Wireless Network Card

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Something like this, it does not have to be this exact one, but it goes into the slot near or next to your graphics card.

A great option if Ethernet isn’t available is a WiFi PCIE card that you put in when building. Something of this nature: TP-Link AC1300 PCIe Wireless Wifi PCIe Card | 2.4G/5G Dual Band Wireless PCI Express Adapter | Low Profile, Long Range, Heat Sink Technology | Supports Windows 10/8.1/8/7/XP (Archer T6E) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016K0896K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_BQ.mFbASS7ASY

Super easy to install (installs much like your graphics card), and will give you more consistent WiFi than a USB WiFi adapter.

It doesn't, but you can just plug this into one of the pcie slots

https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Archer-T6E-Wireless-Technology/dp/B016K0896K/

Probably something like this.

https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Archer-T6E-Wireless-Technology/dp/B016K0896K/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=tp+link+ac1300&qid=1591930522&sr=8-3

Got this one for my build, and it works flawlessly. They have cheaper models too but their drivers and install were simple.

Yes you will need a WiFi card if you want to go that route. Most people prefer a wired Ethernet connection, but if that’s not an option for you, grab yourself one of these and you’ll be good to go for just about your original budget.

Oh, yeah you'll need a wifi adapter. I'd recommend you buy a PCIe to wifi adapter like this and just throw it in all of your future builds as motherboards with built in wifi tend to carry a premium.

Yeah, that's for the Bluetooth. If you just want wifi, you can get this one for example https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Archer-T6E-Wireless-Technology/dp/B016K0896K/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=wifi+card&qid=1592052107&sr=8-5

I used this wireless network card from 2016-2018. Played a lot Overwatch on it and streaming services with no issues. It takes 1 PCIe slot on your motherboard

TP-Link AC1300 PCIe Wireless Wifi PCIe Card | 2.4G/5G Dual Band Wireless PCI Express Adapter ... usually $80 but currently $33.29 at the time of this post.

Generally, any card between $25 and $35 is a safe bet ... the higher transfer rate / more bands cards go up in price. This is a smokin' deal atm !

TP-Link AC1300 PCIe Wireless Wifi PCIe Card | 2.4G/5G Dual Band Wireless PCI Express Adapter | Low Profile, Long Range, Heat Sink Technology | Supports Windows 10/8.1/8/7/XP (Archer T6E) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016K0896K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_c-h1Eb2YY00JB this is a good wifi card from TP link and have been using their products alot

I have this one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016K0896K/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_apa_i_5P-EEbQT2X5W4

Exactly, something like this is what you’d be looking at if you want both WiFi and Bluetooth

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016K0896K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_w0yDEb3PNDNN6

>https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016K0896K/ref=emc_b_5_t

I've heard that wireless adapters perform terribly compared to a motherboard that has wireless. Is that not true?

The TP-LINK AC1300 is probably one of the best PCIe cards for the price right now

https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Archer-T6E-Wireless-Technology/dp/B016K0896K/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=wifi+pcie&qid=1601246691&sr=8-4

if you have a free pcie slot I would deffinitely get a pcie card

It's not wifi compatible in the sense that it doesn't come with WiFi. All you need is a PCIe WiFi card similar to this

the case may matter here, but as a quick option here this should be able to fit into either of the PCIe slots not in use

Yep!

Here you go: https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Archer-T6E-Wireless-Technology/dp/B016K0896K/ref=as_li_ss_tl?keywords=archer+t6e&qid=1569920524&s=electronics&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&sr=1-1&linkCode=ll1&tag=rlncg40d-20&linkId=2ba2882766b85e7b1a0a54dba62fbbf2&language=en_US

I had this same issue. My pc had to go through a lot of walls and floors to get to the router (my room was on the 2nd floor other side of house from router). I bought USB adapters that would end up breaking after a few months of use. I bought (Dec. 2019) this PCIe Wireless card. It has a 2.4 and 5 GHz wireless bands. I can not recall the exact numbers but I think my speed went from <10 Mbps to 60<x<80 Mbps and my ping went way down.

TP Link is a pretty big manufacturer, but might still be an old/cheap card.

Wireless cards have huge variations - here's a blazing fast TP-Link, if you want to try a new one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016K0896K

Glad to hear you've got basically everything figured out!

When it comes to RAM, I'm no expert but from what I've heard RAM speed and more importantly timings is most relevant to the AMD Ryzen chips. I don't know if realistically Intel chips would see any performance benefit outside of a few specific benchmarks and workloads. Get whichever, faster RAM won't ever hurt even if it doesn't make a massive difference.

For a WiFi card, I found myself needing to buy one recently. I picked up this one because it had 5Ghz capabilities. I didn't do any research outside of checking for 5Ghz but it works great in my house (I'm up one floor and through a wall from my router). It can easily max my internet, I've gotten 20 Megabytes (not bits) per second down from Steam on my 5Ghz band, of course it's WiFi so the exact speed varies randomly. It's consistently good in my situation though.

Unfortunately, I can't speak to whether DVI would work in that specific card for your purposes. If you're using DVI already and it's working fine, provided the specific GPU you've picked has a DVI (I know NVIDIA has been dropping then from most of their cards but it also varies on the board partner) I doubt it will be an issue. If not, you might want to see if your monitor has HDMI and what version, this should be on the box, in the manual, or on the manufacturer's website. You can find a table online for the required HDMI version for a specific refresh at a specific resolution. In 99% of cases, it should be fine 1080p even at 144Hz isn't a ton of data for modern connectors. You can always order the system, test out your current setup, then buy an adapter or a new cable if it's necessary.

Enjoy your new system! Feel free to reach out if you have any additional questions.

Okay so upon further inspection, your motherboard does not have wifi support. You’ll need an add in card. I’ll link one here for you.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016K0896K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_9YXxEbCQFJ9PH

You should get an internal wireless network card. Recently purchased this TP-Link AC1300 PCIe Wireless Wifi PCIe Card and it works flawlessly

You can either get a WiFi adapter that plugs into a free USB port, or a PCIe card like this one.

TP-Link AC1300 WiFi Card

Try to find out what speed the WiFi router is and get a WiFi card that’s the same speed or faster.

Also, more antennas and bigger antennas will give you a better connection to the network. Important if you’re not really close to the router.

a PCIE wifi expansion card will do

https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Archer-T6E-Wireless-Technology/dp/B016K0896K

TP-Link AC1300 PCIe Wireless Wifi... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016K0896K?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

How would I check that?

Get a pcie wifi card, not a usb one. Something like this or better. https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Archer-T6E-Wireless-Technology/dp/B016K0896K

If noone else in the house is connected to the router via ethernet, you could move the router into your room and connect it to the same signal port as the direct tv box using a splitter and then run a short ethernet cable from the router to your pc.

Then you could absolutely save a fair chunk of change on at least the graphics card.

The RTX 2080 Super is a card you'd look at for either very high-end gaming, or incredibly tough 3D modeling usage, and other related work.

If you still want to set them up with a good graphics card, consider something much cheaper yet still very strong like the RTX 2060 Super. You can cut off over half the price of the graphics card that way.

As others have mentioned, you can also get away with a cheaper motherboard. Consider a cheaper B450 motherboard like the TOMAHAWK MAX, and then buy a cheaper WiFi adapter like this or something similar. You won't notice any performance hits from a motherboard downgrade for your usage.

The CPU is absolutely fine and will do the job perfectly for a long time, as is the aftermarket cooler you've purchased. The PSU is an excellent model.

If you wanted to make sure this thing doesn't need to be upgraded for a long time, you can consider doubling the amount of RAM you're putting in there. Whether that's four 8 GB sticks or two 16 GB sticks is entirely up to you, though I'd be slightly biased towards two 16 GB ones.

And finally, you can use the saved money to give them even more storage if you feel they need it, or to turn more of the storage into SSD storage.

Also, I just had a thought. Remember, the Meshify C case does not have any space for a disc drive. If your parents ever wanted to use discs, they would need to purchase an external USB disc drive.

i would go with the top build. as for the network card, i would suggest a tp link archer because that gigabyte one is known to overheat and have issues i believe

https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Archer-T6E-Wireless-Technology/dp/B016K0896K

So something like tho should work?

TP-Link AC1300 PCIe Wireless Wifi PCIe Card | 2.4G/5G Dual Band Wireless PCI Express Adapter | Low Profile Bracket, Long Range, Heat Sink Technology https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016K0896K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_SUcwFbDQYP12F

TP-Link AC1300 PCIe Wireless Wifi PCIe Card | 2.4G/5G Dual Band Wireless PCI Express Adapter | Low Profile, Long Range, Heat Sink Technology | Supports Windows 10/8.1/8/7/XP (Archer T6E) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016K0896K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_5A5lEbSR7F8CX

First, check if your bandwidth is capable to watch streams while gaming. Get a PCI-E wireless card for your girl's PC, it will be very useful in the long run and not that expensive Archer T6E. You can try to put QoS on your home router. Though this need a little bit advanced networking knowledge..

well. different network cards do have different limits on different devices. so it could very well be on your end.

take this for example.

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look at this pci netowrk card on amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Archer-T6E-Wireless-Technology/dp/B016K0896K/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=network+card&qid=1578253703&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&sr=8-1

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if you scroll down and look at the specs of it. you will notice how it says it can handle speeds of 867mbps on the 5ghz spectrum and it can handle 400mbps on the 2.4ghz spectrum.

so if you are connecting via wifi and you use 2.4ghz. your speeds will be limited.

just keep all of this and mind and maybe check things on your end. make sure you are selecting 5ghz when using wifi and due note that not all network cards can even operate on 5ghz band wifi.

Typically for gaming applications, it's best to use an Ethernet cable if possible. This will eliminate any latency or dropped connection/interference issues that can arise with wireless operation. If these systems will not be close enough to a router to run a physical cable, however, there are two main options to add WiFi and Bluetooth to a PC.

The first option is to use a cheap wireless adapter that plugs in via USB. Typically these are just a small dongle that occupies a USB port on the back of the system. This is what I use on my personal PC, and I find that it is responsive enough for me that I don't notice a difference between Ethernet and the dongle unless we're talking about sustained downloads. Here is an example product for this option.

The second option is a bit more involved and something I have never personally used. You can add a networking card to the PC using your PCIe slots, similar to installing a graphics card. Theoretically, these cards can be faster than the USB options because they are not limited by USB power delivery and data throughput restraints. The only reason I have never used one of these is because you need a free PCIe slot, which I do not have access to due to my systems having a vertical GPU and an ITX board respectively. This is probably the better option if you can spend a bit more. Here is an example product for this option.

Buy a wifi card or wireless adapter

https://www.amazon.com/Adapter-Wireless-Network-External-OS10-6-10-13/dp/B019SRBUNG

https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Archer-T6E-Wireless-Technology/dp/B016K0896K/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=wifi+card&qid=1578966121&s=electronics&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&sr=1-3

It depends on your distance from the router. I've had good experiences with PCIe network cards but a good USB one will work too.

If you're looking for recommendations, these are the ones I've used:

USB

PCIe

Just what I thought, no integrated wireless card. Here's one I found on Amazon. Depending on how far away you are from your router/what frequency the SSID your connected to is configured. This should work. If you do purchase it, install it on one of your PCIe 2.0 x1 slots.

Three options:

• USB WiFi Dongle (link)
• PCI-E expansion card (link)
• Motherboard with built in WiFi (link)

Don't limit yourself and get the board you want/need and put a https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016K0896K/ref=emc_b_5_t in.

WiFi Connectivity Issue

Hi all,

I recently finished my first build and bought this PCI.e wireless card.

I ran some speed tests across both my phone and the PC after installation and found drastically different speeds. The phone which I tested on I put directly next to the wireless card adapter. I also made sure the PC had no downloads running or any processes using significant bandwidth.

Can someone help explain what's happening here?

Yeah, this are 801.11ac units and your card is 802.11n, older standard. You will do much better with AC adapter.

There are plenty of options there:

TP-Link AC1300 PCIe Wireless Wifi PCIe Card | 2.4G/5G Dual Band Wireless PCI Express Adapter | Low Profile, Long Range, Heat Sink Technology | Supports Windows 10/8.1/8/7/XP (Archer T6E) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016K0896K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_9DNeEbJSEB4H7

ASUS PCE-AC55BT B1 AC1200 Wireless Bluetooth 4.2 PCIe/Mpcie Adapter https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0713RRZMB/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_cFNeEbSVZ7C3X

Or the Fenvi cards, which are just PCIe adapters with Intel WiFi cards in them.