How much should I spend on a wifi usb adapter?

Posted by doofbanana@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 21 comments

How much money would I need to spend to get a wifi usb adapter that is good for gaming.

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Zoopa8@reddit

Using Wi-Fi in general is a bad idea, a cheap ethernet cable will always win.

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Top-Low-9998@reddit

Yeah but in some cases like mine, the wifi is in another part of the house and i just wanna use something temporary for a year or so until the ethernet cable is fully setup

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You can run internet through your power cables using powerline adapters.
Wi-Fi is fine if you just want to look something up, but if you want to stream 4K video or play something online, I would definitely recommend a wired connection.

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Direct-Traffic-9231@reddit

You are totally totally wrong. It’s not 2010.

I have 700 mbps down and 300 mbps upload by WiFi. And it’s not even that much.

Are you not watching 4K Netflix on your tv by wifi? Are you not playing PS5 by wifi?

The heck you are talking about?

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Zoopa8@reddit

It's not about the speed, it's about Wi-Fi not being reliable.

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Direct-Traffic-9231@reddit

But it is.

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Zoopa8@reddit

How am I a maniac for using Ethernet instead of Wi-Fi?

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Zoopa8@reddit

Not compared to ethernet.

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Emerald_Flame@reddit

If you can get a PCIe adapter instead, I'd highly recommend going that route. Top of the line PCIe wifi adapters are 1/2-1/3 the cost of good USB wifi adapters.

That being said, if you absolutely have to go USB, decent adapters are in the $60-75 range: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/gjjBD3/

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Holiday_Web3193@reddit

I'm looking for USB wifi and Bluetooth as well, the GPU is going to block the PCIe slots

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Chemical_Run_8758@reddit

You can find a PCIe adapter based on the Intel AX210 chipset for like $30-35. No need to spend more than that. IE https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SHPKKBR

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Naerven@reddit

For gaming I would avoid them. If you have a slot available a pcie adapter with an intel ax210 would be much better. In my personal case with a decent router I have the same connection speed and latency as I did when using an ethernet cable. Now that I only have an 800 Mbps connection, but it works for me.

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BigGingerYeti@reddit

Wired is better. Look into internet over power that's a great way of doing it.

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BuffaloSoldier11@reddit

I swear by the asus usb adapter that's really tiny. Should be about $40 at best buy. Not the fastest, but super adequate.

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likkachi@reddit

Not the fastest, but super adequate.

now there’s an inspiring statement lol

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I_SHOT_A_PIG@reddit

After buying 3, I would never buy a wifi usb adapter again lol

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NoDartsAndImFurious@reddit

PCI-E ones are leaps and bounds better, tried a USB one and bought a PCI-E the next day

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n7_trekkie@reddit

I'd aim for ~$20, because some of the $10 adapters are absolute trash

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3YndnQ/tp-link-archer-t2u-plus-usb-20-wi-fi-adapter-archer-t2u-plus

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