Looking to find a wireless card to utilise new internet speeds

Hi everyone,

I am moving into a new apartment in the next few days and Fibre Optic internet is included. I have been using the on-board Ethernet port on my motherboard as my internet connection, and do not have any wireless capabilities - I also cannot get a Ethernet hookup in the place, unfortunately.

So, I am looking to buy a wireless card and install it - but I am unsure of what make or model to purchase. I was looking online and can only find AC1300 in a card format (from Canada Computers, everything else is a USB dongle).

I was hoping to get something that can handle at least 750 mbps - 1000 mbps would be nice, but one can only dream .

I rusty on my wireless networking, so I am at a loss when it comes to this stuff (being a software developer I really should know it)

Here are my specs:

Computer type:
PC/Desktop

System Manufacturer/Model Number:
Custom Build

OS:
Windows 10 Pro

CPU:
Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G3258 @ 3.20GHz (2 Cores)

Motherboard:
ASRock - H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard

Memory:
16 GB

Getting even 750Mbps over WiFi takes some effort. SmallNetBuilder's top-ranked router for peak downlink throughput can handle about 940Mbps. However, this is measured inside a test chamber with 4x4 MIMO devices with all 8 antenna perfectly aligned a few feet from each other. For real-world performance you can cut that number in half and go down from there.

With an AC1300 card (and assuming your router is also 2x2 MIMO) you'll be lucky to hit around 400Mbps if you're in the same room as the router. Since you're talking about a desktop PC, at that point you might as well just buy a $5 Ethernet cable.

It is not just about the Wireless Card it is about the Wireless Access Point in the Router as well.
Quite likely you will need to upgrade both system components.

In UK you can buy this PCIe Wireless Card, in theory 3 Gbps.
https://www.asus.com/uk/Networking/PCE-AC88/

Hi folks
On Wifi I'm getting around 113 MB/s (approx. 450 Mb/s) (on ac) I'm about 745 metres from Router.

This is real data transfer (copying from Remote to local computer set of ripped DVD iso's).




Wifi system is a Netgear Nighthawk

Not the cheapest but does the job brilliantly (has 3 Antennas).

Cheers
jimbo

I have a little different take on your post, If Fiber Optic cable it available, what are your options to connect to it? Do you have a direct Fiber Optic link to your apartment then you would by a Fiber Optic wireless router from that point?
You mention your looking for a wireless card? To me, that would mean that you have wireless access supplied by your building. If that is the case I would contact the IT person or company that controls that wireless Router as to which wireless NIC should work best for you.
This is different for most of us all have our own Routers and we over the years have either just used the built-in wi-fi in our notebooks or desktops or purchase a Wi-Fi NIC that we have learned over the years to work best for us. I personally have found Intel Wireless NIC's to be very efficient and work very well with my Asus U68 Router very well as they did with my DLink DIR 655 routers in the past. The Built-in Broadcom in my wife's HP all in one, works well. You can always google what is the best Wi-Fi Card you'll find a list of the current best of the best according to whoever did the testing

Anyone tried out this card yet, it looks promising to me. https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-802-11AC...V08G16QGYVH81H

Looks like the OP isn't coming back, he may have found out by now that they probably have 1 Wi-Fi adapter per floor with about 20 apartments sharing it! Or Maybe in Canada, they don't do things like that?