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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Killer Whale on January 28, 2014, 06:18:31 am
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I want to move my desktop, but want to avoid dragging a cat5 through the roof and walls. So I'm considering purchasing a PCI-E wireless network interface card (or whatever's it's called) to connect my desktop to the router.
I intend to use this computer for high end gaming
There's a timber+gyprock wall and 9-10 m of air between the router and proposed desktop location
The router is a few years old (netcomm NBNWMAXX), but uses 802.11g
So, sound like a good idea?
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Wireless internet is by default lower performing.
However, having used wireless for a decent bit, I doubt you will be running into problems. I did not.
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Well that's reassuring. I'm in Australia, so internet isn't that great anyway (always sub 3 MB/sec). I just don't want lag or dropping out.
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Modern wireless hardware should be stable enough to not drop out unless the entire connection goes down. As for lag, well, that's harder to pin down and depends a lot on the actual hardware in question, but unless you're the kind of person who can feel a 10ms increase, it's not going to matter all that much.
I mean, you could just test the performance of that setup using a Laptop or smartphone, if you have one.
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im reluctant to buy new network hardware. my 802.11g hardware has ran well for several years and i see no reason to replace it. i have however been buying 802.11n capable cards on newer computer builds in case i upgrade.
the only time i have issues with it is when i move big files over the network. but i hardly ever do that, i just use an external drive for that kind of stuff.