Add Wireless?

[Pix]

I'm waiting for my shiny new Aria PC to arrive.. can't wait!

http://www.aria.co.uk/Systems/Gaming+Range/Trident/Gladiator+Trident+X3+PLUS+OC+Gaming+PC+?productId= 3918

Just wondering if anyone could advise me the best way to add wireless compatibility to the rig? Maybe USB adapter? Maybe stick a card in a PCI slot? I'm really clueless!

[Aaron]

I'd normally go for a PCI card if its a permanent solution. Both will perform ok, but I always think that the chances of a PCI card coming loose is far less than a USB stick :)

[gunny2k8]

Agree with Aaron here addon PCI wireless card better option as its perm and cant realy come loose by knocking unless u realy try ;) .... USB is only realy great for helping with laptops that dont have builtin wireless and if you need to use on a pc and a laptop (of course not at same time ;) )

only other solution u could try if modem is in another room is Homeplug (network throu power line) but only realy good if its for use with a desktop as for laptop u d still be bound to a ethernet cable and the plug socket

[Andrew Moore]

PCI is the better option as sometimes USB units arnt recognised straight away on boot. They then require unplugging and plugging back in again which is just a faff!

Andy

[wonderlust]

Don't forget the newer PCI-E option too ;)

forget that they seem to be few and far between! (unless you're talking laptops!) :redface:

[Pix]

Well my motherboard will be an Asus AMD 785G..

This apparently "has a pair of PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (with x16/x4 bandwidth respectively), a single PCI Express x1 slot, and three standard PCI slots."

Obviously my graphics card goes in one PCI-E slot, I want to Crossfire in the future so that takes up another (right?)... do I have a spare slot for a PCI-E wireless card? And more importantly what benefits do I get from a PCI-Express wireless card rather than PCI...?

Anyone fancy pointing me in the direction of a compatible wireless card for me? lol

[wonderlust]

There are so few PCI-E non laptop PCI-E wifi cards available (I only found one Abit one!) I would stick to a quality branded PCI one (imho the same make as your router as this tends to give less issues)

[Pix]

What is a quality branded PCI one?
Like I said, I'm clueless =P
My router is a Belkin54g... anyone suggest me a PCI card for that?

[Andrew Moore]

You cant really go wrong with edimax, netgear and sometimes belkin. I like to keep to the bigger names but sometimes some of the lesser known are just as good.

Andy