Are motherboards with built in WiFi a good option or should you invest in a proper network card?

are motherboards with built in WiFi a good option or should you invest in a proper network card?

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I've got pic related. Idk works fine, even out of the box on Linux with no additional config required. Not sure why you'd need a network card for simple WiFi

I just use a USB dongle.
It gets about 300mbit/s speeds.

I've had so much fuckig trouble with PCIE and USB wifi adapters that I just ended up getting a plug into socket wifi repeater and plug my wired NIC into that.

but the wifi is an m.2 card.

Have you tried buying proper 5ghz routers and wireless NICs? Instead of buying your discount garbage?

>invest in a proper network card
NetXtreme II cards from forgotten Optiplexes are like $12-ish used on eBay, and it's hardly an investment for a primo NIC

You shouldn't use wireless unless you have no other option.

Have you tried not sucking cock? Most USB adapters suck total ass and are made by the same shitty Chinese own using realtek chips

I have no other option unfortunately

There will probably be no difference between a card and integrated

Pci-e 1x card is the best option, not for performance but because you're limiting your mobo choice over a $20 chipset.

Buy a WiFi adapter that respects your freedom.
tehnoetic.com/adapters
thinkpenguin.com/catalog/wireless-networking-gnulinux

It's easy to find good USB adapters then take advantage of being able to position them because cable. I just search Linux-compatible parts then narrow it down. Of course my main desktop is wired.

This is some kind of audiophile scam targeting Stallman-esqe retards, right? All of these are TP-Link adapters, this one being a TL-WN722N with their logo airbrushed on for $45

Most (if not all) "integrated" WLAN solutions are literally just cards plugged into a mPCIe or M.2 port and screwed onto the board (just like OP and ). At least they're intel wifi cards and not underpowered chinkshit chips.

From the site:
>Technoethical TET-N150HGA adapters are refurbished TP-Link TL-WN722N sold under our own brand, with a guarantee that the TET-N150HGA version ships with the Atheros AR9271 chipset that uses free software drivers and firmware; we can make no guarantees that other versions of the TL-WN722N will ship with the same chipset.

>qualcomm
>ethical

>proper network card 1 or 10Gbps

Killer Network seems to be fine.

So DEFINITELY an audiophile scam targeting Stallman-esqe retards, because Atheros drivers have been one-size-fits-all for the last decade, and the only time you'll ever find a Broadcom chipset in a TP-Link product is in an overpriced router

My chink shit alfa adapter works great. Haven't paid for internet since I got it (thanks neighbor). Maybe you're just retarded.

Access the network with ethernet you bottom-feeding soyboy.

The ath9k and ath9k_htc drivers are 100% libre. That is why they are preferred by freetards.

If you care one iota about performance then you'll want to get a high gain antenna rather than using omni dipole. Combined it with an adapter that doesn't have drivers that shit the bed and it'll perform great. Ideally the AP would need one too but we don't like in a perfect world.

Wrong. TL-WN722Nv2 is Realtek. Have fun finding a v1.

I have a board like that, Z270i Strix, and I upgraded the wifi to the latest intel 9260 for 26 dollaridoos from China. There's no real disadvantage using m2 form factor, unless you want some hundred dollar asus card with the antennas.

Yeah if it's duct taped to the router

wifi built in is the shit no more bullshit

If you absolutely must have wlan then get a decent wireless router and put it in bridge mode to the access point. It's best if both routers are the same, but that's not a requirement by any means.

It will be the most stable and bombproof wireless connection you've ever had.

invest in a proper wifi card, dont use network cards that come with the board, good way to get backdoored

Depends what you're trying to achieve but for most scenarios it's more than good enough. The biggest problem lies in the wifi router itself, which should be 802.11n (better wall penetration), using a channel with few or no other wifi signals, and have mimo if more than 1 device will be connected to it.

Built in on my x370 works great and gets 98/37 of my 100/40 connection out of the box.
As opposed to the dozen other backdoors on your computer + hardware?