Wireless PC Card Help

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26-05-2014, 06:20 PM
lRhyss

Wireless PC Card Help

Okay so I've moved to a new house (Woo! Let's all have a party)!

However, a problem has quickly arisen with my PC. I need to fit a wireless card as I can't have the router in my room, however after inspecting my PC I've found that it doesn't look like theres room because it will be blocking the airflow from my GPU. However, I have a case fan pulling air away from my GPU so I was wondering:

A) Would a wireless card fit in here fine? If so, could you guys please link me to a reliable one? If not, could you recommend something else? Moving the router to my room is not an option at all, sadly.

B) Would the airflow be okay if I fitted a wireless card?

Images:

http://uploadir.com/u/nl59morm

http://uploadir.com/u/7fujn4g2

Ignore the dust, I've just got rid of that :P

Thanks! xo
26-05-2014, 06:28 PM
Kieran

Why not go for a USB adapter? They can be just as fast if you get an AC one and have a USB 3 port.
26-05-2014, 06:30 PM
Kuybii

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kieran

Why not go for a USB adapter? They can be just as fast if you get an AC one and have a USB 3 port.

Yeah? Just get a USB Wireless Adapter to connect to a WiFi using a normal PC that doesn't have bluetooth. Standard really.
26-05-2014, 06:32 PM
lRhyss

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kieran

Why not go for a USB adapter? They can be just as fast if you get an AC one and have a USB 3 port.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kuybii

Yeah? Just get a USB Wireless Adapter to connect to a WiFi using a normal PC that doesn't have bluetooth. Standard really.

I really didn't want to go this route as I hate them bloody things, so would you not recommend fitting one here?
26-05-2014, 07:12 PM
Kieran

If you can fit one in there it isn't going to make a massive difference to your temps as long as you have adequate case cooling.
26-05-2014, 07:15 PM
lRhyss

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kieran

If you can fit one in there it isn't going to make a massive difference to your temps as long as you have adequate case cooling.

Recommend any? :P
26-05-2014, 07:33 PM
Kieran

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...-057-TP&tool=3
26-05-2014, 08:15 PM
Firehorse

Hard to tell if there's enough room there, would definitely be a tight fit.

No need to spend £30 on one, 300Mbps should be plenty: http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-TL-W...=wireless+card
26-05-2014, 08:30 PM
lRhyss

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hashterix

Hard to tell if there's enough room there, would definitely be a tight fit.

No need to spend £30 on one, 300Mbps should be plenty: http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-TL-W...=wireless+card

It should fit, I', just worried about the fan blocking situation, going to rework my heat sync and case cooling though so my side case fan blows onto the GPU and the wireless card
27-05-2014, 08:59 AM
akeel$

Things like this always seem to happen to you but - yeah try a wireless card or something not really too good with routers but I have like 3 in my house so ;) can always have signal.
27-05-2014, 02:25 PM
lRhyss

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hashterix

Hard to tell if there's enough room there, would definitely be a tight fit.

No need to spend £30 on one, 300Mbps should be plenty: http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-TL-W...=wireless+card

If I was to get a USB one could you recommend one? I don't want to go out and buy a **** one haha.

I've decided that there is absolutely no way I'm getting one in there.
27-05-2014, 04:01 PM
Kieran

Do you know if you have an AC router? Or if it is just N
27-05-2014, 04:12 PM
lRhyss

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kieran

Do you know if you have an AC router? Or if it is just N

It's just N :(
27-05-2014, 04:28 PM
Kieran

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=NW-002-TP should do fine then :)
27-05-2014, 05:10 PM
lRhyss

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kieran

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=NW-002-TP should do fine then :)

Thanks man! I'd +rep but I can't yet! D:
27-05-2014, 07:20 PM
Firehorse

Quote:

Originally Posted by lRhyss

If I was to get a USB one could you recommend one? I don't want to go out and buy a **** one haha.

I've decided that there is absolutely no way I'm getting one in there.

Any of the following will all be very similar in end result:

(same as above but cheaper) http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-TL-WN821N-300Mbps-Wireless-Adapter/dp/B00194XKXA/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1401218173&sr=8-4

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...=1&s=computers

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...=1&s=computers