Oh my God, I was getting stuff for my first time building a PC and saw this video, and then looked at the motherboard I was gonna buy, and it didn't say anything about including wifi. You are a lifesaver
@@Krzysiekk.kit is possible that an m.2 WiFi card could have antenna traces on the board, but it would be located in a faraday cage (a metal box) Which might block the signals. The antennae are located outside the box, which works much better.
i remember when i got my first pc and the dongle it came with was so bad that it would overheat and stop working completely after 10 minutes of downloading something, luckily im on an entirely new pc now hooked up to ethernet
Sorry for the stupid question here but what do i look up if i wanna buy one of these, and is there some compatibility stuff i should taking into account ?
ya but some of them are poorly designed! i bought a pcie wifi card off amazon for 20$ it was soo poorly designed that it broke in a way that i definately couldnt return it! basically one of the antenas litterally snapped in two which riped the wires going to the card which broke the card itself and all this happened while just trying to move the pc a bit!
i had a usb one from aliexpress, it worked fine but i found a decent quality TP link wifi card and it brought down my latency because the aliexpress dongle worked as i said but latency was a pain, my pcie card, well that one might get passed on a few pc's down the line
it all depends on wich version of pci and usb. usb 3.2 gen2x2 has the same bandwith as pcie 4 x1. but it all would not matter if the bandwith you get on your gateway is lower than the maximum bandwith on the interface. likr both pice 4x1 or usb 3.2 gen2x2 are 2GB/s but if your internet bandwith is a maximum of 1GB/s it wouldnt matter which interface you use. the speed would be the same.
mine was extremely cheap like a couple USD if i converted defo less than $10 but its probably because im building an older hackintosh system here and not a modern pc
There’s also a Wi-Fi card that can go into the M.2 socket, but if you’re building a really good gaming computer, I would just save it for storage and use a PCIE wi-Fi card.
Dongles are convenient, but after having 4 of them fail over the years (on the 5 I ever owned), I would highly recommend a pcie Wifi card instead. (if you have available slots of course) In my experience those are actually reliable, stable and faster. Well worth the 10$ more you'll put into them
I've had my Bluetooth and wifi adapter for the past 4 years of heavy, daily usage and neither has failed on me. You must be going with cheap brands lol
And it depends on what port you stick the dongle in. You could go nuts with a top end dongle with 8700 antennas connecting to a gigabit network but if you plug it into a usb 2 port you're going to get usb 2 speeds.
You can also buy a PCIe WiFi/Bluetooth expansion card for about the same price as a USB dongle. However, the PCIe cards tend to take up a USB 2.0 internal header, but if you have one free it can save you having to use an external USB port.
Forgot to mention the boards that have M.2 wifi ports, My Asrock B550m has a port for m.2 wifi cards so I just bought a wifi card and installed it, even comes with cutouts on the I/0 that you can put your own antenna ports
If you don't have one or either, but do have a USB extension cable (e.g. one that came with a wireless peripheral): you can save a few bucks by buying one of those tiny receivers, and then using the extension cable to put it up somewhere high(-ish) in your room, so that it can clear line of sight to whatever Bluetooth devices you are using.
Those small USB ones are slow as hell(as a smol user). They even stop working properly after a while. If you want a USB one, then use one which has antenna.
Not sure about the wifi ones but the Bluetooth ones work great if you get them from reputable brands. I've had my Bluetooth USB for 4 years. Zero issues.
You can also get PCIe network cards. That's what I had on my first custom built PC and it worked great. I also didn't have to sacrifice one of my USB ports
Third option and the one I'd recommend after the MB option, is if you have a free PCIe slot, buy a Wifi card, I've found these work better that a cheap USB dongles.
I use ethernet cable for my PC, ain't prettiest build but I did take my time for tiny bit of cable management so it looks somewhat decent even under desk plus there ain't cables tangling up everywhere. Also I did purshase one of these Bluetooth dongles, and it works flawlessly, so many possibilities with it
you can also buy wifi cards that go into a pcie slots which is what i’m using, and from what i’ve heard they are better than usb’s from my experience, they’re pretty good and i haven’t had a time where my wifi had gone down a lot
An add-in PCIe Wi-Fi and BT combo card is way more reliable than a dongle for a desktop, and they're usually not that much more expensive. They usually use a laptop's Wi-Fi card and can sometimes even be upgraded down the line if you buy the chip separately.
Theres also another way to get wifi and bluetooth on your pc, you can buy those wifi antennas with the wifi and bluetooth adapter and plug that into your motherboard, took me a little bit because i couldn't find where i was supposed to plug it in but eventually i found it and it's been working perfectly ever since.
Pro tip. Most motherboards that aren't $600 have really crappy wifi modules. You can upgrade the modules and they're usually pretty cheap. Just be sure you get one that's keyed the same and isn't some proprietary shenanigans like Intel pro stuff. You may need to find the drivers yourself from the manufacturer. Made a night and day difference for me. I bought the newest module available at the time.
To be fair, if you're building a pc, I also recommend getting a pcie wifi/bt extension. While a dongle is nice, I believe most pcie options tend to have better numbers when it comes to pulling in wifi and better Bluetooth as well
You should've mentioned a e-key pcie slot... I found that dongles were really unstable and unreliable without having to spend a lot of money while the e-key pcie slot card was pretty cheap, does both Bluetooth and wifi (can connect to 6e too I think) and the best part is that it can connect to external antennas to get a stronger signal. I'd highly recommend that over a USB dongle if possible
well i didn't know this having already built my pc so i'm glad I got the wifi board because i use bluetooth for my playstation controllers all the time. thought the wifi was a waste of money until ive seen this.
The only mistake I made on my first build was getting a non-WiFi+BT motherboard. A quick WiFi card buy from CeX and a TP-Link Bluetooth dongle fixed it! Tell you what too, having both ethernet AND WiFi connectivity is great because I've had issues with ethernet dropping so I can switch to WiFi when needed. Saved my most recent livestream
Not necessarily AC, some will say AX, the latest boards often have WiFi7 in the branding as the WiFi Alliance is shifting over to numbers to better communicate different generations of WiFi to the layperson, they're also retroactively naming B, A, and G with the number system. There's the IEEE standard and then the consumer branding name. 802.11 followed by a letter or two letters to denote the improvement to the standard. AC means it has WiFi 5 which came out in 2013, AX is WiFi 6 and 6E which were released in 2021, BE is WiFi 7 which came out this year. There's also BN which is planned for about 2028.
Any reason why you specifically suggested the USB Dongle rather than the PCIE wifi cards you can put in? Is there a different in performance? (I’ve been tinkering with PCs for three years and am fairly new to this, but couldn’t find much information on this topic. Also, love your videos. You’ve been helping me learn a lot ❤)
I would only buy pci slot WiFi cards since they usually have WiFi antennas, it leaves open a usb slot and you get high quality ones for cheap that have WiFi 6E/7 and Bluetooth 5.4
Another tip: If you are planning to get a controller for your PC, even if you have a built-in bluetooth in your motherboard, you better get the dongle one, cause they have better range and comparatively comes with newer version of bluetooth equipped. Just don't forget to disable the one from your motherboard, in devicd manager. 😉
Actually there are some ASRock boards that have the barebones for Wi-Fi. You can get the m.2 Wi-Fi card and separate mhf4 to sma. I actually kinda like that
I got a motherboard with no onboard wifi and had to alternate between usbs for years. First of all, THEY WILL GET HOT! Which can sometimes cause them to overheat and make you lose connection to the internet. I recommend a pcie filling adapter as I’ve had one for about a year now, with little to no issues.
if possible for desktop, please purchase that using pcie connector because it is more stable. I noticed significant difference when using pcie wifi adaptor compared to usb dongle
Don't buy a dongle for god sake 😢 If you've got a spare nVME slot but no Pci-e you can use that too with an antennae backplate from Ali express, best method I've found.
Personally, I prefer to put pcie wifi cards in my builds if the motherboard doesn't have wifi. Its pretty easy, and they last longer than the dongle wifi cards in my experience, as long as you get a half decent one. The one I have in my system is the Gigabyte WBAX-210. It's got wifi 6e and bluetooth (I forget what version), and it can be gotten for as little as $25 if you're willing to get it used.
I think it would also be worth it to prioritise Bluetooth version 5.0 and above because it's just way better than 4.2, with way more range and thus stability
I generally will recommend a pcie wifi card. Usually will get better wifi and cost an extra 50$. Both the MSI and asus cards I've installed on people computers work great but I try to install a wifi card that is same as the motherboard. If it's an OEM (HP, Dell, etc) any card would be fine.
If you’re making a more budget friendly custom PC, I would personally, go with a motherboard with built-in Wi-Fi, but if I wanted a Gaming pc that’s a little over $1000 I would go with a PCIE Wi-Fi card. I really only see people using the USB Wi-Fi for old laptops.
Low budget PCs, you might not be able to afford any Wi-Fi chip, so you can always use the built-in Ethernet port. as for mid range to higher range PCs, it all depends on where you live, and how good your Internet is.
I bought my B650 board because it had very good VRM's and USB connectivity, but no Wi-Fi or BT included, so I had to order an intel 211(?) M2 Wi-Fi adapter and now it has Wi-Fi 6E & BT. First time I had to install one. Wasn't very hard.
Get a PCIe card if your mobo has the expansion slots; the actual module is usually user-replaceable on the PCIe cards should something go wrong or you wanna swap up to a better standard, not usually so on motherboards with integrated wireless.
When I built my first PC, it didn’t want to connect to the internet even though it said that it had Wi-Fi capabilities and antennas to install. Then I learned about Bios updates and made it work even
It's probably better to go with a wireless/BT kit that uses an m.2 A/E key slot, although it will take up a PCIe slot and you'll have to make sure the motherboard has a compatible m.2 slot.
Don't forget about USB header to port adapters... Lets you adapt an unused USB header into an internal USB port, so all those dongles aren't left dangling...
Mind blown that in 2024, these aren't just included on every motherboard by default. Wifi and Bluetooth seem like basic functions every computer should have. Even a cheap, credit card sized Raspberry Pi includes both. And while dongles are not expensive, you basically have two USB ports permanently used up.
Helped a friend part pick his pc. I'm not rly good with motherboards but i knew about the wifi thing so i looked at the specs on the site and it said it got wifi support. Fast forword a couple of days,my friend makes the pc,it all works and when he tries to connect his airpods,he can't find the bluetooth(at least he's using ethernet or else he would've killed me by now)
Side note: if you want a wireless mouse try to get one with a dongle as that the have a higher pull rate (how many times your mouse tells the computer where it moved per second) only really matters for gaming tho
Staying true to the comments with the wifi slot. Dont be like me who bought a second hand pc, wondered why the pc case was so big and the motherboard and gpu was so small. Then replace said gpu with a triple fan card, only to have have the whole of bottom of your board covered where the wifi card no longer fits lol .
I feel like not mentioning a PCIE card is kinda setting some people up for failure. I’ve used plenty of Wifi USBs, even with antennas, and I have never had a good experience until I got a good PCIE card one. Never changed wifi providers or any other variable.
If you have a pcie x1 slot you can buy a network card for $30.. it's not cheaper than USB but better quality. If you have a dongle it's more likely to get lost.. with a card it's slotted and good to go.
Hello, I love your channel. I have 1 question about my pc, I have a ryzen 5 5600x and a rtx 3070ti asus tuf. Should I upgrade anything for $150? Thank you
I don't recommend using a dongle the connection and Performance is bad! But I bought a PCI-E Card with huge antennas and now I have WiFi 6E with 6Ghz support (the normal WiFi 6 is only 5Ghz) and BT 5.3 which is working really well.
I use a Wi-Fi card in a pcie slot. It works really well, and keeps a USB free
Yeah great idea if your motherboard doesn’t have wifi and you have a free slot
Mine the GPU blocked pcie slot 😂
@@wisnu_citong6916
pcie x1 extender/riser cable 90° can help with that
@@wisnu_citong6916just take off the gpu install the wifi card and put your gpu again
@@wisnu_citong6916 welp same case, there's another one slot below the gpu but it will block then gpu fan
Oh my God, I was getting stuff for my first time building a PC and saw this video, and then looked at the motherboard I was gonna buy, and it didn't say anything about including wifi. You are a lifesaver
If your motherboard allows try to get bluetooth from a wifi card because it its usually the newest and highest quality version of bluetooth
If you dont care about the bluetooth you could also get a wifi thingie (i dont remember the term) that goes into a pcie slot
we all learn somewhere!
@@bobeph10 you mean a PCIe WiFi/BT card?
1. Ethernet is always there to use całe to connect to your router with WiFi
2. The pcie cards are cheap and godly
Don't forget some motherboards have a WiFi m.2 slot. They do of course need antennas to function.
That's what I use
Not really. Antennas extend and make the signal both faster and stronger. They work without them. Antennas are just aluminium
@@Krzysiekk.kit is possible that an m.2 WiFi card could have antenna traces on the board, but it would be located in a faraday cage (a metal box) Which might block the signals. The antennae are located outside the box, which works much better.
@@rk-fb5hwoh well I forgot we are talking about m2 than yes you are right. What I said is the case of PCI network card. Sorry
No worries@@Krzysiekk.k
USB dongles sometimes will slow down or overheat. I’d say spend the extra money and go with a PCIe card if your system can fit it.
Kinda True 😅
This 🗣️👏
i remember when i got my first pc and the dongle it came with was so bad that it would overheat and stop working completely after 10 minutes of downloading something, luckily im on an entirely new pc now hooked up to ethernet
Sorry for the stupid question here but what do i look up if i wanna buy one of these, and is there some compatibility stuff i should taking into account ?
My board is Prime Z-790-P
And you can also do a PCIe wifi card that are like 27-34$ and work much faster then the usb version
(they mainly include Bluetooth as well)
ya but some of them are poorly designed! i bought a pcie wifi card off amazon for 20$ it was soo poorly designed that it broke in a way that i definately couldnt return it! basically one of the antenas litterally snapped in two which riped the wires going to the card which broke the card itself and all this happened while just trying to move the pc a bit!
i had a usb one from aliexpress, it worked fine but i found a decent quality TP link wifi card and it brought down my latency because the aliexpress dongle worked as i said but latency was a pain, my pcie card, well that one might get passed on a few pc's down the line
it all depends on wich version of pci and usb. usb 3.2 gen2x2 has the same bandwith as pcie 4 x1. but it all would not matter if the bandwith you get on your gateway is lower than the maximum bandwith on the interface. likr both pice 4x1 or usb 3.2 gen2x2 are 2GB/s but if your internet bandwith is a maximum of 1GB/s it wouldnt matter which interface you use. the speed would be the same.
I've been using one of those from tplink, until I just decided to throw a 30m long cat6 cable through the entire house
mine was extremely cheap like a couple USD if i converted defo less than $10 but its probably because im building an older hackintosh system here and not a modern pc
There’s also a Wi-Fi card that can go into the M.2 socket, but if you’re building a really good gaming computer, I would just save it for storage and use a PCIE wi-Fi card.
Brother we gotta talk about your last UA-cam short….
Why
Probably the dudes profile pic
@@calabemccool ? It's the back of a dog (lol, in all seriousness that is very confusing and funny)
LOL I had to go back to figure out what was wrong with it. But in all seriousness, he doesn't really read comments anymore
it’s a dog
Chase's acting is insanely good here, especially when you consider that he is literally arguing at no one.
The potato caught me off guard💀
Berserk right ?
I try to find different pc advice channel but yours answer all my questions
Dongles are convenient, but after having 4 of them fail over the years (on the 5 I ever owned), I would highly recommend a pcie Wifi card instead. (if you have available slots of course)
In my experience those are actually reliable, stable and faster. Well worth the 10$ more you'll put into them
Thanks! 👍
I've had my Bluetooth and wifi adapter for the past 4 years of heavy, daily usage and neither has failed on me. You must be going with cheap brands lol
Does a USB Wifi dongle add any significant latency as compared to a board in a PCI slot?
If it's a very cheap and slow usb dongle then yes, but if they are the same price with similar gb/s then not any difference at all.
And it depends on what port you stick the dongle in. You could go nuts with a top end dongle with 8700 antennas connecting to a gigabit network but if you plug it into a usb 2 port you're going to get usb 2 speeds.
i recommend pci for wifi since its better at range
No. Your will just get slower speeds on average... latency would not be effected unless you use like some cheap 5 dollar Chinese garbo
If you like laggy and unstable internet get a usb (0.02 mbs to 50 mbps when it works..) if not get a pcie from dlink tplink asus .
Alr, I needed this. Thanks Zach.
You can also buy a PCIe WiFi/Bluetooth expansion card for about the same price as a USB dongle. However, the PCIe cards tend to take up a USB 2.0 internal header, but if you have one free it can save you having to use an external USB port.
Forgot to mention the boards that have M.2 wifi ports, My Asrock B550m has a port for m.2 wifi cards so I just bought a wifi card and installed it, even comes with cutouts on the I/0 that you can put your own antenna ports
If you don't have one or either, but do have a USB extension cable (e.g. one that came with a wireless peripheral): you can save a few bucks by buying one of those tiny receivers, and then using the extension cable to put it up somewhere high(-ish) in your room, so that it can clear line of sight to whatever Bluetooth devices you are using.
Those small USB ones are slow as hell(as a smol user). They even stop working properly after a while. If you want a USB one, then use one which has antenna.
Not sure about the wifi ones but the Bluetooth ones work great if you get them from reputable brands. I've had my Bluetooth USB for 4 years. Zero issues.
@@thelonercoder5816 I forgot to mention it was a wifi one. But usually the ones with antennas are better
I had one with antennas, it sucked, it kept disconnecting and it was so annoying, a wifi card is so much better.
I built my pc 3-4 days ago. Bought the motherboard specifically with bt and wifi. I'm so happy that I finally have some decent pc
Wi-Fi card?
You could use your phone for tethering with usb connected
*free solution
We rnt in the early 2010s anymore
You can also get PCIe network cards. That's what I had on my first custom built PC and it worked great. I also didn't have to sacrifice one of my USB ports
Could you make a video for the teachers who block sites.
Get a vpn
LMFAOOOOOO
Third option and the one I'd recommend after the MB option, is if you have a free PCIe slot, buy a Wifi card, I've found these work better that a cheap USB dongles.
What GPU Upgrade would you recommend for an 15 11400f I currently have an 1660 super I am looking to game in 1440 P
Whats your budget
Rtx 3070
6700XT
4090?
@vZinDix $600
I use ethernet cable for my PC, ain't prettiest build but I did take my time for tiny bit of cable management so it looks somewhat decent even under desk plus there ain't cables tangling up everywhere. Also I did purshase one of these Bluetooth dongles, and it works flawlessly, so many possibilities with it
Hi
you can also buy wifi cards that go into a pcie slots which is what i’m using, and from what i’ve heard they are better than usb’s
from my experience, they’re pretty good and i haven’t had a time where my wifi had gone down a lot
An add-in PCIe Wi-Fi and BT combo card is way more reliable than a dongle for a desktop, and they're usually not that much more expensive. They usually use a laptop's Wi-Fi card and can sometimes even be upgraded down the line if you buy the chip separately.
Theres also another way to get wifi and bluetooth on your pc, you can buy those wifi antennas with the wifi and bluetooth adapter and plug that into your motherboard, took me a little bit because i couldn't find where i was supposed to plug it in but eventually i found it and it's been working perfectly ever since.
Pro tip. Most motherboards that aren't $600 have really crappy wifi modules. You can upgrade the modules and they're usually pretty cheap. Just be sure you get one that's keyed the same and isn't some proprietary shenanigans like Intel pro stuff. You may need to find the drivers yourself from the manufacturer. Made a night and day difference for me. I bought the newest module available at the time.
To be fair, if you're building a pc, I also recommend getting a pcie wifi/bt extension. While a dongle is nice, I believe most pcie options tend to have better numbers when it comes to pulling in wifi and better Bluetooth as well
You should've mentioned a e-key pcie slot... I found that dongles were really unstable and unreliable without having to spend a lot of money while the e-key pcie slot card was pretty cheap, does both Bluetooth and wifi (can connect to 6e too I think) and the best part is that it can connect to external antennas to get a stronger signal. I'd highly recommend that over a USB dongle if possible
This helps a lot I have a Bluetooth headphone that does not have a headphone jack
well i didn't know this having already built my pc so i'm glad I got the wifi board because i use bluetooth for my playstation controllers all the time. thought the wifi was a waste of money until ive seen this.
The only mistake I made on my first build was getting a non-WiFi+BT motherboard. A quick WiFi card buy from CeX and a TP-Link Bluetooth dongle fixed it!
Tell you what too, having both ethernet AND WiFi connectivity is great because I've had issues with ethernet dropping so I can switch to WiFi when needed. Saved my most recent livestream
I have the exact WiFi usb that you showed at the end, Mainly because my M4A79XTD EVO motherboard definitely doesn’t have WiFi capabilities on its own
does it work well?
@@BxllerandJingle yes
Not the greatest but it works well
For the dongle route: always plug in to a USB 3 port if you have it, or if you have a usb-c then even better, make sure you buy a usb-c wifi adapter
Zach thanks for adding a free mouse pad it saves of 10 dollars it is so helpful
A gaming pc is my dream but I still like ur videos 😊😊
I love my eathernet over power system. It was like 30 $$ and it gets around my awful wifi but I don’t really play high pace stuff.
Physical antennas are also very good for pcvr!
Ethernet doesn't massively degrade over medial distances nor give you noticable delay.
I got the exact bluetooth usb, works perfect 👍
Not necessarily AC, some will say AX, the latest boards often have WiFi7 in the branding as the WiFi Alliance is shifting over to numbers to better communicate different generations of WiFi to the layperson, they're also retroactively naming B, A, and G with the number system.
There's the IEEE
standard and then the consumer branding name. 802.11 followed by a letter or two letters to denote the improvement to the standard.
AC means it has WiFi 5 which came out in 2013, AX is WiFi 6 and 6E which were released in 2021, BE is WiFi 7 which came out this year.
There's also BN which is planned for about 2028.
Any reason why you specifically suggested the USB Dongle rather than the PCIE wifi cards you can put in? Is there a different in performance?
(I’ve been tinkering with PCs for three years and am fairly new to this, but couldn’t find much information on this topic. Also, love your videos. You’ve been helping me learn a lot ❤)
USB wifi adapters have noticeably lower bandwidth than a PCIE wifi card. I recommend getting a card if you have a slot for it.
You can also buy a pcie adapter, which in most cases better
pcie & m2 wifi cards are the goat nowadays
I would only buy pci slot WiFi cards since they usually have WiFi antennas, it leaves open a usb slot and you get high quality ones for cheap that have WiFi 6E/7 and Bluetooth 5.4
You can also go for a dedicated pcie WiFi card which will generally have a better connection and will leave a usb port free
Another tip:
If you are planning to get a controller for your PC, even if you have a built-in bluetooth in your motherboard, you better get the dongle one,
cause they have better range and comparatively comes with newer version of bluetooth equipped.
Just don't forget to disable the one from your motherboard, in devicd manager. 😉
Actually there are some ASRock boards that have the barebones for Wi-Fi. You can get the m.2 Wi-Fi card and separate mhf4 to sma. I actually kinda like that
There is also the option of using the pcie slot to have a wifi card added.
and you can use one in the pci or your board maybe has a dedicated wifi slot for a small wifi/bluetooth (laptop like) extension
I got a motherboard with no onboard wifi and had to alternate between usbs for years. First of all, THEY WILL GET HOT! Which can sometimes cause them to overheat and make you lose connection to the internet. I recommend a pcie filling adapter as I’ve had one for about a year now, with little to no issues.
if possible for desktop, please purchase that using pcie connector because it is more stable. I noticed significant difference when using pcie wifi adaptor compared to usb dongle
Don't buy a dongle for god sake 😢
If you've got a spare nVME slot but no Pci-e you can use that too with an antennae backplate from Ali express, best method I've found.
I am using wifi and Bluetooth Tp-link tongles and it works well
Personally, I prefer to put pcie wifi cards in my builds if the motherboard doesn't have wifi. Its pretty easy, and they last longer than the dongle wifi cards in my experience, as long as you get a half decent one. The one I have in my system is the Gigabyte WBAX-210. It's got wifi 6e and bluetooth (I forget what version), and it can be gotten for as little as $25 if you're willing to get it used.
Zach should make a video on the Lossless Scaling app from Steam.
You can also use an internal usb hub so it stays out of sight and saves a usb port
I think it would also be worth it to prioritise Bluetooth version 5.0 and above because it's just way better than 4.2, with way more range and thus stability
I generally will recommend a pcie wifi card. Usually will get better wifi and cost an extra 50$. Both the MSI and asus cards I've installed on people computers work great but I try to install a wifi card that is same as the motherboard. If it's an OEM (HP, Dell, etc) any card would be fine.
Missed the shot, really really suggest you go pcie.
I found more and more computers have an m.2 slot for a WiFi chip. The antenna cables are fiddly, but you can upgrade your WiFi any time ^-^
I recommend further a more expensive one because in my experience those are a lot better. Further I have a PCIE WiFi card
Can you show us where you get your parts and a spread sheet including prices for your pcs on your website?
I recommend getting a pcie adapter over the jank USB ones
If you’re making a more budget friendly custom PC, I would personally, go with a motherboard with built-in Wi-Fi, but if I wanted a Gaming pc that’s a little over $1000 I would go with a PCIE Wi-Fi card. I really only see people using the USB Wi-Fi for old laptops.
well preferably if you were using a more medium - high end system you'd probably want ethernet hooked up
Yeah, mostly high end pc, or home servers.
Low budget PCs, you might not be able to afford any Wi-Fi chip, so you can always use the built-in Ethernet port. as for mid range to higher range PCs, it all depends on where you live, and how good your Internet is.
I bought my B650 board because it had very good VRM's and USB connectivity, but no Wi-Fi or BT included, so I had to order an intel 211(?) M2 Wi-Fi adapter and now it has Wi-Fi 6E & BT. First time I had to install one. Wasn't very hard.
Get a PCIe card if your mobo has the expansion slots; the actual module is usually user-replaceable on the PCIe cards should something go wrong or you wanna swap up to a better standard, not usually so on motherboards with integrated wireless.
When I built my first PC, it didn’t want to connect to the internet even though it said that it had Wi-Fi capabilities and antennas to install. Then I learned about Bios updates and made it work even
PCIe to mini PCIe or M.2 also works.
It's probably better to go with a wireless/BT kit that uses an m.2 A/E key slot, although it will take up a PCIe slot and you'll have to make sure the motherboard has a compatible m.2 slot.
The b550m wifi is pretty good
Don't forget about USB header to port adapters... Lets you adapt an unused USB header into an internal USB port, so all those dongles aren't left dangling...
Mind blown that in 2024, these aren't just included on every motherboard by default.
Wifi and Bluetooth seem like basic functions every computer should have. Even a cheap, credit card sized Raspberry Pi includes both. And while dongles are not expensive, you basically have two USB ports permanently used up.
WiFi isn’t always needed.
Personally I have a wifi extender (the plug ones) and I route an ethernet cable between that and my PC.
Down to the "T" well said and explained
Word of warning for those USB WiFi adapters. Some of them have fake antennas. There isn't an easy way to to tell, but do keep that in mind.
There is one more way, if the motherboard have pcie x1 slot then you can install A wifi and bluetooth card with the atenas, there is a lot of variants
I use a wifi dongle that has an antenna
My dad has used it for 14+ years and still works
Helped a friend part pick his pc. I'm not rly good with motherboards but i knew about the wifi thing so i looked at the specs on the site and it said it got wifi support. Fast forword a couple of days,my friend makes the pc,it all works and when he tries to connect his airpods,he can't find the bluetooth(at least he's using ethernet or else he would've killed me by now)
Side note: if you want a wireless mouse try to get one with a dongle as that the have a higher pull rate (how many times your mouse tells the computer where it moved per second) only really matters for gaming tho
Wifi antennas best very true for frequency WiFi.
You can use old phone as wifi dongle
I actually have a wifi card with it's own slot on my PC, it works ok, I may just need to adjust the antenna or reseat it
U could buy a usb bluetooth to give u the option to get it
Thanks for the video this helps a lot
I'd recommend a network card instead of a dongle on average they just work better
Zach, what's your top tip for someone building their first gaming PC on a budget?
Great concise video!
Hi Zach, do you have a recommendation for a mini pc with a budget of about $500? Ideally peripherals and monitor are included in the budget. Thanks :)
Staying true to the comments with the wifi slot. Dont be like me who bought a second hand pc, wondered why the pc case was so big and the motherboard and gpu was so small. Then replace said gpu with a triple fan card, only to have have the whole of bottom of your board covered where the wifi card no longer fits lol .
I used a pcie wifi card, even if you only have a 16x slot available you can still put it an x8 and all smaller cards in there.
I feel like not mentioning a PCIE card is kinda setting some people up for failure. I’ve used plenty of Wifi USBs, even with antennas, and I have never had a good experience until I got a good PCIE card one. Never changed wifi providers or any other variable.
If you have a pcie x1 slot you can buy a network card for $30.. it's not cheaper than USB but better quality. If you have a dongle it's more likely to get lost.. with a card it's slotted and good to go.
Hello, I love your channel. I have 1 question about my pc, I have a ryzen 5 5600x and a rtx 3070ti asus tuf. Should I upgrade anything for $150? Thank you
Nope
I got one that directly plugs into my motherboard for when my internet goes out I could just hotspot to it.
PCIE Wifi cards are better overall and since you bought a board with no wifi, its most likely a budget MB and youll free up usb slot
I don't recommend using a dongle the connection and Performance is bad! But I bought a PCI-E Card with huge antennas and now I have WiFi 6E with 6Ghz support (the normal WiFi 6 is only 5Ghz) and BT 5.3 which is working really well.