WiFi adapter for Raiding

Off-Topic Games, Gaming and Hardware
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So im in the market for a new wifi adapter on my PC after i may or may not have smashed the previous one into 4 pieces while moving.

We have fios gigabit, and the issue with my previous adapter is that while it worked well, there were times where I would experience extremely high latency and the game would become unplayable (maybe it was overheating?). This seemed to happen more and more as time went on.

Can anyone recommend a good usb wifi adapter for WoW? Our router is a floor apart from me atm

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If you want to get near gigabit over wireless, you’re going to need at least a 4x4 wireless link.

Maybe you may want to look into a router that has 4x4 over 5 GHz, but also has a mode for “wireless bridge” or “media bridge” depending on what they call it, and it’ll act as an adapter for whatever devices you connect to it by Ethernet, just don’t use repeater mode. It’ll obviously be more expensive though, unless you don’t care about hitting anywhere close to the full speeds.

If you have a coax run to that room, you’d be better off using MoCA adapters.

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Go with a PCI-E adapter instead. Something like this - http s://www. newegg. com/asus-pce-ac55bt-b1-pci-express/p/N82E16833320333 (get rid of those blank spaces)

It will last longer and should provide a better and consistent connection.

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Thanks, I was looking into this as well but wasnt sure if itd be better than the usb adapter. But it looks like your right

I was looking at this one: www. newegg. com/p/0XM-001R-00151?item=9SIAH8W9YD8718&source=googleshopping&nm_mc=knc-googlemkp-mobile&cm_mmc=knc-googlemkp-mobile--pla-betechparts--network±+wireless+adapters-_-9SIAH8W9YD8718&gclsrc=aw.ds&&gclid=Cj0KCQiAiZPvBRDZARIsAORkq7eQLzDMwmsZGsg8f6VTQeC3SBPlJJfJSDsslQuB_pOhKvTcHdgOaGoaAh-AEALw_wcB

(TP-LINK Archer T6E)

Do you think this would be a good buy?

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The one I linked is almost half the price. Today is the day for a good price on one of these. Just about any will do but don’t overspend.

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Not if you’re subscribed to gigabit. It(and the Asus one linked) won’t get close to gigabit speeds. They’re both only 2x2. You need something like the ASUS PCE-AC88 with a decent router on the other end, or use a 4x4 router connected to another 4x4 router in media bridge to even get close to gigabit over wireless.

Your gigabit plan is sort of a waste otherwise.

Moca is a superior choice in terms of speed and stability with moca 2.5 adapters(even probably 2.0), if you have a cable outlet/connection in the rooms of both your computer and router.

In terms of internal/USB wireless adapters, the ASUS PCE-AC88 is really your only choice that makes sense. I don’t know if any other brand makes one that’s 4 stream.

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So im not too familiar with moca adapters. Will they work with fios? (The fios gigabit is shared with 3 other roomates and im the only one that games so im just trying to get the best performance I can).

My understanding is that fios dosent work with the existing coax cables in the house, but will the moca adapters create that bridge if one is connected to the router?

If so i will definitely look into that, ill go ethernet if its possible.

I do have a coax outlet in my room

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If you are using the supplied FiOS router, then it should already have MoCA built in, and you’d only need one. But depending on the model, it may be an older(less fast MoCA version), such as the old MoCA 1.1 version which only goes like 100-200 Mbps. You should see the coax connection on the back of the FiOS router, and if it’s not connected, then you probably don’t have it set up to be using MoCA. FiOS TV boxes use MoCA though, so if you have FiOS TV, the cable to it is likely connected to the FiOS router.

As long as you have a coax cable at point A(your router) and point B(your room), it’ll create a link with the two adapters assuming the two are connected to each other.

You’d need two of these -
https://www.amazon.com/MOTOROLA-Adapter-Ethernet-Bonded-MM1000/

If you’re using the FiOS router provided, you only need one(but depending on the model, it may be using an older version with less throughput), if you’re fine with losing speed. I was going to suggest you a nicer pair of version MoCA 2.5(the ones I linked are MoCA 2.0 with ‘bonding’), but they seem to be out of stock at the moment, but they’re about the same price.

Even if you don’t want to spend the money on the the 2nd adapter(and use the FiOS provided router) at the other end, it’ll still likely beat out any wireless adapter in speed and stability at the same price point.

If you’re using the provided router, the old Actiontec units are only MoCA 1.1 and a bit too slow for what I’d consider usable. The G1100 model units are MoCA 2.0, but I’m not sure if they’re bonded moca 2.0 or not. If it is, then great lol.

As I’m writing this post, you may want to buy this from the Verizon accessory store as the 2nd unit, as it’s cheaper and has more ports(for the one that would be in your room) -
https://www.verizon.com/home/accessories/fios-network-adapter/
You can connect up to 4 devices to it by Ethernet if you choose or have the need to. Only consider the above one though if you’re using the provided FiOS G1100 router. I wasn’t sure if you meant Verizon or Frontier FiOS though, I assumed Verizon.

Hopefully I didn’t make this too complicated, please ask if you have any questions. But basically, you just need two adapters(one on each side of the cabling), and they’ll work.

But as always, ideally Ethernet is best.

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Not complicated at all! Thanks so much for telling me this. Yes it is Verizon not Frontier, ill need to double check on the provided router tommorow and see if it has moca and what the speed (out of town atm back tomm)

One question though, assuming the router has moca 2.0 (which im fine with over 2.5 of this is the case) I wont need to buy an adapter if I get the Fios Network adapter instead correct? This would act as the second adapter?

Thanks alot for taking the time to help me out :slight_smile:

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If you have the FiOS G1100 router, it’ll have a coax connector on the back. Just connect the cable to that, and you then buy the one on the Verizon store and connect that one to coax. The router would act as the first, and the one you buy would act as the second(and as a switch to connect more to it). Just make sure the cabling between the two is hooked up. But assuming it’s only Moca 2.0 and not bonded on the router end, it’ll be a little slower(no gigabit), but you should still get decent enough speeds.

Also keep in mind that since MoCA can travel, to ensure that either your coax isn’t connected to the ‘outside’, or you have a “moca filter” attached to the outgoing split, so that it doesn’t travel outside the home.

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Ok, ill take a look at the router tomm and get back, I need to see what this thing is first lol

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Playing wow on wifi
 lol. I remember a couple guildies that played on wifi and everytime someone used the microwave their connection dropped. Which was everytime he wanted a hot pocket.

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When I played on wifi I was using the ASUS-PCE-AC88- it worked great

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I’ve played on wifi for the majority of the time I’ve been playing and it’s never caused issues, but I’ve also always made sure my router and cards/integrated wifi are decent. USB adapters and cards in bargain basement prebuilt machines are a recipe for trouble.

Not too long ago my ISP upgraded me to gigabit for free, and to take advantage of it without throwing out my old wifi router (which has proven itself a stellar performer many times over and would be a waste to replace), I picked up a cheap ethernet switch, plastic baseboard cable tracks, and appropriately long ethernet cable and wired up my apartment. It’s dead simple and you have to go all the way back to ~2005 before integrated ethernet on computers loses gigabit support, so darn near everything works with it.

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Wired connection > Wifi connection in every scenario.