Need Wireless Adapter - Suggestions?

[Kijona]

I had a hardwire LAN connection to my desktop but now I don't. I'm forced to go with wireless now.

I know there are a couple of options available; USB, PCI, PCIe, and PCIe 1x. I'm just curious which would offer the most performance of the bunch, and if anyone has any suggestions as far as brands.

I'm not running SLI so I have a free PCIe 16x slot, along with a number of free PCIe 1x slots. Don't have a free PCI slot, unfortunately.

[weedahoe]

There are some really small USB WiFi adapters out now. I use one on the computer I built for my truck and w Bluetooth adapter also. Just PnP

[gsJack]

My new Dell computer that I'm on right now came with a PCIe wireless connection built in and I'm making a Wi-Fi connection to our router about 20' away thru one wall next to wife's computer so it performs as good as hardwire would.

Got my old PowerSpec with a Celeron processor under the desk hooked up with a KVM switch to a common monitor, keyboard, mouse.  Using a Tenda $10-15 wireless USB  connector on it to same router and it works good.  I'm picking up 6 other signals with it probably all in same 34 building apartment complex we're in.

The board in the Dell though is picking up 18 other signals so I'd cancel our TWC cable if they all weren't password protected.     There are many USB connecters much better than the Tenda I'm using on the old PowerSpec that cost much more and probably work as well as the Dell's board.  All depends how far your reaching and how fast you wanna go, our TWC connection is transmitting up to 10-15 gigs on a good day to the Dell.  The USB is the easiest way to go if you don't already have a board.

[gsJack]

Interesting, ran speed tests I use at speedtest.net and cnet.com and Dell with Dual Pentium and PCIe board ran 16 and 14 Mbps and old PowerSpec with Celeron single and Tenda USB ran 10 and 7 Mbps.  Computers close together and connecting to same Netgear router in next room.

Also just ran cnet.com test on wife's PowerSpec with Dual Pentium and hardwired to nearby router and got 15 Mbps, not much different from my wireless Dell results.  It said she needed to update her flash player to run speednet.com test.