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Jsuchii
Oct 02, 2021Aspirant
Recommendations to setup PC for 60Ghz wifi connection.
Hello! I own a typical windows gaming desktop that comes with the usual pre-installed 5Ghz/2.4Ghz wifi card and would like to install a wifi card that supports 60Ghz wifi for gaming/streaming with...
plemans
Oct 02, 2021Guru - Experienced User
wireless AD was a tech that really didn't catch on because of its low range. And its speeds dropped off quickly.
I know of a millitronic mg360 usb 3.0 device.
thats about all I know of
- plemansOct 02, 2021Guru - Experienced UserNot worth the price in my opinion. the $ would be better put to a decent AC/AX card.
- JsuchiiOct 02, 2021AspirantOh ok! It seems I should go for an AX router along with the wifi card instead. Do you have any recommendations for great ax wifi cards for gaming/streaming? Thank you in advance!
- plemansOct 03, 2021Guru - Experienced User
I've used the intel AX210 and AX200 and both have worked great. The AX210 wasn't much more expensive and had integrated 6E.
More than likely you don't need a new router. The R9000 is a pretty solid router and the AC part of it is more than capable of saturating speeds for gaming. (gaming doesn't take much bandwidth, its more about latency)