(Newswire.net — October 30, 2018) — Many of us excitedly play games online. But, our jubilation, excitement and happiness is short lived if the Wi-Fi connection seems to be having issues. Even though you may have been fully involved in the actions of the game, yet that spark can end if there is sudden signal breakdown. Even when two wireless adapters may look identical, that doesn’t necessarily mean they are the same in terms of functioning as well.
There are 5 things to know before buying a gaming wifi adapter.
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USB or PCI?
Are you looking to purchase a WiFi adapter and don’t know which one to go for?
Well, it is easy if you know your needs. Both USB and PCI have a different way of connecting to the computer. While former is very convenient to connect as installing it is so easy, so operating is not a challenge and you will happily trade performance for convenience. However, when compared with PCI, these adapters as part of their whole set up come with multiple antennas and installing it is associated with a slightly complex method.
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Wireless protocols
Wireless routers have 802.11. While 802.11 ac provides the electrifying, connectivity, however, 802.11b routers are known for the slowest as well as shortest connection.
So, what to do?
Well, here it is important to know that the adapter you are picking should transmit on the protocol in line with the router. It can be better understood with the help of an example.
If you have 802.11 ac, then you need to get 802.11 ac wireless adapter. In short, if you want to ensure awesome connectivity, then only go for 802.11n or 802.11 ac.
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What to choose 2.45 GHz or 5GHz
So, before you get one for yourself, you need to know that there are various gadgets which operates in 2.45 GHz spectrum. There is a general rule which says that if the place where you want to use it for isn’t having too much of interference, then you should go for 2.45GHz.
So, what about 5.0 GHz? Well, it is less prone to interference. However, there is something that you need to be cautious about, when considering long distances you could experience signal loss.
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Size of the adapter
Wi-Fi adapters are available in different shapes. Few may be slightly heavier or larger in size. So, what you should focus on?
Well, the device you choose shouldn’t block the other ports, which are obviously meant for other functions. So, you need to primarily check the overall design of your laptop. If you are using a laptop, then a small device (dongle) may well be enough for you.
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Type of processor
It is advisable to choose a processor, depending on your requirement; a dual core processor can obviously deal with comparably large data, than single core. This aspect gains significance especially as per our nature of requirement, we do activities where there is a transfer of lots of data such as playing games online, watching videos etc.
As you have gone through the aforesaid post, you know that you have taken sufficient steps for a smooth and awesome gaming phase.