Need a wireless card for a friend's PC.

[The Baconator]

He will use it to game and stuff. Steam too. I'm sure downloads will suck allot but whatever.

I just don't want to pick a random one since last time I got a wifi card for my parent's PC the drivers sucked so badly and it causes constant lockups and BSoD's. I removed it and no issues now. Also it only got 2/3 bars when it was super close to my router. Downloads that would take a min tops on my wire connection could take almost an hour on theirs.

[QuAtT]

buy something that is the same brand as his router
usually works the best

[nikomo]

Brand doesn't matter, it's the same standard.
Unless you're using a piece of shit crap you bought in a side-street in China that actually uses some proprietary protocol.

[cdlink14]

I think what QuAtT means is, buy one which is on the same wireless standard as his router. Eg. if his router is Wireless G, buy a Wireless G card, etc.

[moesislack]

[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166063[/url] This one looks okay.

[leontodd]

Some of the single antenna cards come with really shitty antennae. Try to get a duel antennae card.

[The Baconator]

[QUOTE=moesislack;30496743][url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166063[/url] This one looks okay.[/QUOTE]

Almost all reviews speak of it dying soon.

[Cjmax]

Well, he shouldn't need to get a wireless card all together. Mine was broken and I got the D-Link DWA-130 USB Wireless adapter. It works miracles, it can grab a connection from a pretty hefty distance, and speeds are quite good. (15mb/s download, 1.3 mb/s up. Hardwired: 17.2 mb/s down, 1.7 mb/s up.)

[b]D-Link DWA-130[/b]
[img]https://www.pacificgeek.com/productimages/xl/DWA-130-R-2.jpg[/img]
[url]http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=566[/url]

[Anthn0x]

you can get a linksys one and use it for almost every router. Thats waht i did when i used my older laptop

[bohb]

I'd recommend this:

[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166022[/url]

I have 3 of them and they work like champs. They have a ridiculous signal pickup range too, and you can boost it with a 6' USB extension cable and a special antenna by putting it higher up in the room.

[Crest]

I highly, highly, highly, highly recommend this model: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166056[/url]

I use 4 of them on separate PC's. Feels sturdy, looks decent, installs in seconds, the base for it is very convenient for desktops. I get 95% signal from about 70feet away, through 7 drywall/stud walls in my home. The software it comes with is rather intuitive and has some good features.

It's inexpensive and has been working fantastic on all my computers for a long time. I'm picky when it comes to my network devices but this one has been a joy to use.