@DST4ME

The Extreme II is literally my build with an extra 500 GB's and free liquid cooling for a cheaper price. I do not plan on upgrading to trisli in the future at all, but I run off of a wireless router, so I'm wondering if that plugs into the mobo or not...will I be able to fit one of those in there?
Here's the build you gave me a few months ago.
Your build.

Which should I go with?

So the only way to get internet would be to jack it into the wall instead...darn. That's a real big bummer!

Why not get the i5 Enthusiast 2?  The P55 chipset with the i5 750 doesn't hurt gaming performance at all.  Plus you save yourself a few bucks, get a higher overclock, and a much better motherboard.

I have one of ASUS's laptops as well, thankfully I haven't had to call them yet.  So far the laptop runs great, just keeping my fingers crossed it lasts at least a year.

Classified is a great board, though way overkill for what many are doing with their computers.  Any EVGA motherboard I have owned has been very reliable/well-built, and in the rare case that it wasn't, their customer support was excellent.

Depends on the location.  USA has great support, UK and other markets seem to be lacking majorly.

How do these...USB cards work? Price? Thanks.

I use one sometimes, they get pretty hot.

I use a Linksys WRT610N and use the WUSB600N Adapter to route the signal to my wife's computer in another room away from my home office.  Very good set-up and I get a full signal.  Just make sure and encrypt the signal.  You don't want your neighbors riding your net's backbone.  You also don't want some identity thief sitting outside your home in his car tapping your net from his laptop and stealing your sensitive info.  

Edited by EdH63 - 18 Sep 2009 at 8:18am

If you're getting the signal from another source in the house and you just run the adapter, the adapter that ShadowStar is suggesting works fine.  This is the one I use too, however, I'm using it in conjunction with the Linksys router.  My wife has an armoire she uses to house her PC, printer and monitor, and I ran the adapter cradle out the back of her rig and up the back of the armoire to the top of the armoire, where it can get the full signal.  It's best to get the adapter as high as possible considering that these signals travel up high in the air.

The only reason I have my wife's PC set-up this way is because I don't want to hardwire another line and pay a monthly fee for it.  The router is more than sufficient and she's pulling 953Mbps right now on a 2.4GHz signal.  I can also switch her to a 5GHz Media signal for media downloads and file sharing.

ENCRYPT THE SIGNAL!


Edited by EdH63 - 18 Sep 2009 at 9:14am

I own a net gear router, does this mean I'll have to purchase a new router? Or do these wireless cards work with any router?

just so we are clear, you talking about an actual wireless card or wireless usb adapter?

if I'm not mistaken you will need to drop in a netgear wireless card.

are you comparing your signal speed with your cpu speed?

Edited by DST4ME - 18 Sep 2009 at 6:24pm

I'm kinda with DST on this also.  Can you clarify exactly what you're trying to do here?

Do you already have a source router that you're getting a signal from or, are you going to set-up the source signal and transmit to another computer?  Do you have a hardwired PC sending the signal to another PC?  If you're trying to achieve that, then as DST is saying, you'll need to drop some sort of wireless card in the hardwired PC to send the source signal to the other PC.  Once that happens, then you use the USB adapter to capture the signal.

The 2.4 GHz is only the speed at which the signal is transmitted to the receiving PC from the router, or the wireless card.  It does not represent your actual processor speed at which your PC runs.  Gaming on a router signal is never going to be as solid as gaming on a system that's hardwired to the net but, it's doable.  Your rig will run at that 3.7 core speed but, you will be held at the mercy of a wireless signal and that may cause drops and slowdowns periodically.  You may never have any issues, you just never know.  Anytime you leave the source that is hardwired and ride the wireless signal, you will introduce a new set of variables that can cause issues when gaming.

 

Ha, were all getting confused even me. Mk so the 2.4 will not slow the CPU down that's a CHECK!
What I'm Trying To Do:
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I currently have this card that I hooked up in my computer somewhere so I could feed off of the internet downstairs hooked up to the main computer that is jacked into the wall. I want to receive internet from that computer to my upstairs computer with this wireless stuff. I'm now confused on what a USB receiver is, wireless USB adapter, yes I do own a netgear router.
Hope this made more sense ha.

... And I would only add one thing to what DST is saying.  If you can, and you do decide to go with a USB adapter, try and find one that has a cradle and elongated cable so you can pull the adapter up as high as you can get it.  Remember, the higher you have that adapter, the better it receives the signal.  See if Netgear has something like this...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowImage.aspx?CurImage=33-124-278-S04&ISList=33-124-278-S01%2c33-124-278-S02%2c33-124-278-S03%2c33-124-278-S04&S7ImageFlag=1&Item=N82E16833124278&Depa=0&WaterMark=1&Description=LINKSYS%20WUSB600N%20USB%202.0%20Wireless-N%20USB%20Network%20Adapter%20with%20Dual-Band

You can plug that adapter DST posted directly into a USB slot right on the rig but, if your rig sits on the floor, it may not receive the signal well.  With a cabled cradle adapter, you can move it around a bit until you've found the "sweet spot" where the signal is the strongest.   

I can only speak for the Linksys WUSB600N.  It does come with a cradle adapter which has, I believe, around a four foot cable.  It's actually designed to move away from the rig and sit at a higher position.  That specific adapter runs $64.99 on Newegg.  You may want to check around to see if other brands carry that kind of extension.

I have recently moved my PC ontop of my desk because of the dust it was collecting under the desk :D. It runs cooler now, and the fan isn't roaring half as much. I'm very happy with this change in position. My desk is about 3-4FT of the floor, and my PC stands a somewhere between 1-2ft tall if I'm measuring right..so @ DST again you think I should do this? Save me a lot of $$ and get a lot of free stuff with it? *LCING*, *500GB's*.

So you're saying encryption is worthless?  I would think that's a bit irresponsible coming from a DS employee.  I would think you'd encourage your customers and potential buyers to do whatever they can too prevent any kind of identity theft.  Not everybody is a computer engineer like yourself that may, or may not have the ability to actually break encryption. 

Hackers can still hack FBI and CIA data bases but that doesn't negate the fact that they still use preventive measures to stop it from happening.  I've been encrypting for years and have never seen anyone riding my backbone before.  For us, the layman user, encryption is more for keeping your neighbors off your signal.  But, with identity theft more prevalent today, and the reality of it worsening in the years to come, encryption will become more of a streamline recommendation.

You can die a hideous death in a car crash even if you wear your seatbealt and have airbags, but your chances of survival increase by wearing them and having them.  You, of all people, should know better and should advocate preventive measures on your forums.  It just kinda makes sense, don't you think?
   

Edited by EdH63 - 19 Sep 2009 at 3:20am

You're right, DST.  However, that password would be a WPA2, TKIP or AES encryption.

WPA and WEP encryption were found to be unreliable and flawed in the past due to exploits, so the standard today in all new routers produced is WPA2 and AES encryption.  Just more layers of protection.  Nothing's bulletproof.