what makes wifi cards powerful

overclucker

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• Sep 20, 2006

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what makes pci wifi cards be able process channels and signals so well? im talking about the card its self, not the antenna.

the chipset?

 

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wifi card chipsets

whats the best right now?

 

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Dedicated hardware. Designing a chip for one purpose it becomes smaller, less power hungry and less heat.

 

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I merged your threads - no need for two threads on the same subject.

 

K15

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Powerful in comparison to what? I find PCI WiFi cards work LOADS better than the USB ones.

 

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K15 said:

Powerful in comparison to what? I find PCI WiFi cards work LOADS better than the USB ones.

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range wise

 

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• Sep 22, 2006

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If its range its the antenea or amp on the card most likely.