Best Wi-fi PC1 card for an old computer

anotherquestion

Hi folks,

I have an old an old PCspecialist desktop (15 years old start of next year)  and connected to EE full fibre though Ethernet cable, on a 500 down package and getting speeds of 400 Mbps which is fine.

I am thinking of changing to Youfibre and may have to connect the above desktop wirelessly if on the install day, they are not willing to run the cable to the back of the house.

I have put in my old PC 1 wireless N 300Mbps wireless card, have run a few speedtests but I am only able to manage 30-40 Mbps after trying a few tests. The Router is on top of desktop so not a matter of distance away.

Limitations of the above card or the actual PC hardware do you think?

Thanks for any advice.

HillStreetBlues

Have you installed correct driver for card?  as sometimes Windows doesn't find the best one.

DullGreyGuy

What version of PCI is it running? Really it should be PCIe 2.0 which would support much more than that unless other parts of the system are snarled so its queuing. 

Is the download speed 30-40Mbps or 30-40MBps? the capitalisation is important as b is bits and B is bytes and there are 8 bits in a byte. 

I've certainly found with wifi there is a matter of being too close, a couple of meters away with no obstructions can be better than being a couple of CM away. 

anotherquestion

Thanks for replies, yes drivers are installed ok for card, It is Mbps as from the thinkbroadband speedtest.
Anyway here is a pic of the card, probably if I can get Youfibre to run their cable to the back of house where the Openreach ONT is installed, then I could have a direct Ethernet connection the desktop, as I have at the moment with EE, though Youfibre will have to install their ONt beside the Openreach one.

I was thinking that maybe they could could just cable tie the two cables together, but as they can't touch Openreach equipment, that may be a problem, as well as the longevity of cables ties outside.

Thanks.

Cisco001

Any PCI-E slot?

HillStreetBlues

Did you do a full install or just installed the drivers?