Reddit mentions of TP-Link AC1900 WiFi PCI-Express Wireless Network Card Beamforming Tech Adapter

Hello hello, first-time poster here. I've been lurking around this thread for a while now and after recently completing a new PC build, I decided it was time to put some effort into my battlestation as well. I call this... Japanese Steampunk. Maybe not so much steampunk, but I do really like the copper and wood elements.

[EDIT] Yes, I know this isn't steampunk. I'm sorry, I wish I could change the title but I can't. I had steampunk elements in mind when designing the room, hence the title, so I apologize for misleading anyone. Let's just all focus on the Japanese elements, then! :D

For the computer, I did my best to go with as much white as I could. Many of the parts (especially the peripherals) were chosen with the color and a budget in mind. My original intention was to use one monitor for my PC and the other for console gaming, but the boyfriend ended up hooking his PC up to the second monitor so that we can play Overwatch side-by-side, ha.

The desk and shelving were custom-made by me with parts from IKEA, a little spraypaint, and a few power tools.

I haven't added up what everything cost me, but I'm going to ballpark around $2500. Not cheap, but pretty good considering that this setup will last me for years.

Computer
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Case

• NZXT S340 Glossy White Steel ATX Mid Tower Case
  
  Motherboard
  
• ASUS TUF SABERTOOTH Z170 S
  
  CPU
  
• Intel Core i5-6600K 6M Skylake Quad-Core 3.5 GHz
  
  RAM
  
• Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 32GB (4 x 8GB)
  
  Cooling
  
• Corsair Air Series AF140 140mm, white, ENERMAX ETS-T40F-W 120mm Twister Aluminum 120mm, white
  
  Graphics card
  
• ASUS GTX 900 GeForce GTX 970
  
  Harddrive
  
• Crucial BX200 2.5" 480GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive
  
  Power
  
• EVGA 220-GS-0850-V1 80 PLUS GOLD
  
  Wireless
  
• TP-LINK Archer T9E AC1900 Dual Band Wireless PCI Express Adapter
  
  Peripherals
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  Monitors
  
• Vizta V32Lmh1 White 31.5" 8ms HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor
  
  Keyboard
  
• SADES K10 LED Backlit Wired USB Mechanical Keyboard
  
  Mouse
  
• GW SADES S7 Flash Wing PC Gaming Mouse
  
  Speakers
  
• Logitech Multimedia Speakers Z200
  
  Headphones
  
• Sony MDRZX110 ZX Series Stereo Headphones
  
  Headphone stand
  
• Just Mobile HS-100GD HeadStand, gold
  
  Phone stand
  
• elago M2 Stand, gold
  
  Lighting
  
• Jansjo Copper work lamp, Fairy LED Copper Wire String Lights, LED lighting strip
  
  Desk & Shelves
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  Karlby counter top, walnut
  
  Godvin legs, white
  
  Capita legs, stainless steel
  
  Signum cable management
  
  Henriksdal chair, brown-black, Nolhaga gray-beige cover
  
  Ekby Stodis shelf brackets
  
  Rustoleum Hammered Copper spraypaint
  

The R7000 is capable of 900Mbps+ WAN<>LAN.

• Make sure you're on the latest firmware.
  
• Make sure that CTF / NAT Acceleration is enabled on the R7000.
  
  
• Try a different network cable between the CL modem and R7000.
  
  
  If you want to go wireless, you need a PCI-E AC class adapter for your PC:
  
  http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-Archer-T9E-Beamforming-Low-profile/dp/B00TQEX7AQ/
  
  http://www.amazon.com/Dual-Band-Wireless-AC1900-PCI-E-Adapter-PCE-AC68/dp/B00F42V83C/
  
  

God damn how did you get a set of genuine for $32.69

This is a great wireless card, it will perform much better than a powerline adapter.

Here's a couple of options:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00TQEX7AQ/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B007GMPZ0A&linkCode=as2&tag=nerdtechy-20&linkId=J2FGY3ZUEFQFYK52&th=1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00TQEX7AQ/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B007GMPZ0A&linkCode=as2&tag=nerdtechy-20&linkId=J2FGY3ZUEFQFYK52&th=1


Or you could swap out the mobo in there for one with built in wireless. In that case, I recommend https://pcpartpicker.com/product/2Phj4D/asus-strix-z270-e-gaming-atx-lga1151-motherboard-strix-z270-e-gaming

I was thinking of getting this for my build: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I REV 4.2

Should I drop another $20 for this TP-Link Archer T9E?

pc-kombo shared list

Type|Item|Price

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CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | $259.99 @ Newegg.ca
Motherboard | MSI B350 Tomahawk | $124.99 @ Newegg.ca
Memory | G.Skill Aegis DDR4 DDR4-3000 16GB (16 GB) | $166.99 @ Newegg.ca
Storage | WD Blue WD20EZRZ (2 TB) | $79.99 @ Amazon.ca
SSD | SanDisk Ultra II 480GB TLC (480 GB) | $195.73 @ Amazon.ca
Video Card | EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 SC 2 Gaming iCX | $599.99 @ Amazon.ca
Case | Carbide Series 200R Compact ATX | $74.99 @ Amazon.ca
Power Supply | be quiet! Pure Power 10 (500 W) | $69.9 @ Newegg.ca
| Total | $1572.57
| Generated by pc-kombo 03.09.2017 |

I at first wanted to create build with an i7 cpu for you, but I was not able to fit it into budget. Not with a GTX 1070 and the other requirements, like the bigger SSD. And without the GTX 1070 a stronger cpu for 144Hz gaming is pretty much useless.

That's why that build has a Ryzen 5 cpu, which has the advantage of being a better cpu for programming and the VMs, while still being good for gaming. The mentioned 1070 to go with it, and 16GB of fast ram. 2TB HDD, 480GB SSD. Note that I opted for a cheaper case than the R5, but if you want to use up your budget you could swap it out. But the 200R at least looks equally nice (but is a bit worse).

I don't know which optical drive you are searching. Which medium do you want to read? For Wifi you should add https://www.amazon.ca/Gigabyte-Bluetooth-Expansion-Components-GC-WB867D-I/dp/B00HF8K0O6 (but there are alternatives, like https://www.amazon.ca/TP-Link-Archer-T9E-Wireless-Beamforming/dp/B00TQEX7AQ/)

Sounds like you're pretty much stuck using wifi.

I like these TP Link cards: TP-Link AC1900 Wireless Dual Band PCI-Express Adapter with Beamforming Technology (Archer T9E) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TQEX7AQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_T.5GzbDN6R49G

Anything more than that and you probably won't see an improvement because your Unifi AP probably doesn't have a 4x4 radio.

The other person was right, though. AC may not be faster or more reliable than 2.4n because of signal loss due to floors/ceilings.

Also remember for gaming that low latency and packet loss are always better than high bandwidth. A slow (within reason,) reliable connection is better than a spotty, fast one.

If you choose a USB one, try to make sure it is plugged into a different USB controller than the two main sensors for your Rift. They use the most bandwidth.

Good luck!

You probably should get a better network card. Your router support AC and dual band. You probably want to take advantage of 5GHz frequency. Also, check your wireless network traffic in your apartment. There's an app on your phone that will tell you how many traffic you have 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz around you. From there, you can choose which frequency or perhaps both.

You can get something cheap like this

Or something more expensive like this

There are cheap wireless AC adapter now. You can look around Amazon and probably find something suitable to your need and finance.

Hey, great parts list imo. Honestly, there really wasn't anything I could change. With that being said, I went ahead and put together an "alternate" build. Please read my notes before proceeding:

• CPU: If you'd like, you can order your Ryzen 1600 from Amazon for the same price as from Newegg + Free Shipping (and one day with prime). For whatever reason Amazon's page for the 1600 is glitched and doesnt display the right price. To get the correct price ($265), go to this Amazon page, and then add to cart.
  
• RAM: Your choice of RAM is definitely the best value, no doubt. Since I couldn't do anything here, I went and added the next best value. Its slightly quicker, has much better timings, and uses Samsung B-Die (best RAM die on the market).
  
• CASES: I see that you wrote that you really like the Air 240! That's great, its an awesome case. Just for some alternatives, I'd suggest taking a look at the Fractal Design Define C ($95 w/ $5 coupon, awesome value) and the brand new Fractal Design Meshify C ($120+$20 S/H, sadly its a bit pricey). There's also the Corsair Carbide which is also very pricey, but I thought I'd throw it in there as it's similar looking to the Air 240.
  
• PSU: The Rosewill Photon is a pretty good power supply, certainly no slouch if you get a working one. This series is hit or miss. I'd definitely recommend the EVGA 650W GQ primarily because it is more reliable, but also because it has an additional 100W overhead. The real steal is that it's only about $5 more once you've completed your $20 Mail-in rebate!
  
• WIFI: Admittedly my knowledge regarding this category and the following are rather limited. All I know is that the AC1900 is a super well respected wifi card and it's on sale for $72 on Amazon, in your position I'd pick this one up.
  
• MOUSE, KEYBOARD, AND HEADPHONES: I threw in a bunch of different alternatives in here since a lot of it is definitely personal preference. The mouse and keyboard you selected would definitely be fantastic, especially if you get the charging pad for your G403. I really like the G502 at its current Amazon price though ($90), and for the keyboards any of them would be fantastic (I'd lean towards the G610). For the headphones I have even less knowledge, but I have the HyperX Cloud and I love it. It's currently on sale for $98 on Amazon.
  
  Here's the pcpartpicker list for those items that I mentioned above, be sure to remove the extra keyboards and mice I threw in for reference. When you do that (and -$20 for the MIR on the Power Supply), this build comes to about $90 more. Like I said before I just wanted to show you some alternatives (what you've selected is already great).

Rather have the card inside then something outside, I also noticed that USB adapter usually shit out a lot fast then PCI cards. IF you loooking for one, https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-PCI-Express-Beamforming-Archer-T9E/dp/B00TQEX7AQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1496081165&sr=1-1&keywords=tp+link+archer+t9e just went down 10 usd and they just released a driver 3 days ago (last driver was 3 years old)

Wireless integrity depends on a significant number of factors such as distance from the router and number of users/signals in your immediate proximity. If you`re in an apartment building it can be rough. If you`re like me, where you have a house and being hardwired isn`t financially viable at the moment but you are still relatively close to your router, results are much better. I am using one of these guys (https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00TQEX7AQ/ref=pe_3034960_233709270_TE_item) and have zero issues. Can play games such as WoW, Overwatch, destiny, BF1, etc etc etc with zero issues and zero disconnects.

Well, then the Archer T9E is a good option. It's AC1900 with 3 beamforming antennas. Should be good for pretty much anything, but might be overkill. I've no clue what Rogers is giving customers these days, it just says "AC", but that could be anywhere from 750 to 5400. Most likely it's 1200 or 1350 though (I'd assume they'd include the same router with each package for simplicity's sake, and the gigabit package has to have a router of at least 1000, but has no benefit from anything over that). You could go for the Archer T6E if you wanted to save a bit of money, since it's AC1300 so it'll still be plenty fast, but as it's a two antenna card, the signal strength wouldn't be as good, though you've said that's not really a concern.

Personally I would go powerline ethernet adapter or something similar to this one

I own both of those, and they are both very good products.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00TQEX7AQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I bought that one for about $70. I'm two floors up from my router, but one both my laptop and xbox one I get full signal on the 5ghz band. Will see how it performs soon.

I am 20 ft from the router (Asus rt-56u) and have 60Mbps coming in, but I still got lag spikes and rubber banding in CSGO. i would go from 50ms ping to 150 sometimes up to 800 and it would be literally unplayable because it was 1 step forward 10 steps back.

I even tried this wireless card and it seemed to work for a while (after dicking around finding alternative drivers) and then I had issues again.

I also bought a new modem and tried a different router and that didn't work either.

TLDR: I ultimately bought this powerline adapter for $30 and have had steady 30-40 ping in csgo with no issues.

https://www.amazon.ca/TP-Link-PCI-Express-Beamforming-Archer-T9E/dp/B00TQEX7AQ?tag=2kreviews-20

its expensive.

You can go for the cheaper AC1300 if you wanna save money.

Yeah, I may have to go this route. I'll probably get this upgrade if nothing else works: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TQEX7AQ/

Here you go

I use this

https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-PCI-Express-Beamforming-Archer-T9E/dp/B00TQEX7AQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1506755345&sr=8-1&keywords=TP-Link+-+Archer+T9E+PCI

TP-Link AC1900 Wireless Dual Band PCI-Express Adapter with Beamforming Technology (Archer T9E) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TQEX7AQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_uhBKzbTN6FAV2

Is it a desktop or laptop? "Best" can be a bit subjective when we're balancing affordable. Personally, I wouldn't want to go below a dual band n adapter, but you can very easily save money by going to a single band n. You could also look at going with a powerline adapter, which can potentially be a lot more reliable.

Edit: Bonus high end wifi card for comparison's sake. It's also worth noting that there's no sense in getting an ac card if you have an n router, unless you're willing to spend extra dollars to future-proof yourself.

The wireless card I use is TP-Link Archer T9E. It's a little expensive for a wireless card, but compared to my macbook's wireless internet speed, there's a noticeable difference.

Also, here's tonymacx86's buyers guide:

http://www.tonymacx86.com/building-customac-buyers-guide-november-2015.html

check if you are behind 7 proxies. might explain about the latency. or your wifi adapter is shit. check this out.. sweet 1300Mbps

I'd say they're probably about the same thing ... the tp-link is advertising some smart-home fluff like alexa compatibility and IFTTT compatibility. How many devices are you going to be running off of it ... these are a bit overkill for most situations ?

Here's two expamples of the type of wifi adapter you'll probably want if you do decide to go with one of these routers:

https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Wi-Fi-Express-Adapter-PCE-AC56/dp/B01H9QMOMY/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1502291134&sr=1-3&keywords=wifi%2Badapter%2Bpcie&th=1

https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-PCI-Express-Beamforming-Archer-T9E/dp/B00TQEX7AQ/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1502291113&sr=1-2&keywords=wifi+adapter+pcie

Yeah I'm using wireless, and sometimes it'll cut and show no networks detected for a little while, which makes me think its definitely the card. I'm using this right now fwiw.


I'm considering replacing the card with the AC1300 or AC1900 when it completely dies, or just trying out powerwire ethernet but I'm not sure what's best.

Yep, I was seeing lots of stuttering after I moved and had to put my computer downstairs and far away from the router. I fixed my problem by upgrading my wireless card: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00TQEX7AQ/ and haven't had an issue since.

edit: it also had nothing to do with ping. I was pinging 4ms to some of the west coast servers and it was still happening. Open a command prompt and ping -t google.com - let it run for awhile and you'll see if you're dropping packets.

https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-PCI-Express-Beamforming-Archer-T9E/dp/B00TQEX7AQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1500585163&sr=1-1&keywords=tplink+ac1900+wireless+card

edit: same card I use, its a beast

I ended up passing on the ROG Maximus VIII Formula and I just ordered these:

Gigabyte LGA1151 Intel Z170 2-Way SLI ATX DDR4 Motherboards GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B012IBPJ6I/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_QYl9wb8Q4D1GX

TP-LINK Archer T9E AC1900 Dual Band Wireless PCI Express Adapter, 5Ghz 1300Mbps + 2.4Ghz 600Mbps, Beamforming, 3T3R, Include Low-profile Bracket, Support Windows XP/7/8/8.1/10 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TQEX7AQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_pZl9wbZKXBTN3

Looks pretty nice! Thanks sir.

Do you think its a good idea to upgrade the antennas? I'd either like to extend them with a cable, or buy larger ones. My AP isn't that far away, but I think that slightly larger antennas would benefit me. It's gotta go through a few walls. I have one large antenna that I can try putting on it to experiment. I just hope this adapter does the trick for me.

https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-PCI-Express-Beamforming-Archer-T9E/dp/B00TQEX7AQ/ref=dp_ob_title_ce

do you think this is worth the additional cost? it's the AC1900 version. btw it's 69.99 at my local microcenter

Amazon search, PCIe, Amazon Prime for that sweet free shipping:

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_st_review-rank?keywords=wireless+adapters&fst=p90x%3A1%2Cas%3Aoff&rh=n%3A172282%2Cn%3A541966%2Cn%3A193870011%2Cn%3A17923671011%2Cn%3A13983711%2Ck%3Awireless+adapters%2Cp_n_feature_keywords_three_browse-bin%3A6011949011%2Cp_85%3A2470955011&qid=1538695753&sort=review-rank

40 bucks, amazon's best seller:

https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Archer-T6E-Wireless-Technology/dp/B016K0896K/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&rps=1&ie=UTF8&qid=1538695772&sr=1-4&keywords=wireless+adapters&refinements=p_n_feature_keywords_three_browse-bin%3A6011949011%2Cp_85%3A2470955011

AC1300 dual band, not the other one.

"N300" is just 2.4 ghz, don't go there.

Not sure what router you have, if this higher end card would be of benefit:

https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Archer-T9E-Beamforming-Technology/dp/B00TQEX7AQ/ref=zg_bs_3012291011_4?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=VVAD1W30VR3E1GVMJ2X0

Rosewill stuff is OK in my experience:

https://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-Wireless-802-11AC1200-Including-Low-Profile/dp/B0799J48HD/ref=zg_bs_13983711_21?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=BPF41JVTDJR8NADY6FKH

I have seen this name mentioned, I think for Hackintosh builds, Fenvi?

https://www.amazon.com/Fenvi-Express-Single-chip-Dual-Band-2-Stream/dp/B07H3TCXMK/ref=zg_bs_13983711_49?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=BPF41JVTDJR8NADY6FKH

With the small USB adapters you often have undesirable location issues with the antennas being right smack next to a huge metal box. that is about the worst place for wifi devices. Even PCIe devices with external antennas are somewhat susceptible to that.

The PCE-AC68/88 being a little different, since the radio is cabled to a remote antenna.

minimum should be 2x2 AC1200, single antenna devices tend to have pretty bad performance.

Asus makes a few great adapters.


PCE-AC56


PCE-AC68


PCE-AC88

Same with tp-link

Archer T6E

Archer T9E

https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-PCI-Express-Beamforming-Archer-T9E/dp/B00TQEX7AQ/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1496349111&sr=1-2&keywords=ac+wifi+pcie

for the best possible performance.

This is my wifi adapter: https://www.amazon.es/dp/B00TQEX7AQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_Emu4CbCENQBQD

I'll try removing it

> T9E

Would that be this card?

A great Wireless-N Wi-fi card is the TP-Link TL-WN881ND for under $20.

If you need bluetooth as well as a basic Wireless-AC (AC1200), then there's an Asus PCE-AC55BT that has you covered.

For higher performing 802.11ac with beamforming, an affordable option is the TP-Link Archer T9E AC1900 card. For top of the line, you should look at the AC3100 capable Asus PCE-AC88 card.

32 gb coupled with a gpu that has 8gb of vram seems to be overkill at this very moment. I would go to 16 gb, and save yourself $80 in order to put it towards a http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-Archer-T9E-Beamforming-Low-profile/dp/B00TQEX7AQ/ref=sr_1_7?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1459112531&sr=1-7&keywords=wireless+pci+card (only if you have an AC compatible router, though). If you don't want to get that, then your build is looking pretty great.

EDIT: However, I'd still go 16gb in order to get an i7. i5s are usually chosen for gaming, but seeing as you do video editing, you could utilize an i7-6700k way better.

This is the one I use, and it gets great range. https://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-Archer-T9E-Beamforming-Low-profile/dp/B00TQEX7AQ/

I have a TP-link Ac1900 that I bought in June, 2017 and barely used.

link

Any interest?

TP-Link Archer AC1900 WiFi Card PCIe Adapter with Beamforming and Heatsink Technology (T9E) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TQEX7AQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_SHLWAbFZEPSWG

thanks so much!! https://www.amazon.com/Archer-T9E-Wireless-Beamforming-Low-profile/dp/B00TQEX7AQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1474181142&sr=1-1&keywords=tP-Link%2BArcher%2BT9E&th=1 with this it should be about the same right D?

Which Adapter is better? Which would you recommend?

ASUS Dual-Band Wireless-AC1900 PCI-E Adapter (PCE-AC68)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F42V83C/?tag=pcpapi-20

TP-Link Archer T9E AC1900 Dual Band Wireless PCI Express Adapter
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TQEX7AQ?psc=1

Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Combo PCI Adapter
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HF8K0O6/?tag=pcpapi-20

Heres the #1 selling pcie wifi card on Amazon for $40: http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-Wireless-Express-Adapter-TL-WDN4800/dp/B007GMPZ0A

It uses 802.11a/b/g/n but there's a more expensive card 75$ if your looking for 802.ac (higher bandwidth): http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TQEX7AQ?psc=1 .

But remember your wifi is only good as your weakest link so if you go 802.ac you'd probably need a better router to get the most out of it. Also depends on your internet provider plan. I'd stick with the first choice because of your budget

I use the first one w/o issue

I have both This one and this one on 2 different PC's with this router.

Can recommend all three. Both have strong connection through walls, and undropping 450-600mbps connections. That Gigabyte is particularly a great bang for buck card, I recommend it to everyone, zero complaints. From my internal server it handily has constant 50-60MBps transfers. Just over half wired speed upload and download, which for wireless is perfectly acceptable to me.

USB adapters work, and can work just fine. But a PCI card will have better throughput and better range. I use that very same adapter on my Rpi because it isn't the most powerful thing, and it does work. But not nearly as well.

Ah so 3x3 = 3 antennas right?

I think this one is 3x3 https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-PCI-Express-Beamforming-Archer-T9E/dp/B00TQEX7AQ/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1511881535&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=TP-Link+Archer+T9E+AC+1900+Wireless+Dual+Band+PCI+Express+Adapter%2C

If I were to buy an AC1900 Wifi adapter would it work with with an AC1750 router or does it not matter. An ethernet connection would be too much work for me to set up and I just need a stable connection. The router is 5ghz.

I was thinking between one of these two:

https://www.amazon.ca/Asus-USB-AC68-Dual-Band-Adapter-Included/dp/B01I7QFR10/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=wifi+adapter+asus&qid=1566618058&s=gateway&sr=8-2

https://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-Archer-T9E-Wireless-Express/dp/B00TQEX7AQ/ref=dp_ob_title_ce

I recommend TP-Link Archer T9E AC1900 Dual Band Wireless PCI Express Adapter, 5Ghz 1300Mbps + 2.4Ghz 600Mbps, Beamforming, 3T3R, Include Low-profile Bracket, Support Windows XP/7/8/8.1/10 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TQEX7AQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_JsK6xbE6V6YTB
Very good card. I have great speeds and mostly single digit ping.

so far my best uninformed choice would be TP-Link Archer T9E AC1900 ( french amazon link : https://www.amazon.fr/TP-Link-Archer-T9E-Adaptateur-1900Mbps/dp/B00TQEX7AQ/ )

I had this thing. It sucked. Made a high pitched squeal constantly.

Got this and have no problems https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Wireless-Express-Adapter-TL-WDN4800/dp/B00TQEX7AQ?th=1

Is there a reason why you use that card?

This one is cheaper ($35) and it claims to reach speeds of 450 Mbps, whereas the one you have ($50) goes up to 3 Mpbs.
https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Wireless-PCI-Express-Adapter-TL-WDN4800/dp/B007GMPZ0A/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1511820874&sr=1-3&keywords=wifi%2Bcard&th=1

I notice Austin Evans in this video uses AC900 Tp link, but when I click on the provided link, it took me to a refurbished model for 65$. So I don't know if he's recommending refurb on this, or if it's a mistake. New one is $90.

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/TO5cYWd12lQ?t=3m17s
LINK TO TPLINK AC900 https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Wireless-PCI-Express-Adapter-TL-WDN4800/dp/B00TQEX7AQ/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1511820874&sr=1-3&keywords=wifi%2Bcard&th=1

I can't seem to find any reliable reviews of wifi cards?? I find this really odd that nobody's really covered it. Linus covered one from ASUS four years ago...

Are wifi cards still a thing? What are people doing these days?

This card from Ubit is cheaper and better in terms of advertised speeds & features. Though Rosewill is a more well known brand.

Based on the replies to this don't get this card. Get one from a reputable brand. Personally I purchased this one from TP-Link last year and it's great.