Reddit mentions of TP-LINK TL-PA211 KIT AV200 Mini Powerline Adapter Starter Kit, up to 200Mbps

hey there man. noticed your ethernet gripe, have you tried one of these.

They work surprisingly well, I was pretty sceptical at first. I recently used a set to connect my laptop to my router even though it was at the bottom of my garden in a shed. All you need are two sockets on the same fusebox. You can plug the adapters into power strips, one end gets plugged into router/nearest ethernet port, other end gets plugged in next to the computer and that's it. It's transparent to the computer, it just thinks it's connected over ethernet to your router.

I GREATLY recommend aquiring a Powerline Adapter. It essentially is two little boxes you can plug into the wall. Hook one up to the router and then it will push interwebs through your power grid and make it come out at the other adapter which you can place in your room. Then jsut plug in a shorter ehternet cable to that little thing.
Try soemthing like these
http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-PA211-KIT-Powerline-Adapter/dp/B0055XKBW4/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1367935143&sr=1-4&keywords=powerline+adapter

TP-Link seems more or less OK, and their APs usually have the three modes (AP, client, repeater). Also, they sell antennas, which can improve the transmission. But, as I said, I don't have that much experience. I prefer Ethernet.

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Another possibility: PLC/HomePlug. Example

The 7970 would certainly be worth it, however it does depend on the types of games you are playing.

Here are some benchmarks for the 7970, at the bottom of the page it shows the results using 3 1080p monitors playing BF3 at max settings. The results aren't great, a minimum framerate of 23 and average of 29 would be barely playable. Obviously if you tweaked some of the settings you could make it playable. On another page the Dirt 3 benchmarks are done and all cards perform a lot better.

I wouldn't recommend going the SLI route, it is almost always better to have a single good card than 2 average ones that produce more heat.

Oh and the new Nvidia cards actually support up to 4 monitors now. If you wanted more space in your case, you could get rid of the wifi card and get a homeplug. Good luck!

That article seems to state that when utilizing another wireless router, it still needs to be in a 'wireless access point' mode. That's usually done by the 3rd party firmwares DD-WRT/ tomato. Not sure how much WAP's cost, but I got my Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 at the time for $20. I then installed Tomato on it which enabled it to run as an access point, bridge, router, and many other options.

The other model Tomato was popular with at the time was the Linksys WRT54GL - I'm sure you can find a used/refurb of these for cheaper.

So while you are using what is physically a router out of the box, by making these firmware changes it can become an WAP (which is what's needed to extend the wireless network).

I've tried using extenders before but never had luck with them...they either constantly dropped the network connection, were only able to work with WEP encryption, or the 'better ones' were well out of my price range.

You could always try doing it on the cheap by making one of these.

Lastly, do you NEED your bedroom pc connection to be wireless? If not, check out powerline networking.

If the second router does not fix this (wireless signal does not pass through the floor at all,) something along the lines of a Powerline adaptor-UK || Powerline Adaptor-US could be a possible solution?
Source - I use a similar solution to connect a laptop in a room that does not receive a wireless signal from the router.

Yeah, I think someone mentioned it above. It's a much more reliable way to get internet to your desktop. I experience significantly less drops and my speed and latency are much better. It also takes virtually no time to set up.

I bought this one for my gaming rig:
http://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Powerline-TL-PA211-STARTER-KIT/dp/B0055XKBW4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1346647284&sr=8-1&keywords=powerline+adapter

Do you share the house with others or is it sole tenancy? If you're not sharing try Powerline. I use these with a hub at the destination for a PC and XBOX. No issues at all and good speeds.

are you sure? cat 6 cable is only 35 cents a foot. that would be by far the best option.

if not, this kit is a good powerline kit.

Just a thought, if you don't like cords running through your house. Or rather your "other half" don't like it. And wifi can be tricky in XBMC/OpenELEC you could try using a "powerline"-kit.

http://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Powerline-TL-PA211-STARTER-KIT/dp/B0055XKBW4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1343464625&sr=8-2&keywords=powerline

It's essentially ethernet over the powerlines, I use it and it works flawlessly. And the connection is encrypted by 128-bit AES.

Good luck!

It's an ethernet to powerline adapter. As the name indicates, it uses your house's electrical wiring as a medium. The usual price is $30-300 depending on what you buy.

The 200Mbps version is available for $30 on amazon and this one is rated 2Gbps and costs $140. These two are purely wired but there are versions that also include WiFi or an USB port.

The real world speed varies depending on your house's wiring; basically, how old your house is.

I bought a cheap one for $35 back in 2011 rated for 200Mbps (apparently still available for $17.78 used) and I've been using it ever since. I get 60Mbps out of 200Mbps, it's very stable, there's no detectable latency, and it consumes only 3W.

At the time, the fastest one was rated 500Mbps but today you can buy a 1Gbps model for a reasonable price and get a speed of ~300Mbps from it.