Solved! Is having wireless card in slot right under GPU fan ok?

[Coyle]

The card is a 1050ti that takes up 2 slots and the fans blow downwards so the next available slot is right under it; the card has a heatsink that faces downwards. Doesn't get a lot of heavy gaming, is it going to be ok there? I could put it in the last 1x slot but will have to remove one of the usb cables as it blocks the heatsink, not a big deal as I don't use the usbs that header connects to.

 

[mxnerd]

You will know if it's not working

Wired network is always better than wireless.

If wireless connection is not ideal for your system/environment

and you absolutely need wireless, get a wifi extender.

Antennas of PCIE/USB wireless card a lot of time are blocked by PC case unless you use extension cord.

 

[Coyle]

You will know if it's not working

Wired network is always better than wireless.

If wireless connection is not ideal for your system/environment

and you absolutely need wireless, get a wifi extender.

Antennas of PCIE/USB wireless card a lot of time are blocked by PC case unless you use extension cord.

There is no place for a wired connection where it's at, but wifi router is not far away, I'd say less than 30' max. The wifi card has an extender of sorts, is this one. My concern is that it's right below the GPU, wonder if over time that heat might fry the wifi card. The card does have a heatsink, is overkill as the internet connection is 40mbps, and not used for heavy gameplay. I probably could put it in that last pcie slot, is just usb 3.0 card I'm removing anyways, would have to lose the yellow usb as it'd block the wifi card's heatsink but don't use that usb so'd be ok, if you think it's too close to the GPU as is.

 

[mindless1]

The heat from that GPU is not much, doubt it will be a problem but I'd wonder how much of the motor's magnetic field is polluting the ground plane of the card, so would do a wifi benchmark with the card in both slots, and the video card at different loads to vary the magnetic field frequency.

Then again if the video card fan exhausts directly onto the back of the wifi card on the area opposite the heatsinked processor, it either is, or isn't (lol, see below) going to help it either, so seems simpler to use the other option of more distant slot.

Then again the opposite could be true, if the exhaust air temp from the video card, is cooler than the back of the wifi card from its own heat and passive cooling, then it could actually cause it to run cooler than if more distant.

Get an IR thermometer and measure, though having it further away would tend to make the video card run cooler, or wear fan and build up dust slower at lower RPM to achieve same temp.

Then there's the other option, add a fan. Put one on the side panel, or even just mounted on the case floor (not a hole in the case floor, perpendicular to it), with no external air intake, blowing across the cards.

 

[JackMDS]

Almost all Wireless cards have a circuit that automatically reduce their performance to avoid over heating of the Thingie hardware.

So.. you are better of buying a Good USB Wireless use a short USB Extension plug to the computer/Monitor and place above the systems.

Example -

This is My Kitchen computer streaming CNN.

A USB Wireless is attached with Velcro behind the Monitor with the the Antenna above the unit. It connects to a USB port wia USB Extention cord.

Nice clean streaming of everything while the Wireless Router is in other room about 30ft. away.

Using this Wireless - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B085Q5JDCY

Extensions - https://www.amazon.com/Extension-NIMASO-Material-Compatible-Playstation/dp/B088GSJLWX


Wireless Extenders are the modern version of Snake Oil - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_oil_(disambiguation)

P.S. AS a frame of refernce the computer above has internal BGN Wireless that does Stream but very poorly under the same setting.

 

[mindless1]

Did you see his PCIe card? It has antennas on a cable already, might not be an upgrade to use a USB dongle instead. Then again, it would resolve where to put the card (nowhere).

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08GPM825D

 

[JackMDS]

Did you see his PCIe card? It has antennas on a cable already, might not be an upgrade to use a USB dongle instead. Then again, it would resolve where to put the card (nowhere).

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08GPM825D

If the Internet connection is 1GB and the Wireless in other devices is WIFI 6 then it might produce a little better Wireless tha the USB.

That said, giving the location of the inside card it probably will reduce inside Speed in order not to avoid overheat, and it is a $57 vs. less tan $20 USB.

 

[Coyle]

Almost all Wireless cards have a circuit that automatically reduce their performance to avoid over heating of the Thingie hardware.

So.. you are better of buying a Good USB Wireless use a short USB Extension plug to the computer/Monitor and place above the systems.

Example -View attachment 55324

This is My Kitchen computer streaming CNN.

A USB Wireless is attached with Velcro behind the Monitor with the the Antenna above the unit. It connects to a USB port wia USB Extention cord.

Nice clean streaming of everything while the Wireless Router is in other room about 30ft. away.

Using this Wireless - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B085Q5JDCY

Extensions - https://www.amazon.com/Extension-NIMASO-Material-Compatible-Playstation/dp/B088GSJLWX


Wireless Extenders are the modern version of Snake Oil - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_oil_(disambiguation)

P.S. AS a frame of refernce the computer above has internal BGN Wireless that does Stream but very poorly under the same setting.

Oh my, I've actually been going back and forth whether to use a usb wifi dongle (has extender antenna as well) both it and the internal run pretty much the same speeds. I was thinking the internal would be better for long term as the pc gets used pretty much all day, streaming, light gaming etc. But it's been using a USB 2.4ghz TP-Link for over 5 years so now you've got me thinking the usb wifi might be a better choice than the internal card, especially as it turned out I wasn't able to put the internal card in the bottom pcie slot, that wasn't a usb header, is the front audio so is as in the pics. The internet service is only 40mb and both cards are running at that max fine. Since there's the issue with the internal being so close to the GPU maybe I should go with the USB wifi, you think?

 

[mxnerd]

Technology has advanced to 802.11ax, don't know why Jack kept mentioning years old BGN standard (B&G almost 20 years ago).

Wireless extenders also work great for many people, absolutely not snake oil. Just see how many good reviews about wifi extenders https://www.amazon.com/s?k=wifi+extender .Which has bigger case than small/tiny USB adapter. You just use an ethernet cable connect from PC's ethernet port to wifi extender's port.

Internal PCIe adapters with big heat sink usually are better than small USB adapters which overheats a lot. However the USB adapter OP has a big base and long antennas so overheating shouldn't be a problem.

Move the PCIe adapter to the lowest slot if OP worry so much about overheating. Intel's wifi chips are excellent.

Speed won't be a problem since OP only has 40Mbps internet. Guess OP has an N/AC router, can use either USB/PCIe adapters on hand without problem.