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NatProDev

5GHz WiFi adapter For Virtual Desktop

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Hi, I've heard a lot of good things about Virtual Desktop on this sub and I'm sick of Link not working properly so I was looking to get a PC WiFi adapter.

I'm in student accommodation and our router doesn't support 5GHz frequencies so it's my only option, just wondering if anyone has any recommendations as I don't understand any of the specs, I read that it should support forced 802.11ac mode but I don't know how to check that and whether it supports creating a hotspot on Windows 10.

Cheers.

Posted Feb 10, 2020, 4:56 PM UTC

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Colonel_Izzi•

There's a couple that I've seen mentioned in the Virtual Desktop discord. This one for example: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07YDD72FC/

I can also personally vouch for this one, though it's a local Australian product: https://www.volans.com.au/product/vl-uw120/

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NatProDevOP•

These look great, think I'll go for the Amazon one. I'll join the discord too, I'm sure it'll come in handy thanks for your help!

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Colonel_Izzi•

https://discordapp.com/invite/6rYepzg

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SpaceBender91•

nt accommodation and our router doesn't support 5GHz frequencies so it's my only option, just wondering if anyone has any recommendations as I don't understand any of the specs, I read that it should support forced 802.11ac mode but I don't know how to check that and whether it supports creating a hotspot on Windows 10.

Is the latency with these better than wiring with Ethernet to a 5g router?.

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Colonel_Izzi•

It shouldn't be. Transmission across both USB and Gigabit Ethernet should be sub-ms so it would never be a bottleneck. And there are a whole lot of reasons to favour a good 5GHz ac router. These dongles are only something I'd recommend for people who don't really have any other good choices.

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jimibosmells1•

Hey i know im late to this thread but what are the advantages of having a dedicated 5ghz router just out of curiosity?

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SpaceBender91•

And there are a whole lot of reasons to favour a good 5GHz ac router. These dongles are only something I'd recommend for people who don't really have any other good choices.

Ooh, thanks, thought there might be a possibility of a maybe 2ms difference because of the extra device it has to route through.

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imacmill•

To the best of your knowledge, do both of these dongles create 5Ghz hotspots? So many of them are locked to 2.4Ghz...

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Colonel_Izzi•

They can both be locked to 5GHz ac in Windows device manager. That is indeed the prerequisite for acceptable performance.

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imacmill•

Awesome, thank you!

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FittingMechanics•

What is your problem with Link?

Virtual Desktop with 5 GHz is not without problem. Depending on your issue with Link you could get an even worse experience with VD.

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NatProDevOP•

Just stuff like the mic. not working and taking often not connecting right the first time. Just niggles really but I also would prefer to be wireless since my cable isn't that long.

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Icebreaker808•

having tried both Virtual desktop and Link. Link is still far superior. i still get "lag" playing my favorite VR game (its multiplayer Fast pace robot Fighting Game Vox Machinae)

Link is buttery smooth with my 1070ti Ryzen setup. With Virtual Desktop, even though I am showing 37ms Latency, I get what is percieved as poor frame rate, I have changed lots of settings to see if I can get it working good, but it never works as well as Link does.

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Its liveable, and its nice being totally wireless, but link is still much better. Virtual Desktop may be better on slower moving games.

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mrbrandonray•

Virtual desktop works amazing for me... only downfall is I cant seem to throw anything correctly in VD no matter what game

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