Thanks for the reply. The reason why I was concerned because when I was looking for replacements, this antenna on amazon has in the description "Only use for MINI PCI-E INTERFACE, DO NOT USE FOR M.2 (NGFF) INTERFACE", so I started getting really confused.
Black antenna is secondary... you do need both wires for optimal throughput. Can easily get a PCIe slot-mounted antenna pair on Amazon for about $10, only needs an empty case slot as it doesn't plug into anything but the wireless card itself. Link to first result, though it lacks the slot panel (easy enough to attach to a blank): http://www.amazon.com/Soldering-Wireless-Extension-Bulkhead-Repeater/dp/B00MJU6X5U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1458194981&sr=8-1&keywords=wifi+antenna+pcie
Yup.
Ingredients:
I'm sure you can figure out the rest.
This should do exactly what you're looking for.
Along with the PCIe WiFi card, grab an antenna + pigtail kit from Amazon.
The Core i3 is consistently among the top performers for the Dolphin Benchmark, and the Dolphin devs have said repeatedly that some of the GPU emulation just runs better on an AMD card, so there you have it.
Let me know if you have any questions.
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CPU | Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor | $112.89 @ OutletPC |
Motherboard | ECS H81H3-I/HDMI (V1.0) Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard | $49.99 @ Amazon |
Memory | *A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory | $37.99 @ Newegg |
Storage | Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $77.99 @ Amazon |
Video Card | PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card | $109.99 @ Newegg |
Case | Cooler Master Elite 110 Mini ITX Tower Case | $36.99 @ Newegg |
Power Supply | *Fractal Design Integra M 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply | $54.99 @ Newegg |
Wireless Network Adapter | Intel 7260HMW BN 802.11n Mini-PCI-Express Wi-Fi Adapter | $11.98 @ Amazon |
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Total | $492.81 | |
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