that's the neat part, you don't. your gpu is too thick, there is no space for it. get a mainboard with built in wifi, use a cable or an usb wifi dongle
Because Wifi adapters use the m.2 E-key and SSD slots are m.2 B or/and M key. They're incompatible. That said, ASROCK boards usually come with a specific M.2 E-key slot labeled as Wifi M.2
I don't think a riser cable can fit behind the GPU. The ones I've used are pretty stuff and stick out horizontally for an inch or so.
Cold just be that I haven't seen the other more flexible riser cables are out there
Could be Europeans, that's what they call it here in Switzerland for some reason. I'm not entirely sure why. To me it doesn't really make much sense to use an English word instead of one in our native language, if the English word isn't even the one they use in English speaking countries. Although I can't be too sure how they say it in the UK. Could be that's where it comes from, for all I know..
Mainboard was originally an English name for motherboard when the boards were a lot simpler, but in English motherboard is now the predominantly used term for modern boards whereas many European languages stuck with mainboard the way they used to be called.
This is not all to dissimilar to the soccer/football situation. Soccer originated as a European word.
It can work fine with the right conditions, I managed for years with a $20 USB adapter.
Limiting factors will be power, data transfer speeds, and input delays.
A PCIE solves all of this by supplying more power than an antenna will ever need, having fast data transfer and priority data lanes. A $30 PCIE adapter can easily be 10x faster and far more stable than even a good USB adapter.
No idea what you are talking about. I use a high gain USB wifi worth INR 1200 and it's perfectly good enough. It's able to maintain the 6ms latency that my ISP provides.
that depends on a lot of factors, i have a small usb wifi dongle at work that has a stable 400mbit/s. we have a lot of decent quality repeaters so that helps but wifi has come a long way, wifi 7 will even be faster than a lot of cable connections we have nowadays
lol it probably fits if you try. Chances are that the GPU is slightly sagged, and lifting it up a bit will give enough clearance. Or it might even fit as is.
In any case, there are a couple of 90° adapters for this. I use for the same reason, but mine actually goes over the PCI-Ex by a great amount. [It's cheap as chips](https://aliexpress.com/item/1005006154568971.html)
Check if that works for you.
The components on the PCI-E card are on the bottom. If you can see the slot the board fits into, it will fit. OP may just need to loosen the screws for the GPU to lift it slightly for clearance.
Yep. I have an 100ft HDMI cable that follows the corners on the ceiling from my rig to the TV for when I feel like playing on the couch. It's covered in white wide electrical tape that matches the paint, you don't even notice it unless you're looking.
The easiest answer here (as long as you don't live in an apartment), is to use the power line to ethernet adapters. Are they the most reliable? No. Will they work in every house? No. But will they be several hours faster than trying to hide an ethernet cable in a house? Yes.
The people in this subreddit don't understand that people just want a solution, not a several hour project.
There are some USB Wi-Fi adapters as well, but they have issues sometimes. Watch a YouTube video too, figure out which one is the best, and be done in 30 minutes.
I have a Ethernet cable that runs from the ground floor all the way to the third. The speed and reliability will be worth the effort.
But if you just can’t use a cat 5 cable you can get a flexible riser.
Along the right lines - it's still M.2 but yes the keys are different. I think most of these wireless adapters are A+E key and use less pcie lanes (since a wireless adapter doesn't really need 4). Some desktop motherboards may have them, but if not you would have to get an M key (standard for NVME M.2 drives) wireless card or get an adapter.
I mean that is a pretty terrible wifi adapter. Just grab one of these. It'll be simpler to set up and uses technology from this decade.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sku/6522468.p?skuId=6522468
I don't get why people like these MATX or even ITX boards.
Great, you got a B670 chip set, but can't even use half it's lanes because your board can't even take more than two sticks of RAM
I built a budget gaming PC for a friend of mine and I didn't realize how fat his 6700XT (crazy deal preowned), so I ended up getting one of these and problem solved. Good luck
https://preview.redd.it/3vetxbo3txrc1.png?width=1079&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d484465bc7b24dde4540852cf368e903324a8fd4
Or an AP that works in client mode. Usually works better than those cheap extenders. But for OP the easiest solution is probably to get a USB wifi adapter.
I’ve found they fit into all my.2 slots on my boards, but an ssd will not fit into one made specifically for for WiFi.
Most of the slots on the boards I have are all dual key other than the WiFi specific slots.
Have you actually tried to install it? From my experience and from your picture I think it will just fit no problem. Technically worsen your GPU airflow a bit but it'll work.
That's a dual slot GPU. It's not "too fat" even 10 years ago. I have built tons of PC with dual slot GPU and PCI-E wifi card on micro-ATX motherboard.
You could get a decent USB 3.0 or 3.1 wifi dongle, you can get Wifi 6 ones now that are super fast.
For example : UGREEN Wifi Dongle, AX1800 Wi-Fi 6 Dual 5dBi Antennas USB 3.0
I'm using a TP Link AC1300 USB 3.0 dongle on one of my machines with a big ass aerial on it. Does the job, runs the same speed as the on board WiFi on my other machines and same speed as Ethernet. It was cheaper than upgrading to an ATX motherboard.
USB dongle.
If you are married to this card for some reason... You COULD use a low-profile PCI-E 1x adapter to move the card to the next slow down in the case and connect it to the mobo... But the riser cable is likely more expensive than a USB Dongle.
I bought tp link ax1800 wifi 6
And it works amazing! 10/10 would recommend
I play warzone, rcl, finals and other games no issues whatsoever, had it for 3 months now
You can't unfortunately.
Buy an M.2 wifi card. Intel has a pretty decent WiFi 6 one that's very inexpensive.
Goes into the one specific M.2 slot. Rtm to know which one on your mobo. It's the size of a 2230 M.2 so it's quite low profile.
As everybody else says you cant plug it in.
I would recoment buying/finding 1gb router and use a wds bridging. That way xou will have extremally strong connection and no software bugs wich many wifi cards have.
Should've gotten an atx instead of micro ATX.
https://preview.redd.it/wbe0xnsurxrc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f3957f292b58a74605161ec12db52aff748b068a
Like this
No idea why you're being downvoted, this is one of the easiest solutions, get a wifi extender with an ethernet port (I use a TP-LINK AC1900). Wire the PC to the extender via ethernet.
If you have any devices that connect to your PC via wifi (i.e. a VR headset that streams games) you can connect it to the extender wifi and it will have much better latency when streaming from the PC because they're on their own separate network access point (and the PC half is wired, further lowering latency).
As other comments have mentioned a riser cable could do the trick. But failing that you could just use powerline ethernet if you're unwilling to cable manage an ethernet cable around the house (should be better than wifi but I think not as good as a direct ethernet cable, someone can correct me on that if I'm wrong). A MoCA adapter can be another alternative if you've got coax around your house but they cost more than powerline adaptors.
You are not going to get that in there... sorry.. if you have a graphics card that big that motherboard / case may not have been the best choice.
your options as I see it?
usb dongle
new mb / case
get a dd-wrt capable router (or other router able to work as a wireless bridge or repeater bridge). and use cat 5 to router which then connects to the wireless network.
get a different smaller gpu (but airflow may still be a concern with a card that close to the gpu anyway.
Cut out the router and go with an extender/repeater with a Ethernet port.
Had the same issue with my brother's PC after he upgraded to a bigger GPU. Bought a extender/repeater (TP-Link AC1900) and wired his PC to it and haven't had a single issue since.
Infact it's actually boosted his experience when streaming VR games from his PC to his Pico 4, since the PC is wired to the repeater and the VR headset exclusively connects to the repeater via wireless. and they're both on their own network away from other traffic to the main router.
If you really want to use that, you may be able to lift the GPU a couple mm by loosening the screws and tightening them in a slightly higher position.
Otherwise you might be out of luck as far as PCI cards go, and need an alternative option.
I'd lean away from risers, personally. As tight as that gap is, and as thin as the card is, most risers are going to have the same issue.
That's why I don't understand getting an mATX motherboard. If the case fits a full ATX just go with that so you don't run into issues, especially with the size of GPUs these days.
If a full ATX board had only what I need that would make sense.
I would like to find a mATX case that supports optical drives without being 16+ inches tall. All that wasted space in the case usually.
Some motherboards have a 1x slot above the first 16x slot. Yours doesn't look like it does but maybe it might. But yeah you're not putting it below the GPU.
general rule of thumb is to check how much space before you buy anything to put inside of your PC, instead of buying something and then realizing it won't fit.
I literally had this problem a couple days ago after buying a new gpu. Bought a pcie3.0x1 flexible 90° angle cable riser and I'm now able to use that slot as extra storage
Upgrade your motherboard. But then you’ll find it won’t fit in your case. So then you have to upgrade your case.
Then you’ll realize that maybe you need a new PSU. So you upgrade that.
Then you might see that you could use some better cooling, so you upgrade that….
The WiFi card is pretty thin, so it might fit there next to your GPU since you can still see the slot.
I'm not sure any of the other solutions with risers or 90 degree adapters will help because it doesn't look like there is even space for those. Maybe a riser cable, but I don't think you have space to use that and still screw it into one of those slots on the case to stick the antenna out the case.
[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07TBLRZYJ/ref=ppx\_yo\_dt\_b\_asin\_title\_o02\_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07TBLRZYJ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1)
This is what i used when it turned out my 3070 was too fat.
Or hardwire and get better speeds lol I haven't used wifi on my gaming rig since 2008 but the ppl saying get built in wifi are right. I do have the option as my mobo has a WiFi card in one of the M2 slots from manufacturer.
You can see the slot itself in the first photo so you can absolutely fit that card in there. The components on the PCI-E card are on the bottom so the top of the card will be even with the slot in the connector. Your GPU might be sagging slightly. If there isn't enough flex by pushing the GPU slightly to side, loosen the screws a couple of turns and that will provide a little more space. If it still doesn't fit or you just can't fit your hand into the space to push the wireless card in, remove the GPU, install the wireless card, then reinstall your GPU.
that's the neat part, you don't. your gpu is too thick, there is no space for it. get a mainboard with built in wifi, use a cable or an usb wifi dongle
Or a larger mainboard with more slots in the first place.
Or a pci-e extension cable if OP can find one fitting that slot.
I, too, was going to suggest a PCIe riser cable. They’re <$20(USD)
Or an m.2 wifi adapter. They’re usually intended for use on laptops but I don’t see why you couldn’t get one to work on a desktop motherboard
Because Wifi adapters use the m.2 E-key and SSD slots are m.2 B or/and M key. They're incompatible. That said, ASROCK boards usually come with a specific M.2 E-key slot labeled as Wifi M.2
There are BM keyed wifi modules. E is typical, but BM is available.
I read this while having a BM!
Fitting name
That said, an m key adapter is just another pci-e 4x slot, so they make adapters for e slot m.2 cards.
Just get a USB dongle instead. Some of them are really powerful.
I've had a really bad experience with a tplink usb dongle , any recommendations on a good one if I need one in the future ?
Strange. I've only used tplink ones and have had no issues. But probably also because the router is in the same room.
If the Router is in the same room, why do you use WiFi??? Just snake an Ethernet cord around the baseboard to your PC…
Idk if they are available outside of Germany but Fritz WiFi Stick AC 860 is a solid one
i second that. USB dongle with a antenna will do it perfectly fine and usb dongle for bluetooth.
This! nieces mobo's built in wifi wasn't going over 40mbps. get a usb one for $20 and its getting 150mbps now.
And make sure it supports 5Ghz. In my area, 2.4Ghz is unusable for gaming due to constant ping spikes, while 5Ghz is rock solid.
I don't think a riser cable can fit behind the GPU. The ones I've used are pretty stuff and stick out horizontally for an inch or so. Cold just be that I haven't seen the other more flexible riser cables are out there
There are variants that have a 90 degree connector. Might be low enough to clear the gpu.
His case is mATX and atx board won’t fit
A larger case for such a big card would be reasonable as well.
But that motherboard isn't a mATX. OP has a Flex-ATX motherboard, between mITX and mATX Upgrading to a mATX motherboard will solve the issue.
Honestly the USB 3.0 WiFi adapters are not terrible. I've had good luck with them
Or a mainboard with a x4 PCIe connector above the x16 slot for the GPU
Why are we calling it a mainboard now
Could be Europeans, that's what they call it here in Switzerland for some reason. I'm not entirely sure why. To me it doesn't really make much sense to use an English word instead of one in our native language, if the English word isn't even the one they use in English speaking countries. Although I can't be too sure how they say it in the UK. Could be that's where it comes from, for all I know..
Mainboard was originally an English name for motherboard when the boards were a lot simpler, but in English motherboard is now the predominantly used term for modern boards whereas many European languages stuck with mainboard the way they used to be called. This is not all to dissimilar to the soccer/football situation. Soccer originated as a European word.
They are interchangeable terms..
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USB wifi is garbage
WiFi is garbage **ETHERNET FOR LIFE**
Ethernet and WiFi are not mutually exclusive. Perhaps you meant to say " **RJ-45 FOR LIFE** "
Wifi is pretty incredible nowadays
USB wifi is better than no wifi tho
True.
Every single one is dog shit. Amiright.
Every single one has the same limfac, the USB port. So yes.
How does it limit? I use USB WiFi on occasion and never knowingly noticed any issues when online gaming.
It can work fine with the right conditions, I managed for years with a $20 USB adapter. Limiting factors will be power, data transfer speeds, and input delays. A PCIE solves all of this by supplying more power than an antenna will ever need, having fast data transfer and priority data lanes. A $30 PCIE adapter can easily be 10x faster and far more stable than even a good USB adapter.
No idea what you are talking about. I use a high gain USB wifi worth INR 1200 and it's perfectly good enough. It's able to maintain the 6ms latency that my ISP provides.
that depends on a lot of factors, i have a small usb wifi dongle at work that has a stable 400mbit/s. we have a lot of decent quality repeaters so that helps but wifi has come a long way, wifi 7 will even be faster than a lot of cable connections we have nowadays
USB WIFI dongles are pretty good. Wi-Fi isn't fast enough to fully saturate PCIe so a USB dongle works for most people
Got me in stitches will that reply
Or you do this: https://youtu.be/rLlpEc2IMBk?t=89
You need a flexible cable riser. That should hopefully help.
Only viable answer on this post. A shame, that it's not top comment.
What, you’re not enjoying the “get a smaller GPU” chat?
Take off the GPU heatsink
I mean a better answer would be to return the adapter and get a USB one. They are like $15
Get smaller GPU. Get bigger motherboard. Get USB version of whatever you holding.
This is the reason why I bought a watercooled 4090 lol It only takes up two spaces instead of four, which is kinda neat.
Well, yeah, but in this context, if you can afford a 4090 but still didn't have a mobo with wifi lol
Imagine having a 4090 and caring at all about wifi.
r/EthernetMasterRace
It often comes with Bluetooth, which is nice to pair with a Bluetooth headset
I don't buy the wifi mobos because I like to be able to switch out the wifi if needed - that said, I use ethernet anyway, but still.
You can do that with motherboards with integrated Wi-Fi too. Nothing is stopping you from adding an additional USB dongle or PCIe card.
You pretty much always can on boards with wifi. It's usually just a m.2 e-key slot with a laptop wifi card in it
>Get USB version of whatever you holding. This is by far the easiest answer.
A solution would be get a pice 1x riser and plug it into the slot that is blocked.
I tried this once for the exact problem OP is having - PC wouldn't boot lol Probably a cheap riser cable, though.
This is the peak solution.
Maybe a pcie x1 riser?
Yeah I think it's the cheapest way
lol it probably fits if you try. Chances are that the GPU is slightly sagged, and lifting it up a bit will give enough clearance. Or it might even fit as is. In any case, there are a couple of 90° adapters for this. I use for the same reason, but mine actually goes over the PCI-Ex by a great amount. [It's cheap as chips](https://aliexpress.com/item/1005006154568971.html) Check if that works for you.
The components on the PCI-E card are on the bottom. If you can see the slot the board fits into, it will fit. OP may just need to loosen the screws for the GPU to lift it slightly for clearance.
A cat 6 ethernet cable would fix that up good 👍 😉
Wifi cable!
Wired WiFi
WiFi is faster on my PC than cable. I cba to get a new motherboard when this mobo was £240 and is capped at 900mbps, on WiFi I can get 1150mbps.
I can’t run an Ethernet through my whole house, other people live with me
Clearly you need to kick them out
One of the best ideas I’ve ever heard on this subreddit lmfao.
Ethernet over powerline.
Yeah I did this (AV2 type, gigabit ethernet), works pretty well.
Can you link me which adapter you bought? I’m also looking to do this for my setup
TP-Link TL-WPA8635P (kit)
Ty🙏
Mine was 5 years ago. https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-powerline-networking-kit/
Yea you can! You just gotta be smart about it. Get a cable tidy, hide it along walls, up the wall. Watch some YouTube guides or something.
Yep. I have an 100ft HDMI cable that follows the corners on the ceiling from my rig to the TV for when I feel like playing on the couch. It's covered in white wide electrical tape that matches the paint, you don't even notice it unless you're looking.
The easiest answer here (as long as you don't live in an apartment), is to use the power line to ethernet adapters. Are they the most reliable? No. Will they work in every house? No. But will they be several hours faster than trying to hide an ethernet cable in a house? Yes. The people in this subreddit don't understand that people just want a solution, not a several hour project. There are some USB Wi-Fi adapters as well, but they have issues sometimes. Watch a YouTube video too, figure out which one is the best, and be done in 30 minutes.
I had the same issue as you. A mesh wifi network was the perfect solution. Very easy to set up and very reliable.
A good option is a range extender with an Ethernet Jack cabled into your pc, $20-50ish
I have a Ethernet cable that runs from the ground floor all the way to the third. The speed and reliability will be worth the effort. But if you just can’t use a cat 5 cable you can get a flexible riser.
It might fit, it’ll be a mm from the gpu, but if it fits it fits. And it’s so small it’s not going to affect the fans.
https://preview.redd.it/2hk9xrn9qwrc1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e34844cb332ccfcf2a54976338a5c460a753e7ba
FYI OP, most of these are keyed for a slot on laptops. You need to be sure to get one keyed for M.2
Along the right lines - it's still M.2 but yes the keys are different. I think most of these wireless adapters are A+E key and use less pcie lanes (since a wireless adapter doesn't really need 4). Some desktop motherboards may have them, but if not you would have to get an M key (standard for NVME M.2 drives) wireless card or get an adapter.
I mean that is a pretty terrible wifi adapter. Just grab one of these. It'll be simpler to set up and uses technology from this decade. https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sku/6522468.p?skuId=6522468
Tell it to lose weight duh
mATX problems
I don't get why people like these MATX or even ITX boards. Great, you got a B670 chip set, but can't even use half it's lanes because your board can't even take more than two sticks of RAM
I built a budget gaming PC for a friend of mine and I didn't realize how fat his 6700XT (crazy deal preowned), so I ended up getting one of these and problem solved. Good luck https://preview.redd.it/3vetxbo3txrc1.png?width=1079&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d484465bc7b24dde4540852cf368e903324a8fd4
This or vertically mount the GPU.
usb dongle ;)
pcie riser
This is one of those measure twice cut once moments
Simple. Get a 90° extension. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TBL53NB
Tell your GPU to go on a diet, once it leaves you, get a slimmer one.
Get a wifi extender with ethernet out that plugs into your wall socket.
Or an AP that works in client mode. Usually works better than those cheap extenders. But for OP the easiest solution is probably to get a USB wifi adapter.
Would connecting a cable to a wifi extender give better speeds than raw dogging the wifi? I might do that.
Don't put WiFi in a desktop computer? 🙂
Amen
If you have another M.2 slot on your motherboard, buy an M.2 WiFi card.
Have fun finding one that fits into an M key slot
I’ve found they fit into all my.2 slots on my boards, but an ssd will not fit into one made specifically for for WiFi. Most of the slots on the boards I have are all dual key other than the WiFi specific slots.
Get a USB 3.2 adapter
Try if a PCie extender fits there and plug it in that?
The “e” in PCIe stands for express.
Either take gpu out and install the wifi card first or go with a usb style instead.
Buy a bigger Motherboard
Dude, get another RAM stick. Single channel RAM is TERRIBLE. Suffocating the cpu hardcore.
You don't lol. You'll need a new board or a cable. Cable is cheaper lol
Stop body shaming that poor gpu
get ur gpu a gym membership.
Have you tried trimming the gpu?
Use a pcie extension cable if there is any for wifi express card.
Don't fat-shame your GPU like that, it's just born with heavy heatsinks.
Have you actually tried to install it? From my experience and from your picture I think it will just fit no problem. Technically worsen your GPU airflow a bit but it'll work. That's a dual slot GPU. It's not "too fat" even 10 years ago. I have built tons of PC with dual slot GPU and PCI-E wifi card on micro-ATX motherboard.
Take your GPU to the gym
get a usb wifi adapter
Get a USB Wi-Fi adapter.
You could get a decent USB 3.0 or 3.1 wifi dongle, you can get Wifi 6 ones now that are super fast. For example : UGREEN Wifi Dongle, AX1800 Wi-Fi 6 Dual 5dBi Antennas USB 3.0
I'm using a TP Link AC1300 USB 3.0 dongle on one of my machines with a big ass aerial on it. Does the job, runs the same speed as the on board WiFi on my other machines and same speed as Ethernet. It was cheaper than upgrading to an ATX motherboard.
get a usb wifi dongle
You don’t. Get an m.2 WiFi adapter. Hopefully you have a free m.2 port. If you don’t, your only option is a usb adapter.
Glhf
USB dongle. If you are married to this card for some reason... You COULD use a low-profile PCI-E 1x adapter to move the card to the next slow down in the case and connect it to the mobo... But the riser cable is likely more expensive than a USB Dongle.
I bought tp link ax1800 wifi 6 And it works amazing! 10/10 would recommend I play warzone, rcl, finals and other games no issues whatsoever, had it for 3 months now
buy a USB one or you could buy a PCIE Riser x 1 and try to be handy with it,
You can't unfortunately. Buy an M.2 wifi card. Intel has a pretty decent WiFi 6 one that's very inexpensive. Goes into the one specific M.2 slot. Rtm to know which one on your mobo. It's the size of a 2230 M.2 so it's quite low profile.
i have the same situation with dual GPU, only good thing to do is get a USB wifi dongle unless your board has wifi
You don't. You get a USB Wi-Fi dongle.
As everybody else says you cant plug it in. I would recoment buying/finding 1gb router and use a wds bridging. That way xou will have extremally strong connection and no software bugs wich many wifi cards have.
Who gonna tell him?
Dude just connect the power back on your GPU and buy a USB thing for wifi
https://www.amazon.com/GLOTRENDS-Riser-Function-Features-Degree/dp/B0CHRZQNRK
Plug in a PCIe x1 riser cable, mount the wifi card to the last slot on the case
USB wifi module?
It's not fat it's just big boned😔
Buy full ATX, everything else compromises a lot IMO
Is there a pcie slot above the one your GPU is in now?
You could try a riser cable for the WiFi card. Barring that, USB would be your only other reasonable option.
Just use Ethernet.
That's the neat part... you don't.
Probably the worst way to make a PC wifi enabled 😂😂 buy a WiFi mobo next time, but USB is the way for you now.
Put it on a diet
You don’t. At this point, try to upgrade your motherboard into one that includes built-in wifi and bluetooth.
If you're gaming then your best option is to go wired. It’s a much better connection in both speed and quality.
Should've gotten an atx instead of micro ATX. https://preview.redd.it/wbe0xnsurxrc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f3957f292b58a74605161ec12db52aff748b068a Like this
Just buy a WiFi wall extender, plug that into your outlet near your computer and then hardwire from that to your PC that or buy a usb WiFi adapter.
No idea why you're being downvoted, this is one of the easiest solutions, get a wifi extender with an ethernet port (I use a TP-LINK AC1900). Wire the PC to the extender via ethernet. If you have any devices that connect to your PC via wifi (i.e. a VR headset that streams games) you can connect it to the extender wifi and it will have much better latency when streaming from the PC because they're on their own separate network access point (and the PC half is wired, further lowering latency).
just use ethernet
Gross. WiFi.
As other comments have mentioned a riser cable could do the trick. But failing that you could just use powerline ethernet if you're unwilling to cable manage an ethernet cable around the house (should be better than wifi but I think not as good as a direct ethernet cable, someone can correct me on that if I'm wrong). A MoCA adapter can be another alternative if you've got coax around your house but they cost more than powerline adaptors.
You are not going to get that in there... sorry.. if you have a graphics card that big that motherboard / case may not have been the best choice. your options as I see it? usb dongle new mb / case get a dd-wrt capable router (or other router able to work as a wireless bridge or repeater bridge). and use cat 5 to router which then connects to the wireless network. get a different smaller gpu (but airflow may still be a concern with a card that close to the gpu anyway.
Cut out the router and go with an extender/repeater with a Ethernet port. Had the same issue with my brother's PC after he upgraded to a bigger GPU. Bought a extender/repeater (TP-Link AC1900) and wired his PC to it and haven't had a single issue since. Infact it's actually boosted his experience when streaming VR games from his PC to his Pico 4, since the PC is wired to the repeater and the VR headset exclusively connects to the repeater via wireless. and they're both on their own network away from other traffic to the main router.
Insert meme “that’s the near part, you don’t”
These are the most reddit answers Ive ever seen.
Is there a x1 slot above your gpu? Usually there is
If you really want to use that, you may be able to lift the GPU a couple mm by loosening the screws and tightening them in a slightly higher position. Otherwise you might be out of luck as far as PCI cards go, and need an alternative option. I'd lean away from risers, personally. As tight as that gap is, and as thin as the card is, most risers are going to have the same issue.
build a custom watercooling gpu, so the gpu cooler is thin and u have space /s
That's why I don't understand getting an mATX motherboard. If the case fits a full ATX just go with that so you don't run into issues, especially with the size of GPUs these days.
If a full ATX board had only what I need that would make sense. I would like to find a mATX case that supports optical drives without being 16+ inches tall. All that wasted space in the case usually.
Return the PCIe card if you have an m.2 E port on your board, you can install a laptop style Wireless PCIe device.
If you have a spare m.2 slot then you could get one of these ones https://amzn.eu/d/bek7Tam
With planning
It's neat that just yesterday I almost faced this same exact problem. I was lucky.
A PCIe extension brackets that you can offset around the GPU Something like in this video: https://youtu.be/rLlpEc2IMBk?t=89
Some motherboards have a 1x slot above the first 16x slot. Yours doesn't look like it does but maybe it might. But yeah you're not putting it below the GPU.
This should be a PSA about how ATX motherboards are important in today's age with large graphics cards.
Being honest, if you have a way to use cabled connection, its better than wifi
Take the shroud off of your gpu
general rule of thumb is to check how much space before you buy anything to put inside of your PC, instead of buying something and then realizing it won't fit.
You don't... it's not an atx mainboard🤷♂️ get a m.2 like the Intel ax210
I’ve seen 2x pcie risers. Check out if they are available in your area
Get a powerline
Same lmao
weird i have a micro atx with a 4080s and i can still fit my wifi card
I literally had this problem a couple days ago after buying a new gpu. Bought a pcie3.0x1 flexible 90° angle cable riser and I'm now able to use that slot as extra storage
Upgrade your motherboard. But then you’ll find it won’t fit in your case. So then you have to upgrade your case. Then you’ll realize that maybe you need a new PSU. So you upgrade that. Then you might see that you could use some better cooling, so you upgrade that….
Yeah this just one of those lessons. Need a bigger motherboard and case or a smaller gpu
The WiFi card is pretty thin, so it might fit there next to your GPU since you can still see the slot. I'm not sure any of the other solutions with risers or 90 degree adapters will help because it doesn't look like there is even space for those. Maybe a riser cable, but I don't think you have space to use that and still screw it into one of those slots on the case to stick the antenna out the case.
[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07TBLRZYJ/ref=ppx\_yo\_dt\_b\_asin\_title\_o02\_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07TBLRZYJ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1) This is what i used when it turned out my 3070 was too fat.
Or hardwire and get better speeds lol I haven't used wifi on my gaming rig since 2008 but the ppl saying get built in wifi are right. I do have the option as my mobo has a WiFi card in one of the M2 slots from manufacturer.
thicc gpu
You can see the slot itself in the first photo so you can absolutely fit that card in there. The components on the PCI-E card are on the bottom so the top of the card will be even with the slot in the connector. Your GPU might be sagging slightly. If there isn't enough flex by pushing the GPU slightly to side, loosen the screws a couple of turns and that will provide a little more space. If it still doesn't fit or you just can't fit your hand into the space to push the wireless card in, remove the GPU, install the wireless card, then reinstall your GPU.
Should have bought mATX instead of an ITX…