Powerline or Wireless AC setup?

Networking Networking Hardware
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Hello all, Lately I've been uphappy with my internet speed, and not from the service provider (yet). The modem and router are set-up downstairs in a laundry room and I'm getting maybe 600kbs for downloads. Most of the time when I download a game I let my computer run all night/day to download it. 

Well I'm fed up and looking to upgrade as this is completely unacceptable for a 4770k/780 build. I'm currently using the Asus Wifi card on their motherboards. I was set on buying an Asus 5.0ghz 1300Mbs AC router as an upgrade for my current walmart linksys router and then further down the line buy the $100 AC pci-e card. 

Now today Newegg releases a video on the ZyXEL 600Mbs powerline AV2 and it almost completely changed my mind. This route would be cheaper and more "stable" but only "maxing" out at 600Mbs. Granted I know none of these numbers are actually real just bear with me. I'm just not so sure about the powerline idea with reviews about interference. I also feel this option would be more bulky, if you know what I mean. More outlets taken up and cords running.

Can someone please help me?

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asus makes excellent routers. i'm using a cheaper asus wifi router at home, and lemme tell you, I was quite surprised at all the features the router has... like using a usb hard drive as a NAS... and being able to set up remote FTP access with a free domain (it's a subdomain of some asus domain, but stil...). the only thing I feel it's missing is TKIP for WPA2 encryption...

in any case, it's a helluva lot better than our previous linksys non-wireless router. endless problems with the linksys...

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That's good to hear but that's also what is the most troubling. As far as signal degradation is it comparable to wifi?

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That too I feel as if my Linksys drops connection much more frequent than it has.