Hi everyone,
I'm finding that the 5 GHz performance on my laptop is rather lacking. I can force it to connect 5 GHz and I will get faster download speeds that way, for example downloading games, but when actually trying to have a stable connection such as to an online game if I force 5GHz I find I get disconnected a lot.
I note that my iPhone stays in 5 GHz network all the time and seems to have a perfectly stable connection.
So I'm wondering if a better Wi-Fi card might help the situation. Of course it could be the router that I have (virgin media hub three) but that will be more difficult to change.
Currently I have a Realtek 8821CE PCI-E Wifi card. https://www.everythingrf.com/products/wireless-soc-s/realtek/787-969-rtl8821ce
Please does anyone have any recommendations? Will a new card even help or may it be my laptop? (specs in sig).
Thanks.
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moon angel Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer
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tilleroftheearth Wisdom listens quietly...
If you have a second antenna lead (or even if you don't; trying won't hurt anything), this is what you want to use.
See:
https://www.amazon.com/WiFi-AX200-P..._4?keywords=intel+ax200&qid=1582469225&sr=8-4moon angel and Starlight5 like this. -
Starlight5 Yes, I'm a cat. What else is there to say, really?
@moon angel get an AX200 indeed. Here's a cheaper seller. AX200 is hands down the best wi-fi adapter available at the moment, no need to look for alternatives - there are none.
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hacktrix2006 Hold My Vodka, I going to kill my GPU
AX200 for defo. I use the Killer 1650 version but its an intel AX200 wifi card with just bloat added.
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moon angel Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer
Wow, okay well that was easy! Thanks very much for the responses. Those seem pretty cheap on eBay UK so I will pick one up.
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hacktrix2006 Hold My Vodka, I going to kill my GPU
Be careful on eBay there is known fakes about for Intel ax200.
It's been reported by developers on OpenWRT forums
https://forum.openwrt.org/t/intel-wi-fi-6-ax200/46377/9?
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Starlight5 Yes, I'm a cat. What else is there to say, really?
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As for this particular sample, they should have just not put that fake info cover on top of the hack job though. Itβs missing a second antenna though lol bad solder job looks like.Last edited: Feb 25, 2020moon angel, hacktrix2006 and Starlight5 like this. -
moon angel Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer
I thought something looked a little off there. Thanks for the info, I will make sure to get one from a reputable seller.
Wifi card upgrade - recommendations?
Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by moon angel, Feb 23, 2020.