AX200 WiFi 6 PCIe Card BT5.2 Dual Band AX3000 802.11ax Desktop Wireless Network Adapter Support Windows 11/10 for Wifi 6 Router

Works perfectly with my old i7-7700K CPU and Z170x motherboard. Win11 installed a working set of drivers and I downloaded updated drivers from Intel’s support site. Fedora Linux 41 also auto installs a working set of drivers.

I've had this network adapter for a couple of days now and I couldn't be happier with its performance.The package came with the 3" driver disc and I installed the driver prior to installation. I highly recommend doing this step before you physically install the card. Once installed and you power on your PC it will load the driver automatically with no interaction on your part.Installation of the card was a little tricky for me because of the case configuration, but I eventually got everything hooked up; including the BT connection.I recently upgraded my internet from 300 Gbps to 1,200 Gbps and upgraded my router to the Netgear RAX120. For those that will ask, I am using the Netgear CM1200 modem. Anyone who has done these sort of upgrades are more than familiar with Ookla speed tests; I've probably done well over 100 since my internet upgrade. Prior to installing this card (previous card was capable up to a/c) I tested between 200 and 300 Mbps, which is not bad, but when you pay for 1,200 Mbps you expect numbers closer to that max. After installation, I was testing consistently between 700 and 800 Mbps. These numbers are more than acceptable considering I am upstairs and my router is downstairs (I'm practically directly above it).I cannot speak to its longevity since I have only had it a couple of days, but so far I am very pleased with this purchase. If that should change, I will update my review.

Used for my QNAP item works alright

Purchased 2 years ago for a Dell Optiplex where it worked fine. Moved to an HP Tower (i7 9700) and this adapter did NOT work in the HP. Not even detected in an X1 slot. Detected in an x16 slot but didn't work. I had to spend more to buy one that did work in the HP. Being Intel AX200 based it should work everywhere!

Easy to install into a desktop computer and has adequate range to be in another room and still gets a decent signal.

I recently purchased a wireless-AX (aka wifi 6) router, so keep in mind when purchasing this, that to take full advantage, you need a wireless-AX router. I purchased a CyberPowerPC for one of my sons recently as a birthday gift and it had an AX200 chip in it and I was super impressed with the wifi signal. So my oldest sons CyberPowerPC is a year old now and the wireless-AC adapter in it is terrible and has never functioned properly. So I figured after seeing wireless-AX in action, and specifically an AX200 chip, I wanted to upgrade with one of those. I found this one, which houses the Intel AX200 chip and decided to give it a shot. It worked GREAT. Even from a different level and with 400Mbps service, he is easily pulling down 230Mbps on wireless, which is fantastic. After a few days of using it, I decided I'd upgrade my wife's PC that I custom built back in 2013. It was using a wireless-AC adapter that was about 2 years old and was only getting about 15Mbps on wireless, which is terrible. So I upgraded it last night, and the same results, about 230Mbps consistently, plus bluetooth!I'm super impressed with this card! For under $40, it doesn't get better than this.

I installed this card in an Intel i7-7700k system. It went in easily. The package includes a small cord for use with an internal BlueTooth antenna. I wasn't using that feature, and did not install the cord.Unlike other reviewers, I had no trouble booting the system after installation.For testing a used three different brands of access points, including an Arvig-supplied router, an aging Orbi RBK853, and a new Deco BE1600. Only the Deco supports WiFi 7.* Windows 10 *I did not use the enclosed CD, but used the Windows driver provided by Windows Update. It seemed to work fine. About 6 feet away from my Deco access point, at 5 GHz, I saw extremely consistent performance about 600 Mbps in either direction. Placing the antenna 2 feet away from the access point, perormance increased to about 1.1 Gbps. The Orbi was consistent at about 300 Mbps. The Arvig was about 20 feet away and transfer varied from about 300-500 Mbps.Windows could not see the 6 GHz channel at all, even when placed 2 feet away from the Deco.Summary. My tests were very limited, because I didn't want to drag a desktop and monitor around the house to check distance. However I conclude that if you don't plan to use 6 GHz, this is a perfectly acceptable card on Windows. It's my uinderstanding that power levels are lower on 6 GHz, so that could be the problem. I'm confused by the details of when, where, and how higher power can be used. It's unclear to me if performance will improve further as WiFi 7 becomes mainstream.* Ubuntu 22.04 *Ubuntu immediately worked with the card, no driver necessary. Using WiFi 6, performance was similar to that on Windows. However Ubuntu did see a very weak 6 GHz channel. At 6 Ghz and 6 feet away, I saw performance at about 800 MHz, improving to 1.5 Gbps at 2 feet.I then updated Ubuntu, and started having trouble, which I blame on the update. After the update, I started to see a lockup that lasted about 30 seconds when I tried switching from 6 Hz to one of the 5 GHz access points. As a result, I could not switch to another AP, and I had to give up testing on Ubuntu.* Summary *As of this date 2024/05/16, it is probably too early to do a meaningful review of WiFi 7 equipment. This card works about as well as you can reasonably expect, except for the 6 MHz band. The problems there could be in the Deco, the card, the antenna, or the drivers.If you are looking for adventure, try this card. Otherwise you probably want to wait until the major laptop vendors have been shipping WiFi 7 for about a year. That should be enough to better reviews on the WiFi 7 tech, and the best equipment compatibility matches.