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Aug 16, 2024 6:18 AM
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frontpage Posted by pennysave • Aug 16, 2024
Aug 16, 2024 6:18 AM
TP-Link WiFi 6 & Bluetooth 5.2 PCIe Card for Desktop PC AX3000 (Archer TX55E)
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Some detailed info - there are a bunch of wifi+bluetooth cards that you can buy and they are almost all the same "physically", the antenna design and all of the other stuff impact the performance in a relatively minor way, at least for wifi. The big difference between one and the other is the actual chip that is inside. If you buy one that is Realtek or AMD, you will have a major issues (in my opinion). The only good chips on the market for reliable wifi and bluetooth are intel, which this model seems to have according to TP-Link - https://www.tp-link.com/us/home-n...ifications
That's the main difference between the cards, the actual brand (there's more nuance as I'm sure there are some Intel that sucks) of the chip that is inside the card. If you ever look into motherboard wifi/bluetooth, you'll see tons of people complaining about realtek and AMD wifi cards.
edit: bought a motherboard with a realtek wifi+bt chip in it. It sucked so I bought an Intel AX210 chip and just replaced it. Much better, even though they have the same specs on paper.
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Is this a known issue with this type of product or is it something specific to my setup?
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Is this a known issue with this type of product or is it something specific to my setup?
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Is this a known issue with this type of product or is it something specific to my setup?
Some detailed info - there are a bunch of wifi+bluetooth cards that you can buy and they are almost all the same "physically", the antenna design and all of the other stuff impact the performance in a relatively minor way, at least for wifi. The big difference between one and the other is the actual chip that is inside. If you buy one that is Realtek or AMD, you will have a major issues (in my opinion). The only good chips on the market for reliable wifi and bluetooth are intel, which this model seems to have according to TP-Link - https://www.tp-link.com/us/home-n...ifications
That's the main difference between the cards, the actual brand (there's more nuance as I'm sure there are some Intel that sucks) of the chip that is inside the card. If you ever look into motherboard wifi/bluetooth, you'll see tons of people complaining about realtek and AMD wifi cards.
edit: bought a motherboard with a realtek wifi+bt chip in it. It sucked so I bought an Intel AX210 chip and just replaced it. Much better, even though they have the same specs on paper.
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