TP-Link WiFi 6 AX3000 PCIe WiFi Card (Archer TX3000E), Up to 2400Mbps, Bluetooth 5.3, 802.11AX Dual Band Wireless Adapter with MU-MIMO, OFDMA, Ultra-Low Latency, Supports Windows 11, 10 (64bit)

Hands Down a really good wifi product, ive bought several usb adapters, almost all were trash and could barely get any wifi signal. This Adapter you put into your desktop is a beast. Immediately felt the difference after installing and booting up my pc, bluetooth also works great, recognized new devices very quickly. Anyone who has issue with this product is just low IQ they just need to get good honestly, took me less than 4 min to install and boot, If you dont have disk reader or an adapert for a CD Reader you can get the Drivers directly from the company website, or Reddit. I'm currently ordering a second one, would recommend to anyone who is on a 40 dollar budget.

I recently upgraded my router and while my internet speeds were much better, I noticed that the speeds transferring files to and from my two NAS machines hadn't really improved and seemed a lot slower than they should have been (both are connected via wired gigabit ethernet). My thinking was that it was probably the fact that my old wifi card was, well, old... but also that its antennas were right up against my PC case and probably weren't getting the best signal. This idea was supported by running the free Wi-fi Scanner app that showed that my signal quality was only around 50-60%.So I bought this card mainly for the separate antennas, but also because it advertised "AX3000" or 3000mbps total potential throughput, if you were to add the 2402mbps it's theoretically capable of on 5ghz and the 574mbps it's theoretically capable of on 2.4ghz. You'll notice that doesn't *quite* add up to 3000mbps, but we'll let that slide because you're never going to reach these theoretical speeds to begin with.I was initially a little bit disappointed when I installed the card, ran the driver setup from the included disk and got an Intel-branded message that a newer driver already existed in my system. I looked at device manager and this card is identified as the exact same card I was replacing! And that card is about 3-4 years old and was some cheap no-name card that I think I paid about $17 for.Obviously they use the same chipset. Examining my old card, I see that it also says "2974mbps" on it. So, theoretically it should be just as good, right? Well, again with the "theoretically" when it comes to wifi. You never actually get anything theoretical with wifi.The TP-Link card has a heatsink - not sure how much that matters, but I guess it can't hurt - and it has those external antennas. And antenna placement really can make all the difference. Now, I have little doubt that you could search on Amazon and probably find an external antenna for any wifi card. And that would probably provide a really good benefit! You should maybe do that if your card already has these same specifications but just isn't working as well as you think it should.My old card was also just kind of flaky - it would drop connections randomly, lose all access points, etc. It was one of the first wifi 6 cards. So I'm still happy to have replaced it. I did measure the speeds transferring files from my NAS drives and the new card is also about 2-3 times faster. Signal quality under Wi-Fi Scanner is also up around 85% now. That is most likely down to antenna placement. Internet speeds are about the same but that can be limited by other things, like the ISP itself or the cable modem.By the way, in terms of actual connection speeds, I just checked and right now I'm at 1153mbps receive and 576mbps transmit. This does fluctuate, and I've seen higher, but that's through a bunch of metal objects and also through a floor and a wall. So somewhere around 1100-1700, which is the range I've seen so far, is probably about the best I can hope for. Actual throughput is about 500-600mbps. For what it's worth, on my old card I'd get anywhere from 500-1000mbps connections generally, but actual throughput would be more like 200-400mbps.If you don't already have a "3000mbps" card, then this is kind of a no-brainer. Get this - it'll be noticeably faster. If you do have a 3000mbps card, then the external antenna will almost definitely still result in faster speeds. But take a look around; you might be able to just get an external antenna and just screw it in to your existing card. That would probably provide a lot of the same benefit.

After my Sister's older computer gave out after many years of faithful service, I gave her my Gateway FX6860, another great computer. She noticed, though, that whenever she connected to the Internet through Wi-Fi, her connection on the PC slowed to a crawl. Her modem and router are located at the front of her home and her PC is located at the back end of the house.I told her we could call her ISP and bump up the speed to her router but I would also add a new Wi-Fi card, since the one in the Gateway was going on 9 years old. I found this replacement card (Archer TX3000E) on Amazon, liked the features and reviews, and decided to buy it for her. I liked the idea of the antennas being separate from the card in the PC so that they could be placed higher than the PC to better capture Wi-Fi signals.The card and the drivers from the included CD installed with no problems and the card connected easily and quickly to my Sister's network. There was a noticeable speed increase. From the beginning to finish, setup took approximately 20 or 30 minutes, TOPS! This card is simple, easy and quick to install, setup and connect to a network.The first thing I did was shut down the computer, unplug the power and all other peripherals (mouse, keyboard, printer, PC speakers, monitor), placed the tower on its side and removed the side panel.After touching the metal chassis to discharge static in my body (I forgot to grab my anti-static wrist strap at my home. Sue me), I removed the old Wi-Fi card.I then used a flashlight to search for an unused USB_F header on the Motherboard. I found one. (NOTE: This is used ONLY for BLUETOOTH, not Wi-Fi! You DO NOT need to connect the cable from the card to the USB_F header for Wi-Fi! The card will still work for Wi-Fi without it)! I decided to plug the cable in to give my Sister the option to have Bluetooth even though she didn't ask or needed it because, ...Well, why not? It's included for free! Might as well take advantage of it! I recommend you install the cable first because it will be a tight fit for your pudgy, little digits (fingers!) if you install the card first.I installed the cable into the card, then installed the card into the available PCIe 1x slot. I replaced the PC's side panel and plugged everything back into the back of the computer.Next, I booted the computer up and inserted the driver CD into the DVD optical drive. I was given the option to choose which driver(s) to install, either just the Wi-Fi driver or or both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, each separately. I chose to install both. They installed easily for me with no problems at all.It was now time to connect to my Sister's router. I RIGHT-CLICKED on the small globe icon down on the bottom right side of the Task Bar, next to the time and date. (If you hover your mouse pointer over the globe icon, it should inform you that you aren't connected to a network yet). After I right-clicked on the icon, it showed me two options: 'Troubleshoot Problems' and 'Open Network and Internet Options'. I chose 'Open Network settings'. On the next Window, I had to click on 'Show Me Available Networks'. It showed me available networks listed, including the surrounding neighbor's networks. I chose my Sister's network, clicked 'Connect', then added her router password. I was now connected to her network. (If you have any problems at this point, be sure you are picking your OWN network, neither the neighbor's nor your GUEST network on your router and CHECK, DOUBLE CHECK, and RECHECK that you are typing your router password correctly! It may be case sensitive)!Now, it's a good rule of thumb to run computer hardware, like Wi-Fi cards, with the latest drivers from the hardware's Manufacture. Since the drivers I installed from the included CD were from Intel, I went to Intel's website and installed their Intel® Driver & Support Assistant. It will search for ALL supported Intel drivers on your computer and update them automatically, after you choose to download and install them. The Intel® Driver & Support Assistant found the LATEST drivers for both the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth and installed them both! I HIGHLY recommend trying it out!And that's it! My Sister now had a MUCH FASTER Wi-Fi connection! All in about 20 or 30 minutes, TOPS!Two other things I did just to help her Network connection be a little more quicker was I went into her computer's network settings and changed her DNS to Cloudflare: '1.1.1.1' and '1.0.0.1'. I also downloaded 'WiFi Analyzer' (olgor) from Google Play Store and installed it on my phone and analyzed her network signal (amongst her neighbor's signals). I wanted to make sure she had her own WiFi signal channel and make sure it wasn't "stacked" on the same signal channel or overlapping with her neighbor's WiFi signals. Nope, her ISP who set up her Modem, Router and Network gave her her own personal pure channel. Good job Guys!Hope this helps someone out there! I highly recommend this product!

Been using another usb Wifi and my internet always kept disconnected and reconnecting. Installed this card and immediately was connected to the wifi post boot. Before the usb would take up to a minute to connect. Now its is instant. The signal strength is maxed and my room is on the far end of the house.Initially had trouble booting up my computer after installed wifi card. Fixed by taking out my soundcard and install this on that pcie slot because it shared bandwidth with it. Using on a matx board, should be more fine on a regular atx with more pcie slots.