Wi-Fi Card Upgrade

Dobro — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 06:15:21 GMT

Upgrade Killer (R) Wi-Fi 6E AX 1675 160MHZ Wi-Fi card to a Giga Plus BE200 NGW Wi-Fi 7 Wireless Card

Re: Wi-Fi Card Upgrade

3Fees — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 00:46:55 GMT

Intel Killer (R) Wi-Fi 6E AX 1675 160MHZ Wi-Fi card uses System Interface Type:PCIe, BT(USB)

Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 320MHZ Wi-Fi card uses System Interface Type M.2: PCIe, USB

Intel BE200 wifi 7 ONLY works on intel. It is not compatible with AMD.

Intel BE200 Wi-Fi card only works with 600 and 700 series Intel chipsets.

You'll need a Wi-Fi 7 Router to run BE200 @320MHZ.

If you have the requirements all signs point to okay.

Cheers

3Fees

n_scott_pearson — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 01:36:47 GMT

No, that's not a true characterization. This is:

The Intel Killer WiFi 6E AX1675 (x|w) card uses standard M.2 Type E interface.
The Intel Killer WiFi 6E AX1675 (i/s) card uses special M.2 Type E interface with CNVio2 support. This is what ties it to the 600 & 700 Series Intel chipsets. The card only includes the PHY portion; the MAC portion is built into the chipset.
The Intel WiFi 7 BE200 card uses standard M.2 Type E interface.
It's true that the Intel WiFi 7 BE200 card does not work in AMD-based systems.
It's true that you'll need a WiFi 7 Router before the Intel WiFi 7 BE200 card can operate at the full 320MHz.
It's definitely NOT true that the Intel WiFi 7 BE200 card only works with 600 and 700 Series Intel chipsets. I have one installed in an older system with 8 Series chipset and Core i7-4770 processor and it runs just great (albeit only tested with WiFi 6 router).

So, to the OP's question, whether he can upgrade to the Intel WiFi 7 BE200 card depends upon what type of Intel Killer WiFi 6E AX1675 card he has.

If it's an Intel Killer WiFi 6E AX1675 (x|w) card, an Intel WiFi 7 BE200 card should work just fine.
If it's an Intel Killer WiFi 6E AX1675 (i/s) card, then it's not guaranteed to work. It depends upon how the M.2 Type E interface with CNVio2 support is laid out. In most cases, it will work, but I have read of outliers.

Just saying,

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