CNVio V3 - 700-Series PCH / Raptor Lake

[ATK03]

Hello, 

I was wondering if anyone had any information pertaining to installing a BE-series WiFi 7 card on a Raptor Lake Portable system (ie i7-1370P). I'm looking to move from a CNVio V2 radio (AX211) to a CNVio V3 radio (BE201). Is this possible, or will I need a non-CNVio radio (BE202).

I'd prefer to use the BE201 since it supports 4096QAM and the BE202 does not, and no 4096QAM-cabable non-CNVio radio is offered by Intel yet.

I've seen no official guidance on compatibility with chipset generations - can anyone confirm if CNVio V3 radios are compatible with 700-series PCHs / Raptor Lake-P? 

Thanks in advance! 

[ATK03]

UPDATE: I forgot that the BE200 supports 4096QAM - so at this point the question is whether Raptor Lake / 700-series PCH support CNVio V3 or only V2, and by extension whether users of that platform are better-off with the BE200 or BE201. 

[n_scott_pearson]

700 Series chipsets do not have support for CNVio3. This support was introduced in the 800 Series chipsets. To add Wi-Fi 7 support, you will need to use one of the non-CNVi cards. This means either the BE200 or the BE202. Since, as you said, the BE202 doesn't support 4096QAM, your only choice would be the BE200.

Clear as mud?

...S

[ATK03]

Fantastic - thanks for the info. It looks like I'd been misremembering the datasheet anyways - I initially thought that the BE201 was the only card yet-available to support 4096QAM, but the BE200 does as well. 

I do wish Intel would clarify CNVi version support in the respective sections of their PCH datasheets - everything else there was fairly robust.