Hey guys,
I am concerned that there may be a hardware problem with my Asus PCE-AC88 WiFi card. I had to disconnect the antenna cables when I needed to replace one of my case fans and heard a popping sound that possibly came from the card. I inspected the WiFi card's ports and antennas and so far everything seems functional. However, if the antenna acts up, I will replace it. My network has a 300 Mbps cable modem, and an AC5300 Nighthawk X8 Tri-Band WiFi Router from Netgear (which has four antennas). My WiFi speed right, now according to WirelessMon's software is between 938 and 987 Mbits. This speed is likely due to the fact that the router is on the second floor of my house while my computer is located in the basement. Asus claims my WiFi card is rated up to 2100 Mbps. I only recently learned that 802.11ac's theoretical max signal strength is around 1300 Mbps. Did I fall for a marketing scheme when I bought this antenna? If so, is the maximum reasonable Mbps that I should look for on an 802.11ac antenna 1300 Mbps? I would appreciate suggestions on PCI-E based 802.11ac WiFi antennas that are capable of handling online gaming scenarios equivalent to Star Wars the Old Republic, World of Warcraft, Call of Duty, and Battlefield, streaming movies in high definition and possibly 4K, and streaming music. Thanks in advance.
I am concerned that there may be a hardware problem with my Asus PCE-AC88 WiFi card. I had to disconnect the antenna cables when I needed to replace one of my case fans and heard a popping sound that possibly came from the card. I inspected the WiFi card's ports and antennas and so far everything seems functional. However, if the antenna acts up, I will replace it. My network has a 300 Mbps cable modem, and an AC5300 Nighthawk X8 Tri-Band WiFi Router from Netgear (which has four antennas). My WiFi speed right, now according to WirelessMon's software is between 938 and 987 Mbits. This speed is likely due to the fact that the router is on the second floor of my house while my computer is located in the basement. Asus claims my WiFi card is rated up to 2100 Mbps. I only recently learned that 802.11ac's theoretical max signal strength is around 1300 Mbps. Did I fall for a marketing scheme when I bought this antenna? If so, is the maximum reasonable Mbps that I should look for on an 802.11ac antenna 1300 Mbps? I would appreciate suggestions on PCI-E based 802.11ac WiFi antennas that are capable of handling online gaming scenarios equivalent to Star Wars the Old Republic, World of Warcraft, Call of Duty, and Battlefield, streaming movies in high definition and possibly 4K, and streaming music. Thanks in advance.
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