I recently built a custom desktop PC, and I've noticed that the Wi-Fi on it has been pretty unstable, especially when compared to other devices. It used to work fine in a room right above the modem, but now that I moved the modem further away, it can't pick up any Wi-Fi networks at all. I've looked into it a bit and found that my PC has an Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 card, which apparently requires two external antennas to function properly. Is this true? If so, would the TP-Link Archer TX55E AX3000 Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5.2 PCIe adapter be a good replacement option?
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The connectors on the card are pretty standard, so any compatible antenna should do the trick. Just make sure you have one connected for better reception!
You definitely need to attach the physical antennas to your Wi-Fi card. They usually come with the motherboard or the Wi-Fi card itself. You can find replacement antennas easily online if you don't have them.
Absolutely, it needs an external antenna to function properly and connect to Wi-Fi. Don't skip this step!
In my case, the antennas that came with my setup really helped stabilize the connection. Trust me, without them, I faced a lot of lag when gaming online.
Yeah, it should have come with the PC, but just to confirm, you do need an antenna for it to work efficiently.
Ah ok, thanks a lot for clarifying!