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Your cart is empty.Bring far-reaching high-throughput Dual-Band 4x4 AC3100 Wi-Fi to your desktop PC with the PCE-AC88 PCIe adapter and enjoy up to 60% faster Wi-Fi versus 3x3 adapters. An included external magnetic 4-antenna base helps maximize coverage, while individual antennas can also be attached directly to the PCIe card for compact installations.Operating Temperature: 0 °C to 40 °C ( °F to ºF)
Brian
Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2022
We had a TP-LINK AC1750 adapter in a desktop built a few years ago, and it had been struggling to maintain connectivity for the past year or so, even after we bought an external extension array for the antennae. I had just upgraded our wireless router from a Netgear N900 WNDR4500 to an ASUS AX6000 RT-AX88U, but that did nothing for the adapter in the older desktop. In fact, it may have just made things worse.I was hesitant to buy the ASUS adapter, because that ASUS router is . . . a lot to handle, unless you're a network engineer. The setup and UI for the ASUS router isn't exactly user-friendly.We first deleted the old WiFi adapter drivers by re-running the original driver setup application. Thankfully, this was an option, because we were unsure what to delete from within Windows Device Manager. After uninstaling the old driver, we uninstalled the old card.Turns out that the ASUS wireless adapter is simple to install and use. The bracket needed to be tweaked (bent slightly at the top and bottom), allowing the card to better fit the PCI bus—this happens with other cards, as well. After physically installing the new card, we installed the drivers from the included CD. The offering online were confusing—we could not tell if they were drivers, utilities, or a combination of both, and there's no guidance available. After installing the drivers, we connected the antennae extension array and connected to the home WiFi through the widget in Windows Task Bar. All we had to do was remember the WiFi password!There were no menus to navigate, no Byzantine questions to answer, no trouble to be had, anywhere. It just worked.The new adapter is ridiculously fast, compared to the old one. This adapter can maintain connectivity via the 5G band, where the old one would regularly drop the signal. Online gaming isn't losing connectivity. Downloads are quite fast.This is a great product. Online, there was mention of a utility that switched off a KRACK exploit vulnerability, but, as is normal for ASUS, there's no explanation of how to use the utility. As we experienced with our ASUS AX6000 RT-AX88U router, ASUS would benefit by integrating a more user-friendly interface between its products and its customers—at all points within the ASUS ecosystem.
Jack Dexter
Reviewed in Canada on February 18, 2021
I am beyond satisfied with this product. Even though it is by far the priciest wifi card on the market, it is by far the best. My powerline adapter wasn't pulling its weight, maxing out at 5mbps of download. This card allows me to get my full internet speed with only a slight compromise in latency.I've attached my results from a speed test comparing this card with hard wired ethernet. The speed is nearly identical. I'll recommend this to anyone who has gigabit internet and feels like they aren't getting the speeds they should. But it loses a star because the price point isn't viable for everyone. But to me, it's absolutely worth it.My only complaint with this card is that it forced me to use my 2nd PCIe x16 slot. My PCIe x1 slot is in-between the 2 x16 slots on my mobo (Gigabyte Z390M if it's helpful to anyone). When I plugged the card in there, it rubbed on my GPU fan and caused my temps to increase, so I was forced to use my 2nd x16 slot. I do have a mATX board though, so perhaps this isn't an issue with full sized mobos.
H. A.
Reviewed in Saudi Arabia on December 27, 2020
اشتريته للإستخدام بدلا من أنتل الموثربوردوأستخدمته مع جهاز راوتر من نفس الشركةax92uبالطريقة دي عطاني امكانية استخدام خاصية mu mimo 4x4 و امكانية بث مباشر ل فيديو20mbps 1080p 60hz بين جهازين, من دون ان أشعر بأي تقطيع بينهما, مع إبقاء البنغ تحت 2msوهذا الكلام على الشبكة المحلية بحيث كل جهاز متصل بالراوتر عبر باند مخصصة.والجميل أن مع الألعاب, يعطيني قيمة bufferbloat قليلة وهذا بسرعة كاملة من دون أن اضع أي ليميت للسرعة.مع تجربتي يفضل إستخدامه مع راوتر أسوس يوجد لديه خاصية mu mimo 4x4, وعدم وضع أي أجهزة أخرى على نفس الباند.أنصحه بقوة.
Leztat
Reviewed in Mexico on January 9, 2019
Magnífico, me encanto, puedo estar sin cables en la pc, y tengo excelente Internet, claro hay que aclarar que hay que estar al rango del módem pero este producto ed un 12 de 10 puntos
SJR
Reviewed in Mexico on January 26, 2019
Las paredes ya no son una molestia. Fácil de instalar y acomodar.
BZR
Reviewed in Canada on April 2, 2019
I currently own three Asus adapters, one PCE-AC55BT B1 2x2 and two Asus PCE-AC88 4x4. My setup includes the Linksys WRT1900ACv2 router with two external Alfa 9dBi OMNI-Directional antennas and a two-port dual Hawking Directional 9dBI (HD9DP) antennas. I am running a 2.4ghz/802.11n network signal. I have two side-by-side workstation computers that are two floors down and on the opposite side of the building from the router; the signal needs to cross through my kitchen on the first floor with stone tiles and granite tops. I require a live HD video feed from my CNC machine and for transferring files. I replaced the AC55BT 2x2 card with a AC88 on my second computer as I needed the extra power and antennas. The AC55BT is a fine card but was I not getting enough signal (-55 to -60) with several drops using external antennas, as the included stock antenna on the AC55BT is less than to be desired. I use this card now at my router computer station to monitor channel signals with a pair of Alfa9s.I absolutely love the AC88 cards. I have been able to get signals from -43 to -50 with my data transfer speeds at over 100Mbps and no drops; I am able to connect at 450Mbps with two channels. **On the first computer with the AC88, I have attached two 14dbi Flat Panel directional antennas, one extended mount w/stock antenna and one stock antenna in its original (4-port) mount. On the second computer I have one 14dbi Flat Panel and three Asus antennas in their original mount.The wifi on the first computer (HD video feed) does perform better on data transfer, but even with the lower antenna gain on the second computer I am still able to get solid speeds.
Elijah Stephens
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2018
Hands down the best wifi card Ive ever used. This card was a bit overkill for the current 250mbps broadband speed I pay for, but I wanted something that would be capable of the 1gb speeds I plan to upgrade to when I move into my new house.Anyway so I needed a good wifi card because I recently sold my house and moved into an apartment temporarily until my new home is completed. Since I am in an apartment at the moment I had to downsize my network and I could snake cat6 cables through the walls terminating in every room like I did at my house. So for the most part all of my devices are now running wireless with the exception of my nas, but thats a different story. Since I never had to rely on a wireless connection for my PC's before my main PC had an old wireless N card in it that just was not going to cut it. So it was time for an upgrade. Did some research and narrowed it down between this card and the TP-link Archer T9E. Both of the cards are great and they are both capable of the gigabit speeds I plan on. Ultimately I chose the ASUS card for one reason. I liked that I could position the antennas where ever I wanted rather than them just being screwed to the PCIe card.So far I have had the card for a month and its going strong. The Wifi card is running in my main desktop along with a linksys EA8300 router and a Netgear CM1000 cable modem. I have yet to have any problems with this card. Never have I lost a connection to the internet due to the wifi card and it has never failed to connect to the internet once the computer is booted. This card has actually exceeded my expectations as it is consistently allowing me 300mbps download and 12mbps upload which is more than the 250mbps upload I pay for. This in an apartment complex where there are 100's of wifi signals; a notoriously bad place for a wireless connection. So yeah Im quite happy. I still get really slow transfer speeds to my NAS, but that isnt the fault of the wireless card. That is just the nature of the game. Still it sucks transferring something like 30gb blu-ray movie to my nas wirelessly. It takes for ever. Im use to about 120mbps transfer speeds to and from my Nas, but with the wireless connection I am only getting a consistent 35mbps. Brutally slow, but its just something I have to deal with for now.
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