TP-Link WiFi 6 PCIe WiFi Card for Desktop PC AX3000 (Archer TX55E), Bluetooth 5.2, WPA3, 802.11ax Dual Band Wireless Adapter with MU-MIMO, Ultra-Low Latency, Supports Windows 11, 10 (64bit) Only

All the Wi-Fi 7 cards on the market have a theoretical peak speed of ~6 gigabytes per second (Gbps), but unless you have an internet connection with a fiber-optic cable (which isn't even available in most US cities), you won't get more than 2 Gbps. Most cable internet providers in 2025 currently deliver less than 1 Gbps. My Comcast connection gives 200-550 Mbps, depending on the time of day, well short of 1 GB. So all this card has to do is do its job without any headaches.This card uses the Mediatek MT7927 chipset, and that's why the drivers take a little while longer to mature than the Intel chipsets and why you have to plug it into a USB port for bluetooth (Intel's offering uses proprietary CNVi instead, but almost nobody has a motherboard wired for that -- only the latest high end Intel ones). The heatsink casing is just for looks; it doesn't generate enough heat to do anything.In my experience, my Gigabyte motherboard came with a WiFi 5 card connected via M.2 connection instead of the PCI-e one this one uses, and I was only getting 10 Mbps. So I first got an M.2 Intel BE200 WiFi 7 card that was half the price of this one, thinking I'd just swap it out, and then when I did I got 40 Mbps. That was way too slow, and it probably has to do with a sub-par antenna or how the M.2 connection was wired.Then I tried this Wi-Fi 7 card and instantly saw 500Mbps, which is as much as Comcast will send me. So all I can say is it worked for me. Of course, you're going to want to download the latest drivers onto your computer before installing the card. You can use the mini CD that came with if you have a player, but that's only a plan B or plan C solution. I've had no problems with the Bluetooth.If you have an Intel chipped motherboard with CNVi capability, go with an an Intel chipped one like Fenvi. But otherwise this one works fine. The provided antenna has good reception, which was the key for me.

For Wi-Fi 6, this little card is a beast and gets the job done. According to Windows11, it is connecting at 2402Mbps both ways with OpenSpeedTest-LAN yielding 1.1Gbps Down and Up. Real-world file transfer of a video file to my Plex share yielded 153MB/sec (~1.5Gbps), which is about the write speed of the disk. Average does hover around 1.1Gbps. Server is about ~30ft away through a wall of wood and drywall.I did not hook up the Bluetooth as I did not have a need for that functionality, but it is optional with using a free USB header on the motherboard, cable included.Drivers did NOT get automatically detected, so you will need to use the included mini-CD or find them on TP-Link's website.

Long term review:Had this for about 2 years now, and it still works perfectly!I had no trouble installing this out of the box and it greatly increased the convenience of having built-in Wifi in my desktop PC, rather than having to play around with dongles or ethernet cables.I haven't dealt with other Wifi cards, but this seemed like a good value and proved to work reliably over the past couple of years, and I expect it to work for many more!

Got this for my PC to finally give it WiFi and Bluetooth—worked like a charm. Speeds are solid, connection's stable, and Bluetooth pairs instantly with my headphones and Xbox controller. Exactly what I needed.But here’s the kicker: the drivers came on a disc. A disc. In 2025. My PC didn’t even have WiFi or Bluetooth… you really think it has a damn disc drive?Toss the coaster and throw a thumb drive in the box, or at least link the drivers with a QR code. It’s a great card, but that part felt like it came from 2004.Still—once the drivers were installed (downloaded on another device, of course), it’s been flawless.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:I am very happy with this product, although the setup was a little confusing, it was worth it in the endRemember that the product will not work unless all drivers are installed, I am not sure if the intel wifi/bluetooth drivers are needed but the drivers for the product themselves can be downloaded via the small disk (which I highly doubt you have the reader for) or the online store, where you can just search the product and download the drivers from there.

I'm extremely impressed. I bought this to replace the onboard Wi-Fi of my motherboard when the proprietary cord for its antennae began to come apart.The installation and setup were extremely easy using a spare PCIe port and the drivers on their website. The range on this card is insane. My office is on the third floor, and I'm finally getting the speeds I should be (500Mbps+ and 850Mbps+ on Steam downloads). I definitely recommend this card!

I hardly ever write a review but this definitely surprised me...I had the Archer T9E AC1900 for a whole decade (March 2015) and initially it did provide faster speeds. But overtime, I've noticed it was getting less reliable. I would occasionally lose connection randomly.Recently i was losing connection stability more often than usual. I thought it was time to upgrade.Wow... to be able to pay for a new card that is faster for much cheaper than what I paid for the AC1900... it was a steal... and it performed. It is basically 6x from the lowest speed I was getting back in March of this year.Just remember that if you are going to get this and you do not have a CD tray, download the drivers first! Go to "tp-link" website and download the TX55E V4.6 drivers. Download each driver individually instead of using the Autosetup (it was acting weird for me).After that, just connect as normal.