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Gigabyte GC Wbax200 2x2 802 11Ax Dual Band WiFi Bluetooth 5 PCIe Expansion Card
Last Updated: May 28, 2020 (Refresh Now)
7.7
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/10
Total Reviews
63
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Review Analysis - 63 recent, verified reviews
Detailed Mode
Wifi
22router, 6, bluetooth, speed, intel
+91%
-9%
" ... WiFi works great. ... "
" ... Used to upgrade my current WiFi card, working perfectly. ... Link speed between router and pc 1.7-2.4Gbps (I got router with WiFi 6),definitely worth. ... "
" ... The performance is great, I get above 100MB/s speed in both directions with 5GHz Wifi 6 connectivity. ... "
" ... Extremely fast and reliable WiFi ... "
" ... When I replace the router with an AX capable unit I will report back and perhaps change my rating of two stars. ... "
" ... This is a great wifi solution, I don't know why there are so many negative reviews. ... "
" ... Connected to Google wifi with no problems. ... "
" ... This card is needed to bring WiFi to your desktop. ... "
Network
21wifi, antenna, signal, speed, ac
+90%
-10%
" ... If the antenna was greater than 2ft, I would love it. ... I put my ac wifi dongle back on and held 867Mbps consistently. ... Full signal, quarter power. ... This will wow somebody coming from the N style wifi router, but I don't see it wowing someone with a strong AC set up. ... "
" ... Network connection is stable and fast. ... Absolutely no issues on Win10 with R7000 router. ... "
" ... I'm getting about 400 megabits/second down from my 600 megabits/second connection from one floor up above my router. ... "
" ... Internet Speed Test to my Netgear R7000 (AC) router reports ~400Mbps (the limit of my ISP) with an up load of ~40Mbps. ... When I replace the router with an AX capable unit I will report back and perhaps change my rating of two stars. ... "
" ... If your using an AC router you wont see any gains. ... "
" ... It's about 35 feet from the router. ... "
" ... Good, strong signal and the base of the antenna is magnetic . ... "
" ... Wifi signal seems to hold up fine, download speed slightly lower then some of my newer devices. ... "
Drivers
15driver, wifi, windows 10, intel, installed
+73%
-27%
" ... Very easy to setup just download the driver first then plugin the card and install driver. ... "
" ... I had to go onto my other pc and download the drivers from gigabyte, then put the drivers on to my flash drive that I would plug in to the new PC. ... "
" ... The drivers loaded easily, and once I figured out how to use WiFi on W10 it connected easily to my Linksys AC3900 MU-MIMO mesh router. ... "
" ... I dont even remember having to manually update drivers or anything. ... "
" ... Never opened the provided driver CD. ... "
" ... Not much to say great signal picks up all my bluetooth devices with no problems driver install was quick and painless and this isn't just a ugly green chip it blends in nice with my black and white build ... "
" ... Card was easy to install, I did not use provided drivers and downloaded new ones from Intel (just google for "Intel AX200 drivers"). ... "
" ... Drivers seem stable. ... "
Ports
15adapter, wifi, connector, motherboard, header
+73%
-27%
" ... Make sure you have proper power supply connections. ... "
" ... Works great, dont even notice im no longer on a lan cable. ... "
" ... The Gigabyte part is basically just an adapter allowing you to install Intel's latest industry standard WiFi card into a desktop computer. ... "
" ... With this adapter I have clearly increased my download speed, I did a comparison between this one and the one that I had before and the results were great. ... "
" ... I did have a spare usb hub to plug the bluetooth adapter in to. ... I can see this eliminating the need of the ethernet cord in a smaller environment. ... "
" ... Somewhat easy to install, works much better than my usb stick adapter that I paid 10 bucks for. ... "
" ... If you /do not/ have an on-board F_USB or J_USB connector you will still be able to use WiFi just fine. ... "
" ... 5 times fast than my older usb wifi adaptor, i should buy one long time ago. ... "
Bluetooth
13wifi, usb, card, wbax200, pc
+92%
-8%
" ... Excellent Bluetooth card. ... "
" ... I did have a spare usb hub to plug the bluetooth adapter in to. ... "
" ... You need a PCIEX1 slot for WiFi and a F_USB header on your motherboard for Bluetooth. ... Connected a pair of bluetooth headphones and they worked fine. ... "
" ... The bluetooth is a great feature to have. ... "
" ... This also has the latest Bluetooth 5.0, which I believe is a reputable Broadcom chipset. ... It works reliably with all my bluetooth headsets, and seems to eliminate the lip sync problems I have with other bluetooth devices. ... "
" ... Both drivers are from Intel with the Wi-Fi being v 21.40.2.2 and the Bluetooth v 21.40.0.1 ... "
" ... Bluetooth is amazing, connected 3 PS4 controllers no problem very low latency ... "
" ... I bought this product to replace my USB bluetooth. ... Now it's a lot faster to switch bluetooth devices (Logitech Flow), signal is reliable and far. ... No more stuttering when I stream music through Airpods pro or bluetooth speakers. ... "
Device Compatibility
12pc, card, wifi, desktop, connected
+100%
" ... No more stuttering when I stream music through Airpods pro or bluetooth speakers. ... "
" ... Windows 10 Pro reports the Broadcom connected at 1.3GHz. ... The board is connected with a 9 pin to the motherboard and the 9 pin to the card. ... "
" ... Easy to install, I don't use the Bluetooth feature on this unit. ... "
" ... I've tried numerous configurations and was close to just running a hardwire to my desktop when GIGABYTE released this GC-Wbax200. ... "
" ... I was getting about 30-60 on my desktop. ... I can use it with my Galaxy Buds or connect a controller to it, etc. ... "
" ... Works great on my PC. ... "
" ... I did have a spare usb hub to plug the bluetooth adapter in to. ... Fully compatible with all of my devices. ... "
" ... This card is needed to bring WiFi to your desktop. ... "
Setup
9easy to install, really, pc, much, computer
+100%
" ... Not much to say great signal picks up all my bluetooth devices with no problems driver install was quick and painless and this isn't just a ugly green chip it blends in nice with my black and white build ... "
" ... Item was delivered super fast and really easy to install if you have some knowledge of computer parts. ... "
" ... Easy to install, looks good in the case, and I really like the magnetic antenna. ... "
" ... Somewhat easy to install, works much better than my usb stick adapter that I paid 10 bucks for. ... "
" ... It was very easy to install. ... "
" ... Easy to install, I don't use the Bluetooth feature on this unit. ... "
" ... Install was straight forward in a PCIEX1 slot. ... "
" ... The Gigabyte part is basically just an adapter allowing you to install Intel's latest industry standard WiFi card into a desktop computer. ... "
ISP
8speed, mbps, download, speeds, reports
+100%
" ... It's about 35 feet from the router. ... "
" ... Speedtest speeds increased to 300 Mbps from 20 ... my plan is listed as 250 Mbps. ... "
" ... But I thought it was just my router or Comcast. ... "
" ... With this adapter I have clearly increased my download speed, I did a comparison between this one and the one that I had before and the results were great. ... "
" ... I have a 50 Mbit ethernet link, and this is as fast and reliable over WiFi as my wired connection to my router. ... "
" ... Speed test shows me 450~550mbps download speed while I have 600mbps provided from Comcast. ... "
" ... Internet Speed Test to my Netgear R7000 (AC) router reports ~400Mbps (the limit of my ISP) with an up load of ~40Mbps. ... With the Broadcom disabled and using the GC-WBAX200 my ISP delivers ~50Mbps with an upload of ~15Mbps, however Windows reports a connection of up to 780Mb. ... "
" ... I'm getting full speed connection with my Netgear RAX80. ... "
Product Reliability
7worked, working, problems, pc, issues
+71%
-29%
" ... After they were installed on the new PC, the gigabyte gc-wbax200 started working immediately! ... Overall, It has worked great for me since day one. ... It has yet to have any other issues. ... "
" ... Installed it and it just worked. ... "
" ... Been using this for about a month now and haven't experienced any problems whatsoever. ... "
" ... Worked as expected ... "
" ... Have no problems getting a reliable connection where other chips would not work. ... "
Overall performance
7windows 10, processor, motherboard, 10, ryzen
+71%
-29%
" ... Fast as advertised. ... "
" ... Bought this for my new Ryzen 3600 B450 system and got it running without a hitch. ... "
" ... Using the following PC build: Gigabyte LGA1151 i7 H270 Motherboard, Intel Core i5-7400 Kaby Lake Quad-Core 3.0 GHz processor, Windows 10. ... "
" ... With this adapter I have clearly increased my download speed, I did a comparison between this one and the one that I had before and the results were great. ... "
" ... As for speed, so far there's no issues, I currently have 100mbps fiber line and this card handles it just fine. ... Theoretically this card should handle 24 times this speed (and practically about 10 times), but for now I have no way to test it. ... "
Software Platform
5new, connected, 64bit, 10, wifi
+60%
-40%
" ... I really was excited and wanted to like it but I can't boot windows now. ... "
" ... Connected to Google wifi with no problems. ... "
" ... Web pages load a bit snappier than my previous setups. ... "
Fit
4+100%
" ... Has a sleek racer look with a magnetic bottom so it doesn't slip or fall of PC. ... "
" ... I am assuming that I just didn't seat the pcie connecter correctly the first time. ... "
" ... PCIAe x1 card has a black top with the Aorus logo on it, which for my system fits well. ... "
Gaming
3card
+67%
-33%
" ... Also for this price, it is absolutely the best wifi card I've used in my many years of PC gaming. ... "
" ... I’m getting good speeds and I don’t rubberband while gaming anymore. ... "
Ease of Use
3install, easy, bluetooth
+100%
" ... It was very easy to install. ... "
" ... Easy to install, I don't use the Bluetooth feature on this unit. ... "
Capacity
3router, room, full, speed, signal
+100%
" ... Full signal, quarter power. ... "
" ... It's easily twice as fast as the wifi on my laptop when they're both in the same room. ... "
" ... I was able to get 200M full speed at second floor will my router is in first floor. ... "
Cables
3see, cord, connector, cable
+67%
-33%
" ... I can see this eliminating the need of the ethernet cord in a smaller environment. ... "
" ... A nice option of this board is that it can be connected via a 9 pin connector or a USB type A male connector. ... "
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Connectivity
WiFi: Yes
Bluetooth: Yes