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"This does what it is intended to do but it does it better than any other wifi card or adaptor I have used. Great connecticity and good range too as I my computer is situated at the ...view more"
"Decided to buy this and got amazing speed test results ranging from 100mbps, before on my old wifi adapter I used to get 40 or 50"
"Theres only one wall between my computer and the router but speeds are great"
Dual-Band AC3100 Wireless PCIe Adapter
ASUS PCE-AC88 is a dual-band AC3100 4x4 Wi-Fi PCI Express® (PCIe®) adapter for desktop PCs. Its NitroQAM™ (1024-QAM) technology delivers combined wireless speeds of up to 2100Mbps on the 5GHz band and 1000Mbps on the 2.4GHz band - 60% faster than 3x3 adapters, ensuring smooth streaming and low-latency online gaming1. It's the first 4x4 802.11ac PCIe® adapter on the market, giving you improved Wi-Fi reception and - when paired with a 4x4 router - the full performance potential of 4x4 Wi-Fi!
- Instantly upgrade your desktop to dual-band 4x4 AC3100 Wi-Fi with speeds up to 2100Mbps (5GHz band) and 1000Mbps (2.4GHz band).
- 60% faster Wi-Fi with better coverage than 3x3 AC adapters.
- External magnetic antenna base allows flexible antenna placement for the best reception.
- Custom heatsink ensures non-stop operation for improved stability and reliability.
Enjoy 60% faster Wi-Fi on your desktop
NitroQAM™ (1024-QAM) technology gives PCE-AC88 Wi-Fi speeds of up to 2100Mbps (5GHz) and 1000Mbps (2.4GHz), so you can enjoy smooth streaming and low-latency online gaming on your desktop PC.
Unrivaled Wi-Fi reception with the first ever 4x4 adapter
With a four-transmit, four-receive (4x4) antenna design, Wi-Fi range and signal stability are improved dramatically for faster, clearer and stronger Wi-Fi. PCE-AC88 pushes your desktop's Wi-Fi reception to higher level, and allows you to unlock the full potential of your 4x4 router!
Flexible antenna placement
PCE-AC88 includes extension cables for its detachable antennas, plus a magnetized antenna base that can be attached to any suitable surface - horizontal or vertical. This makes it incredibly easy to find the best antenna location for optimum signal quality.
Custom heatsink for best stability
The stylish, customized heatsink is crafted for non-stop operation, giving you improved stability and reliability for connections when running bandwidth-intensive network tasks in hot environments.
Manufacturer Part No: | PCE-AC88 | Brand: | ASUS | Product Type: | MU-MIMO |
UPC | 889349272305 | Product Family: | - | Shipping Weight: | 0.8 kg |
PB Part No: | NETAS0288 | Product Model: | PCE-AC88 | ||
Warranty: | 36 months local warranty * * Warranty period is as stated above unless the manufacturer has chosen to specify a longer period. All warranties are return to base unless otherwise specified. |
Don't Buy It! Expensive card, normal performance, bad driver for Windows 10 and no support from ASUS.
1. The performance is okay but it's not outstanding. Without a specific ASUS 1024-QAM WiFi router, you will never reach 2.1Gbps. But 4x4 works and many routers supports that.
2. It's not stable enough for 7x24 hours workstation. The driver for windows 10 has not been updated for years. But Windows 10 has been updated for many times. There is a critical bug causing the card hanging there after a long time using. Only reboot can fix it. I emailed ASUS for support but get nothing back. I googled and find others asking for driver update, but...view more
Don't Buy It! Expensive card, normal performance, bad driver for Windows 10 and no support from ASUS.
1. The performance is okay but it's not outstanding. Without a specific ASUS 1024-QAM WiFi router, you will never reach 2.1Gbps. But 4x4 works and many routers supports that.
2. It's not stable enough for 7x24 hours workstation. The driver for windows 10 has not been updated for years. But Windows 10 has been updated for many times. There is a critical bug causing the card hanging there after a long time using. Only reboot can fix it. I emailed ASUS for support but get nothing back. I googled and find others asking for driver update, but ASUS seems don't care about it.
I will never recommend this card. A new 802.11ax AX200 card is performing much better even with just 2 antenna. It works with AC routers very well. The price on Amazon is only $40(USD). As the chip is from Intel, the driver for Windows 10 is super stable. I've been using the new ax200 for two months without any issue.
Great. I now get full use of my bandwidth even from the other side of the house.
the magnetic base is handy for mounting also.
Great. I now get full use of my bandwidth even from the other side of the house.
the magnetic base is handy for mounting also.
Great Product Fast delivery
Fantastic wifi for my computer which is in a room with limited wireless connection
Thanks
Great Product Fast delivery
Fantastic wifi for my computer which is in a room with limited wireless connection
Thanks
This does what it is intended to do but it does it better than any other wifi card or adaptor I have used. Great connecticity and good range too as I my computer is situated at the very end of the house some 20 meters from the router. Constant strong connection and I do alot of online gaming and it keeps up with ease. This does what it is intended to do but it does it better than any other wifi card or adaptor I have used. Great connecticity and good range too as I my computer is situated at the very end of the house some 20 meters from the router. Constant strong connection and I do alot of online gaming and it keeps up with ease.
Decided to buy this and got amazing speed test results ranging from 100mbps, before on my old wifi adapter I used to get 40 or 50 Decided to buy this and got amazing speed test results ranging from 100mbps, before on my old wifi adapter I used to get 40 or 50
Theres only one wall between my computer and the router but speeds are great Theres only one wall between my computer and the router but speeds are great
Although this is a very good card, I don't think it's the best value for money. The bright red colour doesn't suit most PC builds and is a bit of an eyesore. But everything else is very good. The magnetic antennae holder is great for mounting on the back of your pc, or anywhere else with a metal surface. The cables are a good length too. It is very fast, and doesn't get hot at all. The card itself is very small and would fit in pretty much every pc. Although this is a very good card, I don't think it's the best value for money. The bright red colour doesn't suit most PC builds and is a bit of an eyesore. But everything else is very good. The magnetic antennae holder is great for mounting on the back of your pc, or anywhere else with a metal surface. The cables are a good length too. It is very fast, and doesn't get hot at all. The card itself is very small and would fit in pretty much every pc.
This is the best damn purchase I've made for my machine, my mates think its not possible to game "well" on wireless, 100% proved them wrong with this card, for me I'm seeing a increase in signal strength about 71% over what I had before, and that's switching from 2.4 to 5 GHZ (Which doesn't go as far, 2.4 is 100% coverage with this in my office)
Make sure your router supports MIMO to some degree, and can do 5GHZ, you'll see your speeds increase dramatically.
If you really want to go all out, get the ASUS router that supports MU-MIMO (My current one is a HG659, and it still works well with this)
10/10, definitely worth the money.
This is the best damn purchase I've made for my machine, my mates think its not possible to game "well" on wireless, 100% proved them wrong with this card, for me I'm seeing a increase in signal strength about 71% over what I had before, and that's switching from 2.4 to 5 GHZ (Which doesn't go as far, 2.4 is 100% coverage with this in my office)
Make sure your router supports MIMO to some degree, and can do 5GHZ, you'll see your speeds increase dramatically.
If you really want to go all out, get the ASUS router that supports MU-MIMO (My current one is a HG659, and it still works well with this)
10/10, definitely worth the money.
Awesome WiFi adapter suited for gaming. Unable to run an ethernet cord where I recently moved to so I opted to buy this. With my old original WiFi dongle I was getting about 6Mbps with this one on Fibremax if no one except me uses the internet I have gotten up to 300Mbps. Normal speeds are around 100plus with a long of 5 to 6ms on speedtest.net which is very close to cable ethernet back in my old house which had fibre100 Awesome WiFi adapter suited for gaming. Unable to run an ethernet cord where I recently moved to so I opted to buy this. With my old original WiFi dongle I was getting about 6Mbps with this one on Fibremax if no one except me uses the internet I have gotten up to 300Mbps. Normal speeds are around 100plus with a long of 5 to 6ms on speedtest.net which is very close to cable ethernet back in my old house which had fibre100
Great products Great products
I've ran a few speed test with a specific testing website and it ran beautifully! It's around twice as fast compared to any 802.11ac that was pluged via USB 3s. If you don't have time nor money to have a wired networking solution, I strongly reccomend this awesome wireless adapter!! I've ran a few speed test with a specific testing website and it ran beautifully! It's around twice as fast compared to any 802.11ac that was pluged via USB 3s. If you don't have time nor money to have a wired networking solution, I strongly reccomend this awesome wireless adapter!!
This has got to be the best Wireless Adapter I have ever used. The speed and stability is incredible, I would highly recommend this card, sure it is a little pricey but then you pay for what you get, and you are getting the best with this. This has got to be the best Wireless Adapter I have ever used. The speed and stability is incredible, I would highly recommend this card, sure it is a little pricey but then you pay for what you get, and you are getting the best with this.
Dual-Band AC3100 Wireless PCIe Adapter
ASUS PCE-AC88 is a dual-band AC3100 4x4 Wi-Fi PCI Express® (PCIe®) adapter for desktop PCs. Its NitroQAM™ (1024-QAM) technology delivers combined wireless speeds of up to 2100Mbps on the 5GHz band and 1000Mbps on the 2.4GHz band - 60% faster than 3x3 adapters, ensuring smooth streaming and low-latency online gaming1. It's the first 4x4 802.11ac PCIe® adapter on the market, giving you improved Wi-Fi reception and - when paired with a 4x4 router - the full performance potential of 4x4 Wi-Fi!
- Instantly upgrade your desktop to dual-band 4x4 AC3100 Wi-Fi with speeds up to 2100Mbps (5GHz band) and 1000Mbps (2.4GHz band).
- 60% faster Wi-Fi with better coverage than 3x3 AC adapters.
- External magnetic antenna base allows flexible antenna placement for the best reception.
- Custom heatsink ensures non-stop operation for improved stability and reliability.
Enjoy 60% faster Wi-Fi on your desktop
NitroQAM™ (1024-QAM) technology gives PCE-AC88 Wi-Fi speeds of up to 2100Mbps (5GHz) and 1000Mbps (2.4GHz), so you can enjoy smooth streaming and low-latency online gaming on your desktop PC.
Unrivaled Wi-Fi reception with the first ever 4x4 adapter
With a four-transmit, four-receive (4x4) antenna design, Wi-Fi range and signal stability are improved dramatically for faster, clearer and stronger Wi-Fi. PCE-AC88 pushes your desktop's Wi-Fi reception to higher level, and allows you to unlock the full potential of your 4x4 router!
Flexible antenna placement
PCE-AC88 includes extension cables for its detachable antennas, plus a magnetized antenna base that can be attached to any suitable surface - horizontal or vertical. This makes it incredibly easy to find the best antenna location for optimum signal quality.
Custom heatsink for best stability
The stylish, customized heatsink is crafted for non-stop operation, giving you improved stability and reliability for connections when running bandwidth-intensive network tasks in hot environments.
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