GIGABYTE GC-WB1733D-I (Bluetooth 5/Wireless AC 9260/160MHz Dual Band WiFi/Expansion Card)

Original Review, 4 Stars: Connected this to my pc since mb didn't come with wifi. It works great but sometimes it randomly stops working and I get a notification saying that the drive is damaged and I have to reinstall them before it works again.Update, 5 Stars: After messing around with some of the settings and googling things, I finally managed to apply a 5G internet speed. How did I do this? I manually went into my wifi settings (I use 5G T-Mobile Router + The T-Mobile Internet app) and searched around wondering why my wifi signal was so trash, I couldn’t even run any applications. The main reason was that my dual band wifi was mainly running on 2.4g and was limiting the 5G signals to a huge extent. What I did was create a new server on the exact wifi and hid it from any settings (This way, only I could see and use the new server.) I changed this server to run only on a 5G signal and then I connected my pc to this new wifi server. Now everything works amazing, my wifi is great and over 250mbps with an upload speed of 43mbps. I also had to change some settings of the wifi card so that it would prioritize 5G signals. This is relatively easy to do.

"Set Your Desktop Free" is a phrase that you'll find on the box of the GC-WB11ACD-I, and that's exactly what this wireless card can do. I finished a $2,500 build and didn't have any wireless capabilities. After giving up on laptops with network bridges, I ordered this card.The card is easy to install, but my BIOS was configured to enable PCIe devices top to bottom without gaps, so I spent an hour trying to figure out why it wasn't working. I just had to move the card from the lowest PCIe slot to the one right beneath my GPU. It's entirely a BIOS configuration issue versus an issue with the card. One thing that I greatly appreciated was that the card has a USB-A connection on it if you don't have any internal USB 2.0 headers, which, after filling the two available headers with other components, I did not. Until I was able to install a header hub, I used this card with a USB cable. Considering I had work to do and couldn't get network bridging working, that feature saved the day for me.The antennae is pretty good. It has a magnetic base that holds well to the back of my case. The pole part rotates about the base 180 degrees if you need to point it in any particular direction. The connection points to the card are screw-in and feel secure and sturdy.The connection the card provides is, as expected, blazing fast. I doubt I have or even can hit the bandwidth limit on this card with my internet connection.I suppose the only complaint I have about this card is that the included USB 2.0 header cable's rainbow wires stick out in an otherwise white and black build, though I could just purchase or make a replacement.

Car was recommended by a friend. Good price. Arrived fast, packaged well. No damage. Installed hardware in 15 minutes. Drivers in minutes. Works great now and about 7x faster than previous wireless extender setup I had. Wife is happy and that is what matters.

The only thing I dislike is how Gigabyte named the product, how many people would know or figure out that GC-WB1733D-I is a WiFi/Bluetooth card? Also, the Linux compatibility isn't mentioned anywhere I could find on the package. They must not want to sell very many.As far as the card, I have no problems with it, it's well built, and it's working well.

Easy to install you don't need the directions.

Running this on Windows 10. Plugged it into PCIE slot, and plugged in USB cable. Wifi didn't work, and neither did bluetooth. I had also installed drivers and changed PCIE slots. No dice. I prob got a single defective product but this is my 3rd PCIE network card I've tried in the last handful of years and the USB wifi adapters just seem better overall; easier to install and better network connection (for me at least).

You can trust this wifi bluetooth card!Bought this since my computer had no wifi card.Internet is up to date speed, very fast, bluetooth works great for my mouse and keyboard .etc and the signal strength is very up to date for the range.Plug this in, plug in the com port to your motherboard and you will have no issues.Windows 10 recognized it and it became one with my computer.You can also run a usb cord from the card.Made my internet faster and life easier with bluetooth mouse and keyboard.I trust gigabyte as I also have a z390m motherboard.Have not had any issues what so ever with it as some of the other cards have reviews about.The antenna is magnetic and has a range that keeps up with everything I do including gaming.

this is a very great purchase for a pc setup. have not tried other brands but this one is working as expected. room is upstairs diagonally to the living room downstairs where the router is and it is still having a great connection