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    Killer Wireless N-1103 Drops Connection under high usage

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by fluent, Aug 27, 2015.

  1. fluent

    fluent Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey folks.

    Just thought I'd post here as I'm pretty much out of ideas. I've cleanly re-installed drivers, upgraded to Windows 10, tried various settings, etc., and my Killer N card still drops out under high use. It happens nearly every time I try to transfer files over my wireless network or when I'm streaming Steam games. It's really a pain and I hope some of you have an idea of how I can fix this? I'm out of warranty and can't afford any new hardware right now, so hopefully someone here has an easy solution for this.

    Thanks,

    Fluent
     
    fluent, Aug 27, 2015
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  2. Raidriar

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    Solution is to sell it and get an Intel 6300 wireless card. Much better than the killer 1103. i've tried 2 different cards with countless driver revisions, they ALL drop under heavy load. I'm awaiting my intel 6300 in the mail.
     
    Raidriar, Aug 28, 2015
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    Studio1557, Aug 28, 2015
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