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    Is the Killer Wireless AC 1525 card worth it?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Luraundo, Oct 30, 2016.

  1. Luraundo

    Luraundo Notebook Consultant

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    Will this wireless card increase network performance and how stable is it?
     
    Luraundo, Oct 30, 2016
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  2. Starlight5

    Starlight5 Yes, I'm a cat. What else is there to say, really?

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    @Luraundo no, it's can of worms. Get Intel.
     
    Starlight5, Oct 31, 2016
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    HTWingNut Potato

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    What exactly is wrong with it?
     
    HTWingNut, Oct 31, 2016
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  4. Starlight5

    Starlight5 Yes, I'm a cat. What else is there to say, really?

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    @HTWingNut crappy unstable drivers and software that comes with it.
     
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    Carrot Top Notebook Evangelist

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    Has Intel fixed ping spikes in their wireless drivers yet?
     
    Carrot Top, Oct 31, 2016
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  6. Starlight5

    Starlight5 Yes, I'm a cat. What else is there to say, really?

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    @Carrot Top they definitely fixed 7260 drivers, after all the suffering they caused. I am not aware of major problems with other cards.
     
    Starlight5, Oct 31, 2016
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    Carrot Top Notebook Evangelist

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    Hehe, you did not pass the test :). As of latest drivers, ping spikes on AC 7260 still happen if WLAN Optimizer is not used.
     
    Carrot Top, Nov 1, 2016
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    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    Works perfectly for me.. Wireless connection is more stable then Intel... Bluetooth is hit and miss initially but I have the correct drivers now and it's fine..
     
    TomJGX, Nov 1, 2016
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    Starlight5 Yes, I'm a cat. What else is there to say, really?

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    @Carrot Top I admit it seems I wasn't running the latest driver version, but didn't have any lag spikes in Overwatch when I played it. \= Couldn't resist pressing the update button, heh. (= Also, if for whatever reason you're running it on 2.4GHz network, don't forget to limit 2.4GHz channel width to 20MHz in driver settings.

    Running ping test to my router now, lag spikes occur only if I click on networks icon to the right of taskbar, the one which shows available networks. Clicking on notifications, launching network and sharing center or network connections control panel, or anything else I tried don't cause lag spikes for me. Running driver version from Windows Update.
     
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