HP ENVY All-in-One 32 Wi-Fi Upgrade

[pkalnes]

Hi,

I'm gaming a bit on this PC and not very satisfied  with its Wi-Fi performance. Really just wondering if there is anything to do to make this better. New Wi-Fi card? Is there an upgrade for it? Have the latest drivers and all as it is now.

Cheers

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

What model Wi-Fi card does your PC have now?

[pkalnes]

Hi,

As I can see it - a Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 160Mhz

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Why is the wifi performance so bad? 

That card should be very fast according to the specs (up to 2.4 GB/S with a Wi-Fi 6 router).

Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201

There isn't really anything better you can install unless you want to experiment with one of the new Intel Wi-Fi 7 cards, but you would need to have a Wi-Fi 7 router in order for it to make any difference.

No one has tried to upgrade from such a good card as the AX201 in that model series PC, so I can't guarantee you if it will work or not.

Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 + Bluetooth 5.4 (802.11be 2 × 2, 320 MHz)    HP part # N39883-005

[pkalnes]

Can't really tell why it's bad. When I download i get very good speed, bandwith is no problem.

But when I started playing CS2 i noticed a lot of lagging. 

I've tried reading up a bit and I seem to recall that I couldn't upgrade to a newer Wi-Fi card due to the CPU? But the Wi-Fi 7 card should work?

It's either to try that or try a Wi-Fi USB dongle.

Thanks for replying btw.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

You PC has an Intel processor, correct?

The Intel card should work but as I wrote earlier, I can't be 100% sure of that.

The PC does not look easy to take apart at all, so you may want to opt for a USB AX Wi-Fi adapter.

Removing & Replacing Parts | HP ENVY All-in-One PC 32-a0000 Desktop PC series | HP Computer Service ...

[pkalnes]

Yes, an Core i7-10700 CPU.

I've already upgraded the RAM and SSD so shouldn't be a problem to try to upgrade the Wi-Fi card.

Not sure what best option is.. Must sleep on it.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

If you've already taken it apart, I'd try the new Intel Wi-Fi 7 card. 

I don't believe they are that expensive.

You just have to be extremely careful removing and reattaching those thin and delicate antenna wires.

Watch that section of the video.