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May 15th, 2024 08:53

Aurora R7, replacing wifi bluetooth network adapter?

Hello everybody, my name is Matteo. I have an Alienware Aurora R7 and I need to replace the wifi bluetooth network card. I think I found a good replace with this product: Intel Killer AX1650x AX200 M.2 2230 Bluetooth 5.2 wifi card. I just need to know, before purchase, if it will be compatible with my system.

Intel Killer WiFi 6 AX1650x AX200 M.2 2230 Bluetooth 5.2 WiFi Card - Amazon product page
Intel Killer WiFi 6 AX1650x AX200 M.2 2230 Bluetooth 5.2 WiFi Card - Product Technical Specs

These are my system specs:
8th gen Intel Core I7 8700 3.2 GHz processor
Dell Alienware Aurora R7 Motherboard (updated with its latest bios version)
32 GB RAM memory
Nvidia GeForce 1070 8 GB
SSD 256 GB NVMe PM961 NVMe Samsung
HDD Seagate Barracuda Pro 4 TB ST4000DM006-2G5107

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    Posted May 17th, 2024 17:35

    Yes you can. Just be careful reconnecting wireless antennas to new card.
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    May 18th, 2024 10:54

    @redxps630​ Thanks for your answer and help.

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    Posted May 15th, 2024 14:32

    It is physically compatible.  Windows may automatically install driver for it after you install the card.
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    Posted May 17th, 2024 07:52

    I forgot to say that the wireless bluetooth network card that I need to replace is this:
    Qualcomm QCA61x4A 802.11ac Wireless adapter. Can I replace it with the card I found?
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    Posted May 18th, 2024 08:32

    I did this on the R7 that I gave to my daughter. Works well, just remember to leave yourself room for a GPU upgrade. The RTX30xx takes up a couple slots.
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    May 18th, 2024 10:53

    @FormerAlienwareFan​ Thanks for your answer but I can't replace the video card because I have a 460 w power supply and I just read that Nvidia suggest to use a 650 w power supply.

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