FENVi WiFi Card PCIE WiFi 7 BE200 Tri-Band 802.11be 8774Mbps PCIe WiFi 7 Network Adapter with BT5.4 Support Windows 11/10 Not for AMD Motherboards

I was a bit concerned when ordering from an unknown company, Fenvi, that this might be a knockoff and lack performance. However the product was as described and performed well on two Dell servers, both running Arch Linux with kernel 4.9.41-1-lts. Note that this PCIe card with antennae costs only a couple of dollars more than the Intel 8265 card alone.[giuseppe@gverdi ~]$ sudo lspci -v -s 04:00.004:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Wireless 8265 / 8275 (rev 50)Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 0050Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 32Memory at 92b00000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]Capabilities: [c8] Power Management version 3Capabilities: [d0] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+Capabilities: [40] Express Endpoint, MSI 00Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error ReportingCapabilities: [140] Device Serial Number 34-13-e8-ff-ff-5a-01-efCapabilities: [14c] Latency Tolerance ReportingCapabilities: [154] L1 PM SubstatesKernel driver in use: iwlwifiKernel modules: iwlwifiAs you can see it uses the in kernel iwlwifi driver and requires the proper Intel firmware to be available, so install linux-firmware using your distributions package manager.Environment 1I first tested this card in my own machine in a very challenging setting for the 5g band, one floor above and several walls from a Ubiquity AC Pro wireless access point. At first I was connecting only on wireless N, but at the full 300mbps rating of the 2.4g band. I have another device connecting as AC, but never getting better than N speeds, so I knew that the AC signal was at least available.I was, after a bunch of tweaking, able to connect at AC speeds varying from about 450-700mbps, probably averaging in the 500-550mbps range.In order to achieve this I needed to tweak one setting on the PCIe card and a couple on my access point.1) On the access point I needed to dial down the power output of the 2.4g band and max out the power level on the 5g band. Those changes allowed the card to lock onto the AC signal instead of just wireless N in the 2.4g band.2) I set the option "options iwlwifi 11n_disable=8" in "/etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf" which enable antenna aggregation on the PCIe card.These two tweaks provided very acceptable performance in this environment.Environment 2After a couple of days burning in the card, I moved the card to a server in a different location with a wall + a partial wall between the server and a Ubiquity AC Pro wireless access point. This time without any tweaks to either device. I immediately was averaging a 600mbps connection. I altered only the 5g radio power on the access point and immediately connecting at 780mbps. The connection speed varied, but was always at or above 650mbps. I then turned on antenna aggregation and, while I never exceeded the 780mbps mark obtained without the tweak, speeds seemed to remain more consistently closer to that high mark.I'm quite happy with the Fenvi card. The Ubiquity AC Pro is a 3x3 11AC MIMO access point and in both environments was serving 8-10 other wireless clients. I did not test the Fenvi in an unobstructed environment, where performance should improve. Also, the nature of the antennae location relative to other possible electromagnetic interference from the server itself may be detrimental. If I had an extension, I'd test with the antenna somewhat further from the server.The Intel drivers make for a simple install on Linux, which is why I gravitated to this card. I would recommend this card for modern Linux kernels.Addendum: My Biggest HeadachThis card is great, but will drive you bonkers if you install in a Dell T130 server because the fan speed will kick permanently to full speed and none of the firmware settings in the Bios/iDrac gui will allow you to get your fans spinning at normal, quiet, levels. Do not despair. First, it has nothing to do with this specific card. Any third party PCIe card inserted into this server will result in the same issue.To fix this, you need to install the Dell Open Manage tools and run the command:racadm set System.ThermalSettings.ThirdPartyPCIFanResponse 0I just saved you at least a day and handfuls of hair:)

Bought 2 of the FV-8802 (8265) version, one for an Intel MB, and one for an AMD MB, both running Win10 x64. Both went into PCIe x4 slots, both were connected to USB headers on the MB for BT capability, and both showed up as devices upon bootup. So far, so good. Connected the extended antennas so they sat on the desktops for much better signal strength, loved that it wasn't just two antenna prongs fixed to the cards at the back and bottom of the machines where reception is not ideal. Did NOT install files from packaged CD, downloaded them directly from Fenvi site, which included latest WiFi and BT drivers for FV-8802. Installed drivers, device manager on both machines recognized the WiFi and BT of the cards. Connected them to my 5G router, was immediately off to the races, tripled my download and upload speeds from my older 2.4G N cards. Fantastic, very happy with this purchase.

tl;dr - 5 stars for the product, minus 1 star for no customer service. Product support is just as important as the how well the product itself functions. Without support, the greatest WiFi card in the world could be useless.My motherboard does not have WiFi or BT built in, so I got the FV-8802 to add these functions. This WiFi card gives me around 65Mbs on a 100Mbs connection with the router 3 rooms away. The BT is fantastic. I previously had a cheap USB BT dongle, and my Bose headphones would cut out if I moved 5 feet from the computer. Now with this card, I can walk about 40 feet away with my headphones on, and the signal stays solid.My only complaint is the customer service. The card installed very easily, and the WiFi picked right up and started working with the Windows 10 drivers that automatically installed. However, I could not get a BT device to connect. I emailed customer service on August 8th and NEVER received a response. Mind you, that is the email address Fenvi provides on their website for Amazon orders. After 2 hours of frustration, reading through reviews to see what other people have done to fix this, reinstalling the drivers (straight from Intel's site, not the Fenvi-provided drivers), unpairing and re-pairing the BT devices did the trick.Something to note is that there are two separate drivers for the WiFi and BT, as other have noted. Get the drivers straight from Intel. You'll notice independent drivers for WiFi and BT. Don't use the ones from Fenvi's website as they are outdated; as of August 8th, 2019, they are a few revisions old.Also, the antenna magnet is very weak, so don't plan on mounting it on a vertical surface. I just put it on the top of my case. When I put it on the side, it slid down the case.

I really like the fact that this device serves as a Wi-Fi and Bluetooth combo. Just plug and play very easy to set up. I did not interact with their text Support but I gave it five stars anyway because really the best tech-support is one way you don't have to use them because the dam thing works. Price was great and the range on the Bluetooth is pretty good. I do not do competitive gaming but the performance is great for my kid who uses it just for Minecraft and homework

I needed my desktop to be wireless and my son wanted a better card for the one he already had so I purchased two of these. They arrived on time, in perfect condition, and he had them both installed in less than 15 minutes. They are working perfectly! It's was so easy to move my desktop to another room without having the DSL router and all those extra wires come along with it. The best part? I actually saved money by buying these instead of paying the phone company for a service call to rewire the house so we could to move the router! Thank you Fenvi, I'm very pleased with this product and would buy again.

I'm a CS guy, have worked in IT for years and built countless computer systems. The bluetooth on here doesn't work but the wifi is fantastic.