PCE-AC88

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AC3100 Dual Band PCIe^® Wi-Fi Adapter with High Power Design for Longer WiFi Range

Instantly upgrade your desktop to ultra-fast Wi-Fi speeds
60% faster Wi-Fi speeds with wider Wi-Fi range than 3x3 AC adapters – for smooth streaming and online gameplay
Flexible antenna placement
Magnetized antenna base let you choose the best antenna location for optimum signal reception
Specialized heatsink design
Non-stop operation for improved stability and reliability

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Awards

"The Asus RT-AX88U is the best choice for a higher end router. It features next generation Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) technology, and an impressive eight Gigabit Ethernet ports, which even supports link aggregation. Backing this up is the usual excellent AsusWRT interface, which allows granular control of every imaginable setting. "

"One of the fastest routers we've tested, the Asus ROG Rapture GT-AC5300 offers lots of gamer-friendly features, copious I/O ports, and a slick management console that lets you optimize your network for lag-free gaming."

"The Asus RT-AC86U is a fast AC2900 dual band router that's equipped with the latest networking technology and is loaded with gamer optimization and network protection features."

Today, they’re well known not just for superior wireless performance, but also as one of the few brands that continue to push the latest in standards, security, advanced user customisation and building a robust networking ecosystem through AiMesh functionality to enable compatible ASUS routers to work together in a single SSID.

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ASUS PCE-AC88 is a dual-band AC3100 4x4 Wi-Fi PCI Express^® (PCIe^®) adapter for desktop PCs. Its NitroQAM™ (1024-QAM) technology delivers combined wireless speeds of up to 2100Mbps on the 5GHz band and 1000Mbps on the 2.4GHz band — 60% faster than 3x3 adapters, ensuring smooth streaming and low-latency online gaming¹. It’s the first 4x4 802.11ac PCIe^® adapter on the market, giving you improved Wi-Fi reception and — when paired with a 4x4 router — the full performance potential of 4x4 Wi-Fi!

Enjoy 60% faster Wi-Fi on your desktop

NitroQAM™ (1024-QAM) technology gives PCE-AC88 Wi-Fi speeds of up to 2100Mbps (5GHz) and 1000Mbps (2.4GHz), so you can enjoy smooth streaming and low-latency online gaming on your desktop PC.

PCE-AC88 with NitroQAM™technology offers 60% faster Wi-Fi on
your desktop

Unrivaled Wi-Fi reception with the first ever 4x4 adapter

With a four-transmit, four-receive (4x4) antenna design and AiRadar beamforming support, Wi-Fi range and signal stability are improved dramatically for faster, clearer and stronger Wi-Fi. PCE-AC88 pushes your desktop’s Wi-Fi reception to higher level, and allows you to unlock the full potential of your 4x4 router!

PCE-AC88 with
4x4 antenna design enables better Wi-Fi range and signal stability on your
desktop

Magnetized antenna base let you
choose the best antenna location for optimum signal reception

Flexible antenna placement

PCE-AC88 includes extension cables for its detachable antennas, plus a magnetized antenna base that can be attached to any suitable surface – horizontal or vertical. This makes it incredibly easy to find the best antenna location for optimum signal quality.

Custom heatsink for best stability

The stylish, customized heatsink is crafted for non-stop operation, giving you improved stability and reliability for connections when running bandwidth-intensive network tasks in hot environments.

Keep Up to Date!

Remember to always keep your device’s firmware up to date so you can benefit from the very latest service and security enhancements — and get exciting new features! Learn more about updating new firmware.

Disclaimer:

*PCE-AC88 is a 4x4 MU-MIMO adapter. For full MU-MIMO operation it requires a MU-MIMO router with more than four spatial streams. Such routers are not currently available, but are expected to appear at a future date.