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February 27th, 2025 02:54
XPS 8950, Intel Killer 1675x WiFi 6 replacement
Experienced PC builder here. Dell XPS 8950 Desktop
I'd like to replace the WiFi 6, Intel Killer 1675x card with the Intel Killer WiFi 7 BE1750x card.
Has anyone upgraded their XPS 8950 from WiF i6 to WiFi 7?
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Chino de Oro
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February 27th, 2025 05:27
Yes, you can upgrade your XPS 8950 to WiFi 7. Dell has provided network drivers for BE200/BE202 as well.
ispalten
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February 27th, 2025 17:19
I upgraded my 8940 from the Intel 1650i, to the Intel BE200 (WiFi 7). The BE200 is NOT a Killer card, while the BE1675x is, but you 'might' still need the Killer S/W for the network Adapter.
You still need to have a Wi-Fi 7 router, and it appears, running Windows 24H2 with has WiFi 7 support.
I had been using the older prior Windows 'version' with the BE200 and the MLO band didn't work well. Once 24H2 version was installed it worked OK.
I never found the Killer S/W been something I used. Many have even removed the s./w, and the network adapters work fine. If you don't use the Killer s/w, then get the BE200, it is cheaper.
Dell's driver posting are the same as you would get from Intel, just that Dell TESTED them and if you make a network support call they need those drivers on the PC. Intel releases quite a few updates as well that Dell does NOT post.
On my BE200 I am running the driver that Intel released on 1/2/2025. They had been releasing BE drivers every few weeks, I use Intel's Driver and Support App and it checks daily for new drivers and I can get the new one immediately.