If you have a modern Intel or AMD based ASRock motherboard and have thought about upgrading wireless connectivity, now there is a way to do it. Manufacturer ASRock itself has recently unveiled Wi-Fi 6E upgrade kits for AMD and Intel motherboards.
These kits allow users to benefit from faster WiFi and Bluetooth 5.2. This is as long as the CPU allows it thanks to its internal drivers.
Your abse board can have Wi-Fi 6E and better Bluetooth
These upgrade kits consist of one M.2 (2230) NIC, two antennas, two SMA Wi-Fi antenna cables along with a plastic module cover. The interface type changes depending on whether the kit is for AMD or Intel boards. While the AMD kit uses a PCIe interface, the NIC for Intel boards uses the CNVio2 interface. For the rest, the rest of the specifications are the same in both models, so that neither brand benefits beyond what the interfaces themselves offer.
Both kits support Wi-Fi 6E (802.11a/b/g/n/ax), Bluetooth 5.2 connection and MU-MIMO on the motherboard. They also use 2×2 dual band with 6GHz extended band support to increase performance. It is not known which chipsets are used for each kit, but the VideoCardz portal believes that AMD's motherboard kit is using a rebranded MediaTek MT7921K card. In the case of the Intel motherboard kit, you could be using the AX211 or AX411 chipset.
AMD Upgrade Kit is compatible with ASRock B550, A520,B450, X370, B350 and A320 motherboards, along with various Intel boards. Instead, intel motherboards Intel is much more limited with as it only supports some ASRock Z690, H670, B660 and H610 motherboards.
It is definitely a good choice for ATX form factor boards, which usually do not include an integrated network card, since they are boards for the market of users who manufacture their PCs, who are responsible for putting a network card. It also prepares it for connections WiFi 6E, which are still quite scarce and not many devices, especially routers; They have such connectivity.
Source: Kitguru
