Windows 10: what wifi antenna is needed for AMD rz616 6e wifi adapter

I only get like 1 bar of wifi signal I want to know what antenna is comparable so I could order one

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RZ616 wifi 6e 160mhz wifi not working in Gigabyte X670 ax Motherboard. PLEASE HELP!

I have a pc built with Gigabyte X670 ax (rev 1.0) motherboard. It came with this RZ616 wifi 6e 160mhz antenna. Things were fine 3 days ago until I updated my windows and AMD adrenaline drivers. I have an AMD Ryzen 7 7700x cpu.

Everything else works except there is no wifi option, even if the adapter name is visible in device manager's network adaptors.

Also, the wifi only works after, when the pc is shutdown for the entire night and switched on the next day. It will work for 30-45 mins and then disappear.

I have installed drivers from microsofty catalog but nothing.

ran the troubleshooter, network reset...nothing works.

Clean installed win 10 again. updated Bios, but nothing. Upgraded to WIn 11 before that from Win 10, didnt work...so clean installed win 10 again.

Also weird thing, pc stutters a bit when there is no wifi, or when it disappears suddenly

 

Notebook USB WiFi Antenna

"Would you say that an external USB with antenna(s) beats the manufacturer's integrated antenna?" Depends - If the Laptop has a metal shell/lid whatever then the internal antennae may not work so well in certain directions. In that case an external WiFi dongle with a USB dock and lead may improve things a lot as it can be moved around. I have one of these - Netgear A6210 dual band 2x2. Comes with USB dock and cable. A8000 is a three band WiFi 6E version. Dual-Band USB 3.0 WiFi Adapter - A6210 | NETGEAR "Do you need software for the installation?" Yes, you need to download and install a small driver. The small ones about the size of a USB plug do not have efficient antennae.

 

Recommendation for WiFi usb / card

If you have a desktop computer I would STRONGLY suggest a PCIe adapter rather than a USB adapter if you go with WiFi 6. The only USB WiFi adapters that I have seen thus far use a Realtek chipset which is reported to have some serious flaws. In my own personal experience, I have tried 2 of these and returned both, getting performance worse than other WiFi 5 adapters and constant disconnects even 10 feet from my WiFi router. If you go with a USB adapter, I would suggest a quality WiFi 5 adapter. One more note: Should you decide to go with a WiFi 6 PCIe adapter, I would suggest a WiFi 6e model. They actually cost no more, and they are one step up just in case you ever go to a WiFi 6e router.