u/windycoatl

hello there! ive recently been getting back into fighting games more and ive been looking to finally upgrade/replace my fightstick.

ive been using a hand-me-down SFV mad catz TE2+ that i got about 7-8 years ago. while it's still generally functional, and ive customized it a little, it is kind of showing its age and i wasnt given it in the absolute best condition, so i think something new might be in order

ive been mainly playing skullgirls and learning street fighter 6 on PC for context. im looking for something with a lever that isnt going to break the bank, but is still a notable improvement from what i have now, and has customization/modding potential. any suggestions would be much appreciated thank you for any pointers!

hi there! i just recently went through the gauntlet of updating my windows 10 system to windows 11 to use my new Archer TBE550E wifi 7/ bluetooth adapter. i have been having issues with my motherboard's on board wifi (i am using an Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI)) on top of wanting to upgrade from its wifi 5 only capabilities.

however, ive ran into the issue where, when inserting the card and the bluetooth USB headers onto my motherboard, and trying to install the drivers with the included flash drive, my PC can perfectly install and see the "bluetooth" part of my adapter, but nothing to do with the wifi adapter itself? it doesnt even show up in device manager under my network adapters with and without viewing hidden devices.

im at a loss as for what to do right now. ive reseated and confirmed that the card is indeed firmly inserted into my motherboard's PCIEX1_2 slot and again, has bluetooth functionality. my PCIEX1_1 slot is currently being covered by my graphics card, so i dont think i can move it to that one very easily. i have also disabled the onboard wifi/bluetooth in the bios, and poked around in my settings but couldn't spot anything else that would help me.

attached is a picture of my device manager's bluetooth and network adapter tabs.

does anyone have any advice? ive been up all night and day so far working on this and im going delirious and kind of pulling my hair out, haha. id really appreciate any information anyone can give me

Looking to get a new fightstick after Mad Catz TE2+

Archer TBE550E: Bluetooth enabled and working, but PC can't enable/detect wifi?