MSI Herald-BE WI-FI 7 MAX (Wi-Fi 7, 802.11BE, Bluetooth 5.4, PCIe, Multi-Link Operation Technology, External Antenna)

Great WIFI 7 Card, especially because it uses the Qualcomm Wifi 7 chip which is compatible with AMD cpu's and in my experience, runs better than the Mediatek wifi 7. I get fast and strong connections, sometimes faster than 1Gbps Ethernet.

Works perfectly with my AMD X570 based system (note, Intel based NICs will often not work with AMD systems, so pay attention to this!) Super fast connectivity, easy install, nice quality item. Highly recommended for AMD systems seeking the latest in Wifi connectivity standards

When I finally got it working, went from 200Mbps using motherboard wifi to over 600Mbps on the 5GHz channel on a 1Gbps line. Windows would not detect card on a PCIe x4 slot. Had to lower the speed to x2 in the BIOS to get board recognized and then I could install the drivers. Once the drivers were installed I could set the PCIe speed to auto again. Not happy with lack of info about the slot speed but it works great now. Oh, and why does it include a driver DVD? This is 2026 and a latest technology component. Would lower the review but wow the speed is good.

Okay, Four stars because I bought two of these and on one of my computers the bluetooth didnt want to work but seems more like a software issue not hardware. Wifi is high quality that increased the bits/sec by a factor of four. Easy PCI bus install. Btw, the PC that had the bluetooth issue was a Windows 11 Pro system and the other system that works was also Windows 11.

I had to fight with this card to get it to finally give me a good outcome.. The first thing i learned is that my older system xeon e5-2699 does not like to connect to 6ghz and 5ghz at the same time under wifi 802.11be. BUT i was able to find a way to get it to still give me an awesome outcome. look at pictures for setting i have made. i first tried wifi 7 and it woud connect only with 5ghz and 2.4ghz with multi link. 1032mbps/1032mbps. when i changed preferred band to 6ghz and the wireless mode to wifi 6 802.11ax it would connect to 6ghz twice at 2401mbps/2401mbps. my internet is t-mobile 5g . you can see that i was able to get a download speed of 1120mbps and upload of 190mbps. i have seen uploads over 220mbps also.. before i had this card i was only using 1g ethernet and never got anything faster then 935mbps downloads. hope this info help anyone out that already has this card or is wanting to buy one... bluetooth works good as long as you have a 2.0 header on your MB. i also was only able to use a pcie 3 gen slot for the 1x card... seems to work good and i am overall pleased with the speeds i am getting using this card. also make sure you have ipv4 and ipv6 enabled..

Gonna crash out for a minute, here's my story with the MSI Herald-BE card. For reference, I spent the better part of a decade in IT/systems before changing professions (couldn't handle any more network printer error tickets), so hopefully my troubleshooting can help save someone else a headache. If not, TL;DR is at the bottom. I spent the better part of tonight trying to get this card to work in my wife's gaming PC. Brand-spankin'-new, fast modern technology. Fire up the PC, Wi-fi picks right up, but no BT. Probably a driver right? Pick up the driver from MSI, run the setup and get a "no suitable drivers" error. Ok, weird. Double check the connection for the provided cable between the card and the board, it's in there. Check device manager, nothing showing with errors. Use the included driver CD (gross, literally had to find my external CD drive) and ran the setup, only detects the Wi-fi portion. Check the support page on MSI (again) and sure enough the BT should be showing up separately from the Wi-fi for drivers. Restart and check BIOS to make sure nothing dumb happened; USB port is active. Restart and go to ASUS for motherboard drivers (ASUS Prime X570-P is the part). Search for chipset drivers and restart, still nothing. I start looking on forums for issues with this card. Most of the "BT not working" trouble was from people not realizing you have to plug the USB cable to your mobo, then it works no problem. Not working for me, so I dive deeper. Cross reference the mobo with this card and there's TWO posts about it (which is 2 more than I expected). One post refers to the other as a solution, so I cross my fingers and read the thread. A few people with the same mobo are trying to figure out what's going on with the USB connections. One user starts testing between the two USB connection ports on the board and finds that one of them works flawlessly, the other not at all. Changes to another device, same outcome, so it sounds like the port. I check the port number (USB11 if you're wondering), that's the port I'm having an issue with too! Sweet hallelujah, we're getting somewhere! Not the somewhere I wanna be, but still it's progress. Since I am using the other mobo port for the USB ports on the PC case itself, I'm stuck figuring out what's up with this second port in particular. Further on someone posts a link to the mobo manual, calls out the page for the USB port connections on the board, and tells everyone to look it over. I get to the page and confirm that's what I'm looking at on my own board, but a bunch of "NC"'s catch my eye on the pin description section. I go back to the forum, and the user explains the NC ports mean there's no connection. NO. CONNECTION. THEY LITERALLY DIDN'T WIRE THE BOTTOM PINS ON THIS BOARD. /sigh So I look back at the cable just like the forum users and sure enough, the one provided with the Wi-Fi card uses the lower "NC" pins. Well, at least I know why nothing is detecting. I keep reading on the forum and a few users noted that it's simple enough to just move the wires on the provided cable from the bottom to the top pins, so I give that a shot. It was easier than I expected, and my hopes rise. I plug everything back in; adjusted pin connection to the mobo and original connection to the Wi-Fi card. Fire the PC up and WE HAVE AN UNKNOWN DEVICE! Surely this has solved it. I pat myself on the back, down my Red Bull, and click the BT driver setup once again. I breathe a sigh of relief as the software loads and I click the "Install" button....and nothing happens. The button is greyed out...."No suitable drivers"... This....can't be happening....I take another breath, but this time I'm nervous. I go back to device manager and tell it to update manually, selecting my driver folder. No change. I run the driver CD software, does not detect the BT. I go BACK to the mobo manual and look over the pin values, then double check that I moved the right color wires into the right pins. I spent a few minutes learning about USB cable colors and their corresponding functions (power vs data) to make sure. I got it right, everything aligns. I shut the PC down and pull the cable out again. Maybe I needed to move the wires on both ends of the cable? Worth a shot right? I move the wires just like before and everything lines up just as it did, now just on the top row of pins for both ends of the cable. I triple check and make sure the wires are pushed all the way in, everything feels good. I plug the cable back in and fire up the rig, going straight into device manager. The unknown device is gone! HALLELUJAH! It's gone! It's gone.....it's gone? Where is it? No "Bluetooth" device is listed, nothing new showing up under network adapters...what? I check the cables one last time, they're firmly seated. I swap the ends between the card and the board, scan for changes, nothing. Wi-fi worked the entire time. I am 100% at a loss here, and I know this is absolutely due to the fact that the pins are not connected on that mobo port. TL;DR the MSI Herald-BE Wi-Fi/Bluetooth card isn't compatible with the ASUS PRIME X570-P motherboard because ASUS is cheap and/or stupid.

Works well. Low price compared to other Wifi 7 cards. Wifi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 working well. I DO NOT recommend using the drivers on the CD. They hung up during install on Win11 25H2 on me. Download the latest WIFI and BLuetooth drivers from MSI. Then install them as Administrator. You will get a FINISH message with an error style icon, don't worry if it says finish, it installed. I wont go into how you eliminate old Bluetooth entries in Windows. That is a windows problem. When changing cards you must re-add your bluetooth devices. It is not MSI's fault. Changing WIFI cards is not for a beginner, no matter the brand.

quality part and worth the money. it works well and has a really strong signal all the way from my computer to the router across the house. provides fast internet and the card is easy and fast to install.

Es bastante bueno, sin embargo también es bastante grande... El case es mas grande de lo esperado, es bonito, pero grande, se batalla un poco para conectar el cable de usb por la carcasa

I didn't research enough, In all honesty that's my bad. The wifi card is very good and complaints about Bluetooth are easily mitigated by actually downloading the driver(wifi and Bluetooth are separate drivers. Go to msi's website for this product) But it only works on windows 11, that's no real fault of MSI, windows 10 just doesn't support wifi 7. I do wish there was a way to use this card on those operating systems, even if it was just capping it st wifi6 speed. But I tried installing the driver and had no luck on windows 10. I have to assume the same for Linux unfortunately. I would return it, again, no fault of MSI themselves, but I'm outside of the refund window. So now im stuck either running windows 11 or with an expensive PCI-E paperweight. Connection speed is solid and consistent, no issues there. Compatbility is just a pain right now.

The MSI Herald-BE Wi-Fi 7 MAX is an outstanding Wi-Fi 7 PCIe adapter that delivers exceptional wireless performance, modern connectivity features, and excellent reliability for enthusiasts, gamers, content creators, and power users alike. Powered by the Qualcomm NCM865 chipset, the Herald-BE Wi-Fi 7 MAX brings next-generation networking technology to desktop systems with support for Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, 320 MHz channel bandwidth on the 6 GHz spectrum, and Multi-Link Operation technology. MSI has done an excellent job packaging these advanced features into a high-quality PCIe solution that is easy to install and delivers impressive real-world results. Performance is where the Herald-BE Wi-Fi 7 MAX truly shines. MSI rates the adapter for wireless transfer speeds of up to 5.8 Gbps, making it an ideal choice for high-speed internet connections, large file transfers, cloud workloads, online gaming, and 4K/8K media streaming. When paired with a capable Wi-Fi 7 router, the card provides exceptionally low latency, excellent signal stability, and consistently fast throughput. The included antenna system provides strong reception and broad coverage, helping maintain reliable connections even in challenging wireless environments. Throughout extended use, the card demonstrates excellent stability with minimal latency and dependable connectivity, making it suitable for both productivity and gaming applications. Bluetooth 5.4 support is another major advantage. Wireless peripherals such as keyboards, mice, headsets, speakers, and game controllers pair quickly and maintain stable connections. Once properly installed, Bluetooth performance is responsive and reliable, complementing the excellent Wi-Fi capabilities of the adapter. Build quality is exactly what users have come to expect from MSI. The card feels solid, well-engineered, and designed for long-term use. Driver installation is straightforward on Windows 11, and the adapter integrates seamlessly into modern desktop systems. For users looking to upgrade from older Wi-Fi standards or add high-performance wireless networking to a desktop PC, the MSI Herald-BE Wi-Fi 7 MAX is an easy recommendation. Overall, the MSI Herald-BE Wi-Fi 7 MAX delivers exceptional speed, stability, and future-ready connectivity. With its combination of Wi-Fi 7 performance, Bluetooth 5.4 support, premium build quality, and excellent reliability, it stands out as one of the best wireless networking upgrades currently available for desktop PCs. IMPORTANT BLUETOOTH INSTALLATION WARNING The Bluetooth USB cable MUST be connected directly to a motherboard USB header. This is critical for proper Bluetooth operation. Do NOT use: USB header splitters USB pigtail adapters USB extension cables USB hubs Header multipliers Any other intermediary connection device Failure to connect the Bluetooth USB cable directly to a motherboard USB header may result in: Bluetooth drivers failing to install Bluetooth not appearing in Device Manager Windows not detecting Bluetooth hardware Bluetooth devices being unable to pair Complete loss of Bluetooth functionality If Bluetooth is missing, fails to install, or does not appear in Device Manager, the first thing to verify is that the included USB cable is plugged directly into a motherboard USB header without any splitter, pigtail, adapter, or extension in the connection path. A direct motherboard header connection is required for reliable Bluetooth detection and operation.

Produto excelente, muito bom o alcance. Melhorou muito a estabilidade do sinal em meu computador. Detalhe importante que achei interessante, a base é imantada pra quem quiser colocar em cima do PC, mas ela tem 2 furos para suporte em parede.

most powerful wifi7 adapter so far