Modern Desktop PC bluetooth

[kajerhoo]

What is really the best bluetooth solution for a desktop PC being used as an HTPC these days?

I want something very, highly reliable and capable of supporting multiple devices such as a xbox controller, wireless mouse, wireless keyboard and 2 wireless headphone sets. I'd pay just about anything for a solution that was bulletproof reliable. 

I have a few dongles from multiple companies, one fairly recent with bluetooth 5.0 and I have a couple old wifi cards that support Bluetooth but, I find none of them are reliable enough and I end up having to use like a Logitech dongle for the keyboard/mouse, an xbox dongle for the controller and a separate dongle for the headphones.

I'd so love to see labs do a test on this as the market for bluetooth seems to only ever be growing and they are so, so many cheap, terrible adapaters on the market. 

[StickyPC]

Hi, 

Would always reccomend a PCIE card as it is the fastest and most reliable.

I found this one from gigabyte that is bluetooth 5.2 and Wi-Fi 6 for just over 50USD

Would recommend-

 

amazon.com/GIGABYTE-GC-WBAX210-802-11ax-Bluetooth-Expansion/dp/B091HTG6DQ/ref=sr_1_6?crid=1X77FDMKDWSXI&keywords=pcie+x1+bluetooth+5.0&qid=1677988946&sprefix=Bluetooth+5.0+pci%2Caps%2C409&sr=8-6

[SorryBella]

34 minutes ago, kajerhoo said:

and I end up having to use like a Logitech dongle for the keyboard/mouse, an xbox dongle for the controller and a separate dongle for the headphones.

For Xbox, their dongle is the easiest and best pick and honestly id stick to it if you dont have USB port constrains. Same with Logitech for their peripheral sets. For headphones though i agreed, a lot and i mean A LOT of chipsets barely support bluetooth audio which i hate.