In need of a gaming router
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getochkn
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Most decent routers will do fine. To me, a gaming router is like a gaming network card. Lots of hype and talking up of special gaming features that don't translate to any real world performance gains, is basically the same hardware with some marketing hype on it, the word gaming added to it and 300% the price.
spawnkiller
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Any 75$+ router will do an awesome job, i can suggest the ASUS RT-N65U for 100$ in rebate. It's powerfull, my usb wireless is in basement when the router is at second floor at the oposite side of my house and i get 100% signal when my old D-link DIR-655 (named Gaming router) was getting about 45-50% signal and was downgrading the speed as the connection was bad...
Sometimes the USB card is the trouble (or built-in wireless), you can try another unit to see if that correct the issue too...
PS: Many devices connected also give poor performance on wireless...
Sometimes the USB card is the trouble (or built-in wireless), you can try another unit to see if that correct the issue too...
PS: Many devices connected also give poor performance on wireless...
spawnkiller
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I'm gaming on wireless and i get excellent ping, no problem with wireless for me... i've never tried POE before, maybe that's faster but wireless work fine for most people i know (but they're not using cheap 30-40$ router)
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If you're connecting directly, every router will do fine, a wired router is really simple and they don't need optimisation like wireless, you're most likely to not even see the difference from a 20$ router comparing it to a 200$ router (in wired mode) but on wireless that'll be night and day...
spawnkiller
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Yeah, it'll work fine but from my old one, i would advise you that this one is really tough to setup and get it to work without disconnecting (the time isn't setting properly and router simply hang and doesn't respond anymore, need a reboot every day or about until the 2013 Firmware update, not using it anymore so i can't say if the latest firmware correct the issue...)
I had major issues with wireless where I live maybe due to the fact I live in condo/apartment heavy area. So my solution was to get a POE adatpor (pair) that was on sale. Then I bought a cheap 100 mb switch for like $15, then I connected one next to the router the other behind my entertanment system in my living room.That allowed me to hook up my TV, Blu ray, Reciever, and game console swith out issue.
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That's a nice option too maybe that'll work better for you
For router suggestion, i've got that: http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=45265&vpn=RT-N16&manufacture=ASUS&promoid=1371 or the cheapest i would buy : http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=64441&vpn=RT-N53&manufacture=ASUS&promoid=1371
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yeah, they're supposed to take you to specific product... It's working here...
Anyway, it was the ASUS RT-N53 for 60$ (the cheapest i would buy) and the ASUS RT-N16 at 85$
Anyway, it was the ASUS RT-N53 for 60$ (the cheapest i would buy) and the ASUS RT-N16 at 85$
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