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October 17, 2014 3:51:13 PM

Hi all, I need help wondering what I need to look for when buying my new wireless router. I have fiber optic Internet, but living in an apartment I don't have access to the direct modem just the ethernet cord from it ran through my wall and I plug that into the router. Right now I have a cheap wireless router, and when me and my buddies are gaming the lag is unplayable. When I go to buy a new one tonight, what do I need to look for on the router that would help the lag so me and 2 other buddies can game at the same time with an occasional ps4 being played also! Like high bandwidth or what? I have no clue and you guys know it all!

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October 18, 2014 2:05:34 AM

Most wireless routers are inexpensive (Dlink, Linksys), does not mean they are bad....

Your best option is to choose a model that offers 4 wired ports, and use those, but, I've had no issues gaming thru my cheap Dlink router....
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October 18, 2014 7:03:52 AM

danielbradbury said:
Hi all, I need help wondering what I need to look for when buying my new wireless router. I have fiber optic Internet, but living in an apartment I don't have access to the direct modem just the ethernet cord from it ran through my wall and I plug that into the router. Right now I have a cheap wireless router, and when me and my buddies are gaming the lag is unplayable. When I go to buy a new one tonight, what do I need to look for on the router that would help the lag so me and 2 other buddies can game at the same time with an occasional ps4 being played also! Like high bandwidth or what? I have no clue and you guys know it all!


First off, WIFI for gaming is much less stable (ping wise) than wired. Use wired networking for gaming. Second in an apartment setting there are MANY WIFI signals competing with each other. If you believe you must use WIFI then get a dual band WIFI router and dual band network interface for your PC (or laptop). Use the 5Ghz band because there is much less congestion on 5Ghz compared to 2.4Ghz. The coverage (distance) that a 5Ghz signal propagates is less than 2.4Ghz but if you are near the router you won't be affected by that.

If your WAN speed is above 100mbit, then you need a higher end router, because you need gigabit ports. The MINIMUM you should look for is something labeled as an "N600 dual band" router. Something that is labeled as an "AC" router is a step above an "N" router. "AC" routers are also dual band.
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