Does the router matters for wired connections?

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josysclei

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First: Where I live the options are limited and expensive in terms of models I can choose
Second: I don't give a crap about wifi
Third: My connection is 100mbps fiber

As of now, I use a cheap TPLINK WR841 10/100 router that actually bottleneck my internet speed. Having wired connections in mind and maybe ping as an issue (online gaming), will any Gigabit router perform the same? Is it worth it to buy a more expensive model?
 
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The router is not delaying your packets very much when you consider the big picture.

People who over analyze things will worry that a extra gigabit switch in the path adds .012ms for 1500 byte packets. A router doing nat must do more since it must modify the packets and re calculate things like the ip header checksums. So lets say it takes a whole 1ms to do this. When you are talking many 100s of ms to get to remote locations how much does adding 1ms really matter. Very technically it does delay it but you have to avoid becoming one of those guys who obsessive over numbers that make little difference in the real world.
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bill001g

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The router is not delaying your packets very much when you consider the big picture.

People who over analyze things will worry that a extra gigabit switch in the path adds .012ms for 1500 byte packets. A router doing nat must do more since it must modify the packets and re calculate things like the ip header checksums. So lets say it takes a whole 1ms to do this. When you are talking many 100s of ms to get to remote locations how much does adding 1ms really matter. Very technically it does delay it but you have to avoid becoming one of those guys who obsessive over numbers that make little difference in the real world.
 
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