New ROUTER for gaming, please help

Putumayo

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Howdy Tom's community. It's been a while since I've logged in but I've used the site to build 3 gaming machines for friends over the past few years. We ALL thank you very much!

I'm seeking advice on a new ROUTER. I've spent literally the past 6 hours educating myself about this AGAIN but alas - here I am asking for guidance as I just can't find the answers I'm looking for on the internet.

I'm a working adult who games very little, but when I do, I of course want the best performance possible! I invested in Star Citizen over 3 years ago and that is the one game I HOPE to spend some quality time playing... I've also invested in the machine to play it, so... I want to be able to be competitive.

My cable internet speed is 75 Mbps, which is truly delivered. Ping is from 7-30ms. Modem = Arris SB6183.

The PC will be wired directly to the router, as it is now.

There are only 2 users of this network in the house, and the only other load on the network will be streaming of movies in 1080 to a laptop or tablet via wi-fi while I game. That's it. No other users.

I don't believe I need MU-MIMO. What about QoS? QoS seems VERY smart, but with such limited demand on the system, I'm just not sure... How important is processor speed in this situation?? Opinions?

While I can spend up to about $150 USD on a router if it will truly make a difference, I'd much rather keep to less then $100 if I can.

I'll enter the routers I'm considering in a following post.

Thanks in advance for any and all forthcoming wisdom :)
 
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glad you liked them. I tried to get routers with a minimum 1750gbps speeds or better for a fast reliable connection. I run an RT-AC66U 1750 myself and couldn't be happier. I really love the fact you can stream/access my music, movies and everything else on the go as long as I have wi-fi or data connection to the internet. I have nearly 20 TB of music and movies at my fingertips nearly all the time without using up my local storage on my phone/tablet/computer leaving more room for apps and pix I take on the go.

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Routers I'm considering:

TRENDnet TEW-824DRU AC1750 Dual Band Wireless AC Gigabit Router, 2.4GHz 450Mbps, 5Ghz 1300Mbps, 2 USB Port, IPv6, for DD-WRT, StreamBoost™ QoS
$83 USD @ Amazon http://www.trendnet.com/products/wifi/AC-routers/AC1750/TEW-824DRU

ASUS RT-N66U Dual-Band Wireless-N900 Gigabit Router
$84 USD @ Amazon https://www.amazon.com/RT-N66U-Dual-Band-Wireless-N900-Gigabit-Router/dp/B006QB1RPY?th=1

NETGEAR WNDR4500 N900 Dual Band Gigabit Wifi Router
$85 USD @ Amazon https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-WNDR4500-N900-Gigabit-Router/dp/B00HEX851C

Even considering a refurbished (???) Linksys WRT1900AC Dual-Band Smart Wi-Fi Wireless AC Router (2.4 + 5Ghz)
$109 USD
 

atomicWAR

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Asus and linksys are my favorite router brands. try these. note some are refurbs or open box.

ASUS RT-AC66U Dual-Band Wireless-AC1750 Gigabit Router-Certified Refurbished $78.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320150

ASUS RT-AC66U Dual-Band Wireless-AC1750 Gigabit Router new $146.32
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320115

ASUS RT-AC66U Dual-Band Wireless-AC1750 Gigabit Router open box $94.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320115R

Linksys WRT1900AC Dual-Band Smart Wi-Fi Wireless AC Router (2.4 + 5Ghz) $109.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA7JJ2YJ7882

ASUS RT-AC68R Wireless-AC1900 Dual Band Gigabit $123.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320262R

ASUS RT-AC87R Wireless-AC2400 Dual-band Gigabit Router Refurb $119.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320221

Asus has a lot of good features QoS, remote access/play to files via andriod, iOS. Are great for streaming media while on the go. hope these help
 

atomicWAR

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glad you liked them. I tried to get routers with a minimum 1750gbps speeds or better for a fast reliable connection. I run an RT-AC66U 1750 myself and couldn't be happier. I really love the fact you can stream/access my music, movies and everything else on the go as long as I have wi-fi or data connection to the internet. I have nearly 20 TB of music and movies at my fingertips nearly all the time without using up my local storage on my phone/tablet/computer leaving more room for apps and pix I take on the go.
 
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atomicWAR

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Almost forgot if you do get one from asus make sure to update your firmware and set you own username and password immediately. They did have some issues early on with being hacked with factory settings still in play with AiCloud and the other apps you can get for mobile phones. It's all fixed now but just a little FYI in case the model you pick up is older stock.