Gaming Router

!TIMMY! · 14 May 2011 at 11:18

My Linksys with DD-WRT installed on it is giving up the ghost. Can anyone recommend a gaming router that has:

Wireless N and G (at the same time)
Gigabit
Priortises gaming traffic

I game on my PC and Xbox 360 and have Be 24mb BB with fastpath.

Cycrow · 14 May 2011 at 15:32

y does it need to have a gigabit connection ?

u dont get a lot of gigabit routers, and the ones that are available are just overpriced

Dist · 14 May 2011 at 16:59

Linksys E3000 would be a good choice.

!TIMMY! · 14 May 2011 at 22:29

Ah, I though that my pc has gigbit so it would be good to make use of it. Planning to get a NAS in the future too.

Cycrow · 15 May 2011 at 05:25

if only your pc has gigabit there it wont really make any difference.

gigabit will only help if you have multiple devices on your network running on gigabit that u transfer data between a lot.

and if ur planning to do that, prolly best to get a proper gigabit switch to plug into the router.

so unless your connection is greater than 100mb/s which would be very unlikly, theres no need for a gigabit router.

so if u find one thats sutible for you but only 100mb/s, then it'll still be worth getting

Nightglow · 15 May 2011 at 07:20

Look for a Draytek Vigor 2820n or 2820vn (more features)they have four ports, three ports are normal, fourth one has Gigabit uplink.

They can fetch a good price second hand, but I managed to pick up a 2820n on Ebay for £60, superb item, can't fault it.

The 2820n feeds a Linksy S2024C - 24 port gigabit switch, which covers the whole house.

!TIMMY! · 15 May 2011 at 15:35

ah ok, so gigabit is not so important. Ill have a look at the Linksys and Draytek. I was looking at the ASUS RT-N56U (I didnt even know ASUS made routers). Any know if it's any good? Seemed to get good reviews.

Dist · 15 May 2011 at 16:21

Personally I would go for a router that can run dd-wrt or tomato, and even if you don't need gigabit on the router and just get a separate gigabit switch, the simultaneous 802.11n and 802.11g feature will reduce your choices to just a few as although lots of routers do 802.11g/n not many can do bother at the same time, most do 802.11n that falls back to 802.11g if a .11g device connects. And with a dd-wrt/tomato router you can customise so much and can prioritise traffic however you like.

!TIMMY! · 15 May 2011 at 18:15

Ah, I thought if it was N that G devices couldn't connect to it. In the case a N only will be ok.

BunnyKillBot · 15 May 2011 at 20:56

Well i just got myself a Netgear DGND3700

Top of the line, dual band (2.4 & 5 simultaneously), gigabit, QoS with Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM).

Basically, it does everything you want.

Cycrow said:
y does it need to have a gigabit connection ?

u dont get a lot of gigabit routers, and the ones that are available are just overpriced

Wired gigabit is required for streaming HD video, or serving homes with multiple users, ie a media server accessed concurrently.

And stacking boxes is a pain in the backside

Gigabit router serves the downstairs area, with a breakout 8 port gigabit switch upstairs.

Cycrow · 15 May 2011 at 21:18

BunnyKillBot said:
Wired gigabit is required for streaming HD video, or serving homes with multiple users, ie a media server accessed concurrently.

And stacking boxes is a pain in the backside Gigabit router serves the downstairs area, with a breakout 8 port gigabit switch upstairs.

yes i understand the use of gigabit networks

althou you can stream HD content perfectly fine on 100mb network

but my point is, if your only really using your router/network for internet access, then getting gigabit is a waste.

also, if you have a network with only 1 device running at 1 gigabit, then again its a waste.

getting a seperate router and gigabit switch offers you more choise, if you need gigabit speeds between your network that is.

judging by the OP, i doubt he'll see a benefit in a gigabit network

Dist · 15 May 2011 at 23:47

Don't forget though that 802.11n has > 100Mb speeds. so if you have a 100Mb 802.11n router, and a gigabit switch, then a file transfer from a device wired to the gigabit switch will be bottlenecked connecting to any 802.11n device not by the Wi-Fi which is the bottleneck in 802.11g but it will be the routers switch ports being the bottleneck in that case. So having gigabit ports on the router is useful if you plan on using 802.11n wireless devices that will communicate with wired devices.