I don't know why there is wifi, it is only good for your mobile phone, laptop computer, and to read Email or something like that, but not for gaming jitter and latency with wifi is much higher an internet cable is placed quickly, but nice explanation, and what do you do with a laptop above a BMW motor, should be use inside lol
Great Review my friend. I would like to make an statement here about WiFi 6. It seems some "old" or low end devices (laptops/phones) can't actually detect the router so you won't be able to use it at all (some drivers are completely out of date). In addition, other mid-range devices may a very short WiFi range or don't support 5G connections. Therefore, if you really want these gaming routers and use them to their true potencial (GT-AX6000, AX11000, AXE16000), you must have/get at least a "2019+" computer, laptop, phone, etc.
hi, I have an ASUS ROG Rapture WiFi 6 Gaming Router (GT-AX11000) - Tri-Band 10 Gigabit Wireless Router, 1.8GHz Quad-Core CPU, WTFast, 2.5G Port, AiMesh Compatible, should I upgrade it? or is not necessary
I've got the Asus AX11000 and it's honestly the best router i've ever had. Having genuine gigabit wifi is truly badass when you have a gigabit fibre connection. Pretty chuffed to even have access to download speeds that good here in Australia. But everything about it is fast as hell. Its entirely too large though and looks like a dead crab, but the speed makes up for everything
@@boostedmedia yeah sure did mate. I refuse to move even though we need a larger house because our internet is so amazing. I mean the property and rental market being total arse is probably the main reason we aren't moving 😂 but I can't live without it now.
I have the ROG GT AC5300 that I bought new. Considering the $379 price it has been really quirky. My interface looks very much the same as this router and I find it not very friendly compared to the other 5+ non-ROG Asus routers I have.
Hey man, Just got the GT-AX-6000 and found your review very useful! Could you do a video on optimizing the PS5 for this router? Especially on how to change the NAT to type 1 from type3?
Absolutely hate the limitations in Australia with internet related devices and having to rely on ADSL/VDSL connections. Still stuck with crap NBN FTTN - Ive been using the ASUS DSL-AC3100 and been wanting to upgrade to something with 10Gbe capability but having trouble finding such a device here in Australia
I had same problem but i found that super loop nbn has really fast speeds for older houses. I have a 1gb connection and that connections speed is hidden on the website for some reason. Try super loop
Hey Will, did you consider the aimesh pairing with another ax router from Asus. It doesn't have to be the same one BTW. Any Asus router would do it (non gamer models especially). This extends the WiFi range but also the possibility to use ethernet all over the house including garage without having to wire the place up. You only need to plug the node to a power socket. Pair it and that's it. Try it and let us know.
Hi @boostedmedia this was a great review. One thing to keep in mind, when features like IDS/IPS are enabled they require a significant amount of CPU processing. If the SoC in the router can’t keep up routing performance will be negatively impacted. The faster your ISP speed the more work the SoC has to do to keep up.
Instead of focusing on WiFi speeds, it's the WAN speeds that count in gaming. WiFi sucks and I would suggest disabling WiFi during gaming. Unless it's the only router than keep WiFi on, but now adays there is a router for different things.
I bought the asus tuf ax3000 to upgrade from the crap routers that ur isp gives you. I went from 1 bar on my phone with a 8mb speed in the bathroom on 2.4g wifi to 5 bars with 100mb speed and 4 bars with 800mb speed at 5g wifi. I didnt think a gaming router would be that much of a big upgrade in speed and range. It was $500 when i bought it and now its $300. It also has wifi 6 but i dont own anything with wifi 6 yet. I dont know if that would make the range or speed better but all of my devices are all connected to the asus and there is no slow down or bad connection like i had with the router that my isp gave. I wish i knew all those years ago that a better router will give you better range and speed and with more devices able to connect with no slow downs
Will this handle the quest 3 over network? I need to update my router. (my Wi Fi is to slow) this has the right connections that im looking for. the 2.5gig port and the connections for a nas. the draw backs for me is I was thinking about getting a tri band (giving the quest 3 a entre band it self) and the draw back of it not being 6E. and not knowing if it works with quest 3.
Hi , I would be setting this router up downstream from my ISP rpouter which is assigning the ISP range through DHCP 168.192.1.XX. are there any issues with this setup?
We try to remain as objective as possible. Our job is to share the experience so people can make up their own mind. For us it wouldn’t be worth the cost. For others who need specific features it may well be.
Mr. Will. I hope you're having a good day. I had an idea. That I've been kicking around for a few years. In a long shot kind of way. What you got there is kind of playing around with this Idea. On gaming console. If you go to two player. in a lot of games. Your going to lose half your resolution. And half of your field of view. Cuz you're using a split screen a lot of times. But yet the PlayStation 2 was considered a supercomputer. And I know they've come a long way since then. Now I haven't gamed in many many years. But back when I used to we would actually get together a whole bunch of us. Bring are on TVs and use ethernet cables and link consoles together. Like four of them. We'd be gaming throughout all in the same House and game together. What I'm driving at. Is the chip inside a game system that turns the game system into its own Studio. That takes the final signal and sends it out on that little wire to the TV. Why not have a bunch of those chips in the gaming system. I'm talkin 10 or 25 or 50 other words more than you ever need. But the game system doesn't use a wire or an HDMI chord to go from the console to the TV. Instead you have something that looks like a thumb drive. That plugs into one of the HDMI and that's how the consoled links with the TV. Or laptop or whatever it is so long as it has a screen. So however many of those chips. Or in the console that I was talking about. Is how many of these thumb drives it can drive. A course each one has to have its own identification. And of course you're using wireless video game controllers. I bet this would take console gaming to the next level. That way you can get all your friends together. And it don't stop all you from going online together. Now I realize it would affect processing power. Of the gaming system. So they are going have to kick it up several notches there. If the gaming system was running the new Gran Turismo. And 10 people are playing it on one console. Now it's got to do 10 times the processing. So maybe this is a bad idea I don't know. But maybe that's why some games don't have the multiple player option. Whereas some of the other games don't need all that processing power. And you could have 10 people playing or 25 or 50. And the console could handle it. It's just a thought
Most important router features, be it from any WiFi generation. 1connection speed 2. Range. 3. No of connected devices. Even latest wifi models may not have all the features , this is because of the way the models are marketed.
All those consumer network gears are garbage imo (for the price). Especially when it comes to WiFi stability with multiple connections and true output. I left Netgear, Linksys and others behind when I switched to ubiquiti UniFi system. Its scalable, easy to configure and quality equipment.
@@airlinepilot25 it’s not its just my opinion based on my personal experience. Mileage may vary from user to user. But 800$ for this router is just…lol
Ubiquiti equipment doesn't have the same range as Asus routers, because they aren't designed to. I know because I use Ubiquiti in my house, but I have an access point on each floor. The Asus 86u that I replaced had better range as a single router.
@@GROGU123 too many variables for each use case but the mesh system is great. I have 3 floors and it works without interruption with 3 AP and concrete walls. The best is the software and the switches which are excellent and reliable. My whole point is with multiple inputs and use of Gigabit connection, the lifespan of consumer grade stuff can be shortened. Raw performance is not what’s important to me. I prefer 0 packet losses and low latency regardless of the load. Product support is also important. I burned two routers already.
@@fan2hd277 I had a Ubiquiti AC PRO die on me. The wifi kept going out intermittently, then it died. I haven't had an Asus router die. MESH is terrible, it has low overall bandwidth without a hardwired backbone. I don't recommend mesh to anyone unless it's a last resort. Ethernet First, then MOCA, then powerline, then mesh.
I use a 3x TP Link Mesh setup wired. Have fiber 500mg at router in front of house, PC in upstairs room getting average 250/300mg never used it wireless , but laptop gets similar speeds wireless same room. Will, maybe you could do a comparison video with such kit ? Cheaper option as well
Subjective aspects aside, I didn’t have a problem finding anything and nothing was more than 3 clicks away so I don’t think it’s a bad UX design fundamentally.
Asus routers first launched with OPENWRT and has always been a customized version every since. OpenWRT has the best and latest libraries, it's really good, but the UI is terrible. So Asus put their own UI in front of it which actually looks quite good and is easy to follow. Anything easier, is only easier because they take out options to dumb down the router for average users.
So the packaging is just a selling point. Basically saying that any router that doesn’t have gaming on the package is not good for gaming. What is a good router for gaming or just as good ?
I love your content keep up the good work but just thought I would ask am I the only one having issues with fanatec’s customer service as when watching you review of the get dd pro I figured I would order one and did so but ended up having to cancel the order same day as I ordered it . And I can’t seem to get ahold of them through the customer support number as when you call it says there not available, and the mail box is full so I can’t leave a voice mail and there live chat seems to also not be working as it puts me in line and then just disconnects me from that the one time I did get someone on chat they said it was refunded and I should see it anytime that was over 3 weeks ago and no response at all through email phone call nothing just in limbo waiting to see if I’m getting my refund . Also called my card company and they don’t see a refund on there end as of today march 22nd thanks and just wanting to see if I’m the only one with customer service issues here
I really dont think these are necessary unless you have 2-3 people gaming on the same connection. I use the modem provided by my internet company in australia, race everyday on a wireless connection and have never had an issue.
Must have been a slow day were getting "gaming routers" videos. Lets see a AMD video card using super resolution on triples video! (hint: 6700XT using super resolution more FPS on high than RTX 3080ti)
The single feature of any real importance, the dual 2.5G ports and nothing at all said about it. Other than calling it a 2.4gh port.
I stopped and moved on once he made that glaring mistake! 😒
I don't know why there is wifi, it is only good for your mobile phone, laptop computer, and to read Email or something like that, but not for gaming jitter and latency with wifi is much higher an internet cable is placed quickly, but nice explanation, and what do you do with a laptop above a BMW motor, should be use inside lol
Yep agreed. Wired is always best where possible as explained in the video. But it’s not always possible for everyone.
No! You need a cable connection directly to the Gaming PC to get the best results in connection online and lan.
Great Review my friend. I would like to make an statement here about WiFi 6. It seems some "old" or low end devices (laptops/phones) can't actually detect the router so you won't be able to use it at all (some drivers are completely out of date). In addition, other mid-range devices may a very short WiFi range or don't support 5G connections. Therefore, if you really want these gaming routers and use them to their true potencial (GT-AX6000, AX11000, AXE16000), you must have/get at least a "2019+" computer, laptop, phone, etc.
hi, I have an ASUS ROG Rapture WiFi 6 Gaming Router (GT-AX11000) - Tri-Band 10 Gigabit Wireless Router, 1.8GHz Quad-Core CPU, WTFast, 2.5G Port, AiMesh Compatible, should I upgrade it? or is not necessary
2:25 ure confusing the speed with a wifi frequency lol. Those ports are 2.5gbps each.
I've got the Asus AX11000 and it's honestly the best router i've ever had. Having genuine gigabit wifi is truly badass when you have a gigabit fibre connection. Pretty chuffed to even have access to download speeds that good here in Australia.
But everything about it is fast as hell.
Its entirely too large though and looks like a dead crab, but the speed makes up for everything
You lucked out getting gigabit internet in Aus!
@@boostedmedia yeah sure did mate. I refuse to move even though we need a larger house because our internet is so amazing.
I mean the property and rental market being total arse is probably the main reason we aren't moving 😂 but I can't live without it now.
I have same router running RMerlin fw with FlexQOS....I'm not switching anytime soon.
This is really a great review idea!
Thanks. Not our usual type of product to review but it’s a subject I’ve always wondered about so thought others might find it interesting.
I have the ROG GT AC5300 that I bought new. Considering the $379 price it has been really quirky. My interface looks very much the same as this router and I find it not very friendly compared to the other 5+ non-ROG Asus routers I have.
Insane - I look up this router and see one of my fav racing content creators has done a video on it :D
Haha excellent. I hope the video helps.
Great idea for a review . Always interested to see anything that can enhance my online racing experience….you saved me a few hundred $$, cheers Will.
On ASUS web it says this router has the capability of making VLANs, but I don´t see that under LAN section, could you please clarify?
Hey man, Just got the GT-AX-6000 and found your review very useful! Could you do a video on optimizing the PS5 for this router? Especially on how to change the NAT to type 1 from type3?
Thinking the same thing for Xbox, if you’ve found a video that may help could u send it to me
You will never get nat type 1 on a router. Only nat type 1 is from a standalone modem. You can qos to get nat type 2. Nat 2 is the same as nat one.
Also make your ps5 high priority
just bought it from amazon.when I enable 160MHz channel the 5GHz band disappears.
Absolutely hate the limitations in Australia with internet related devices and having to rely on ADSL/VDSL connections. Still stuck with crap NBN FTTN - Ive been using the ASUS DSL-AC3100 and been wanting to upgrade to something with 10Gbe capability but having trouble finding such a device here in Australia
I had same problem but i found that super loop nbn has really fast speeds for older houses. I have a 1gb connection and that connections speed is hidden on the website for some reason. Try super loop
I'm early finally 🙌
does it need a modem to connect it?
Hey Will, did you consider the aimesh pairing with another ax router from Asus. It doesn't have to be the same one BTW. Any Asus router would do it (non gamer models especially). This extends the WiFi range but also the possibility to use ethernet all over the house including garage without having to wire the place up. You only need to plug the node to a power socket. Pair it and that's it. Try it and let us know.
Don’t have another compatible router I’m afraid but it was mentioned as a feature a few times in the video.
good video, i think me and many others would appreciate a review of the new versions of the moza racing pedals. please do this review
Hi @boostedmedia this was a great review. One thing to keep in mind, when features like IDS/IPS are enabled they require a significant amount of CPU processing. If the SoC in the router can’t keep up routing performance will be negatively impacted. The faster your ISP speed the more work the SoC has to do to keep up.
Instead of focusing on WiFi speeds, it's the WAN speeds that count in gaming. WiFi sucks and I would suggest disabling WiFi during gaming. Unless it's the only router than keep WiFi on, but now adays there is a router for different things.
So is it just a Wi-Fi box and a router? Or do you have to get a provider with this attached to your provider internet
Great review 👏 👌 👍
I bought the asus tuf ax3000 to upgrade from the crap routers that ur isp gives you. I went from 1 bar on my phone with a 8mb speed in the bathroom on 2.4g wifi to 5 bars with 100mb speed and 4 bars with 800mb speed at 5g wifi. I didnt think a gaming router would be that much of a big upgrade in speed and range. It was $500 when i bought it and now its $300. It also has wifi 6 but i dont own anything with wifi 6 yet. I dont know if that would make the range or speed better but all of my devices are all connected to the asus and there is no slow down or bad connection like i had with the router that my isp gave. I wish i knew all those years ago that a better router will give you better range and speed and with more devices able to connect with no slow downs
Will this handle the quest 3 over network? I need to update my router. (my Wi Fi is to slow) this has the right connections that im looking for. the 2.5gig port and the connections for a nas. the draw backs for me is I was thinking about getting a tri band (giving the quest 3 a entre band it self) and the draw back of it not being 6E. and not knowing if it works with quest 3.
Does this Modem ROuter support Wifi 6ghz? As I did not see this in the Review? Or is this part of the 160hz option?
Do you need like a payed wifi connection from a provider to use the gaming router, so like connect it with your normal modem
Xb8 or this router. Xb8 supports wifi6E this one only wifi6
Hi , I would be setting this router up downstream from my ISP rpouter which is assigning the ISP range through DHCP 168.192.1.XX. are there any issues with this setup?
Double NAT can cause issues. Does your ISP router support bridged mode?
You were very polite in saying it is not worth the money
We try to remain as objective as possible. Our job is to share the experience so people can make up their own mind.
For us it wouldn’t be worth the cost. For others who need specific features it may well be.
Mr. Will. I hope you're having a good day. I had an idea. That I've been kicking around for a few years. In a long shot kind of way. What you got there is kind of playing around with this Idea. On gaming console. If you go to two player. in a lot of games. Your going to lose half your resolution. And half of your field of view. Cuz you're using a split screen a lot of times. But yet the PlayStation 2 was considered a supercomputer. And I know they've come a long way since then. Now I haven't gamed in many many years. But back when I used to we would actually get together a whole bunch of us. Bring are on TVs and use ethernet cables and link consoles together. Like four of them. We'd be gaming throughout all in the same House and game together. What I'm driving at. Is the chip inside a game system that turns the game system into its own Studio. That takes the final signal and sends it out on that little wire to the TV. Why not have a bunch of those chips in the gaming system. I'm talkin 10 or 25 or 50 other words more than you ever need. But the game system doesn't use a wire or an HDMI chord to go from the console to the TV. Instead you have something that looks like a thumb drive. That plugs into one of the HDMI and that's how the consoled links with the TV. Or laptop or whatever it is so long as it has a screen. So however many of those chips. Or in the console that I was talking about. Is how many of these thumb drives it can drive. A course each one has to have its own identification. And of course you're using wireless video game controllers. I bet this would take console gaming to the next level. That way you can get all your friends together. And it don't stop all you from going online together. Now I realize it would affect processing power. Of the gaming system. So they are going have to kick it up several notches there. If the gaming system was running the new Gran Turismo. And 10 people are playing it on one console. Now it's got to do 10 times the processing. So maybe this is a bad idea I don't know. But maybe that's why some games don't have the multiple player option. Whereas some of the other games don't need all that processing power. And you could have 10 people playing or 25 or 50. And the console could handle it. It's just a thought
Most important router features, be it from any WiFi generation. 1connection speed 2. Range. 3. No of connected devices. Even latest wifi models may not have all the features , this is because of the way the models are marketed.
Best in-depth review of this router. Definitely your review helped to buy this router. Keep up the good work mate. Much appreciated 👍
All those consumer network gears are garbage imo (for the price). Especially when it comes to WiFi stability with multiple connections and true output. I left Netgear, Linksys and others behind when I switched to ubiquiti UniFi system. Its scalable, easy to configure and quality equipment.
@@airlinepilot25 it’s not its just my opinion based on my personal experience.
Mileage may vary from user to user.
But 800$ for this router is just…lol
Ubiquiti equipment doesn't have the same range as Asus routers, because they aren't designed to. I know because I use Ubiquiti in my house, but I have an access point on each floor. The Asus 86u that I replaced had better range as a single router.
@@GROGU123 too many variables for each use case but the mesh system is great. I have 3 floors and it works without interruption with 3 AP and concrete walls. The best is the software and the switches which are excellent and reliable. My whole point is with multiple inputs and use of Gigabit connection, the lifespan of consumer grade stuff can be shortened. Raw performance is not what’s important to me. I prefer 0 packet losses and low latency regardless of the load. Product support is also important.
I burned two routers already.
@@fan2hd277 I had a Ubiquiti AC PRO die on me. The wifi kept going out intermittently, then it died. I haven't had an Asus router die. MESH is terrible, it has low overall bandwidth without a hardwired backbone. I don't recommend mesh to anyone unless it's a last resort. Ethernet First, then MOCA, then powerline, then mesh.
What router are you using ? Dream machine ?
GT-AX1100 is now priced the same in Amazon as this GT-AX6000. It one better the the other?
I use a 3x TP Link Mesh setup wired. Have fiber 500mg at router in front of house, PC in upstairs room getting average 250/300mg never used it wireless , but laptop gets similar speeds wireless same room.
Will, maybe you could do a comparison video with such kit ? Cheaper option as well
what is the device connection cap? my house is regularly in the mid 30s.
I wish this High End Router had WiFi 6E looking at the price
😂😂
I cant use game server acceleration, It Is normal?
Awesome Rog always translates to $$$$$$ more than necessary
So cat 7 or cat 8 for this router?
Best for Gaming: no fu**** WLAN!
I have a brand new car and this is worth double my car payment! Hopefully it can give me Wi-Fi in my brain and if I’m at work
Well it's a $300 router, so if your car payment is $150 you must have a 10+ year loan lol
It's a gaming router and so we expect the interface to be terrible, 3 x more expensive than it should be and of course its red.
Subjective aspects aside, I didn’t have a problem finding anything and nothing was more than 3 clicks away so I don’t think it’s a bad UX design fundamentally.
Asus routers first launched with OPENWRT and has always been a customized version every since. OpenWRT has the best and latest libraries, it's really good, but the UI is terrible. So Asus put their own UI in front of it which actually looks quite good and is easy to follow. Anything easier, is only easier because they take out options to dumb down the router for average users.
And rgb
So the packaging is just a selling point. Basically saying that any router that doesn’t have gaming on the package is not good for gaming. What is a good router for gaming or just as good ?
I love it. Waiting on mine
Is this router better than the netgear nighthawk xr1000?
I love your content keep up the good work but just thought I would ask am I the only one having issues with fanatec’s customer service as when watching you review of the get dd pro I figured I would order one and did so but ended up having to cancel the order same day as I ordered it . And I can’t seem to get ahold of them through the customer support number as when you call it says there not available, and the mail box is full so I can’t leave a voice mail and there live chat seems to also not be working as it puts me in line and then just disconnects me from that the one time I did get someone on chat they said it was refunded and I should see it anytime that was over 3 weeks ago and no response at all through email phone call nothing just in limbo waiting to see if I’m getting my refund . Also called my card company and they don’t see a refund on there end as of today march 22nd thanks and just wanting to see if I’m the only one with customer service issues here
Brother..?
J/k, that is my bros name though 😆
Great review Will! I'll probably grab one of these; AX nic in my pc and big fan of the advanced features of this one. Also DDos is Distributed DOS
Thanks. Glad the video helped. It’s great for people who need the functionality.
I wonder if Asus have patched all their vulnerabilities yet on their routers. Wouldn't touch them with a 10 foot pole unless they have.
@Ryan You're right. But most people wouldn't know how to do that.
Can you use this router to connect 2 gaming PCs to the 2.5 port??
i just guess , connect 2,5 port to swtich 2,5 *2 port should work
or there 2 *2,5 lan you can connect both pc , but im not a expert
I have had mine for a few days that replaced a XR500, I LOVE this new beast!!!!
I’m thinking of getting one . I have a xr1000 and also the xr500 is this worth it ?! Let me know bro
Love this thing still. I will NEVER buy another netgear product of any kind.
@@GypsyStacker do you still get good ping tho since this doesn’t have the netduma software?
USB 2.0...useless!
Is there an app for the GUI?
Yes
Gday will!
Only $800!
Vacuums need wifi?!? xD
Robot vacuums
I really dont think these are necessary unless you have 2-3 people gaming on the same connection. I use the modem provided by my internet company in australia, race everyday on a wireless connection and have never had an issue.
You get more control over your own equipment though
You may want to blur out you external public IP address from the router screens
It’s already been changed since. :)
@@boostedmedia You missed some bits - eg. starting 4:39
4:39 to 8:05 still showing WAN IP in clear text when I view the video. Starting at 8:05 it is blurred out.
No as on the WAN IP has been changed.
@@boostedmedia If the IP has been changed, it would still be good practice to blur it out to protect Aussie Broadband's other customers. But 🤷♂️
hello
For that price they supposed to give with aluminium body .. cheap plastic is horrible
Must have been a slow day were getting "gaming routers" videos. Lets see a AMD video card using super resolution on triples video! (hint: 6700XT using super resolution more FPS on high than RTX 3080ti)
I haven't been able to get super resolution working on triples. If this is possible I'd like to know how!
2:27 you mention 2.4Ghz for the LAN port, I'm assuming you mean 2.5Ghz.
Better: Gbit...
Cat 5...solid, ez, reliable...FREE!
This video is paid review ? They paid you rite?
No they did not pay us. There is no such thing as a paid review. That would be an endorsement and we don’t do endorsement videos.
Coming in hostile. It's "right" just fyi.
Look out. Russian hackers are targeting ASUS routers right now. They're easy to manipulate it seems
There also manipulating Americans...who are really easy to manipulate it seems also
$1,010.95😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@justmeonlyme still too much