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I know which is better in a PC, but does the same apply in a router? Does it really make that much difference going with a quad-core vs. a dual-core CPU in a router? Example: would it be better going with quad-core router where each core is 700mhz vs. going with a dual-core router where each...

Hello there! As the title of the thread shows I'm curious about which of these two chipset makers offers better support. stability and performance for OpenWRT. The reason I'm curious is because I own a Linksys WRT1200AC router which has the Marvell chipset in it as well as a TPLINK Archer C7...

Now you have me contemplating sticking with the WRT1200ac lol

I kind of figured this was the case after everything I read, but wanted to be sure. I think I will just go back to Google Wifi to take advantage of automatic security updates. Thanks for the clarification! Which modem did you have and which modem did you switch to?

Wasn't exactly sure where I should post this so I chose this forum. Feel free to move this if need be. Anyways I've read a few articles on bufferbloat and I think I get the general idea, but I'm sort of confused if it actually applies to me and if it actually affects me. When I use a Google...

damn that's fast! :)

Wow! That was a very informative post and provides a better understanding for me. Thank you for that. I've read about bufferbloat being an issue for online gaming and that's why I have smartque QOS enabled to help with that. However, the more that I think about this I believe bufferbloat to be...

Thanks for the reply. I kind of figured more RAM and more CPU were for things such as VPN, but wasn't exactly sure. How about with things such as smart queue when doing QOS? I do use smart queue on my EdgerouterX, but is it recommended to have a faster router CPU for this as well? I only run a...

Per my title I've always wondered how much the specs on newer routers really matter in everyday usage. For example I own a few routers and was wondering if my Linksys WRT1200AC with a dual core CPU and 512mb ram is fundamentally faster than say my Ubiquiti EdgerouterX + Ubiquiti AP-AC Lite and...

hahaha Smartphone without a headphone jack. Good analogy, but I use a Galaxy S7 :p I will give them a test run. Thanks for info!

Very interesting results. I've heard of pfSense, but never really looked into it much. Definitely is a noticeable difference there though! Ah I understand. So in that case, in your opinion, which would be the better one to go with if I were to use it for both routing and wireless? WRT, APE...

Nice! Yeah the hardware specifications on the WRT series routers is what keeps me considering them even though I don't really have any issues using an Archer C7 or the Airport Extreme. The only other thing I find nice with the stock firmware on the WRT1200ac is the network map which is easy to...

Thanks for the reply! I definitely agree that it was expensive compared to other products in that sector. I have tried the kong build and the same issue crops up. I guess if I want to use this router I will just go back to stock firmware and call it a day. Based on that, do you feel this router...

I just tested it via Ethernet and no issues whatsoever. Ping to East coast server was a solid 32ms and West coast server was 68-72ms. It's unfortunate that it's the third party firmware + WiFi combo that has the issues as I can't keep a long Ethernet cable connected to my desktop throughout the...

Thanks for the reply! Actually yes, this is on WiFi (5GHz to be exact, haven't tried 2.4GHz band). However, I use the same settings on the Archer C7 that I use on the WRT1200ac. Auto channel, WPA2, etc. The only difference being on the WRT1200ac with dd-wrt/openwrt firmware I set the channel...