best asus router for torrent/openvpn client?

[chrisloup]

Hi, just checking, which is the better router for a gaming router that also runs torrents/openvpn client+policy based routing? i take it ram + cpu power is the most important things here. i currently have an ac68u and it really can die under the load of openvpn.. (ie: my games start having weird latency)

so asus ac88u , or ac5300u or something else altogether?

 

[Hawk]

Hi, just checking, which is the better router for a gaming router that also runs torrents/openvpn client+policy based routing? i take it ram + cpu power is the most important things here. i currently have an ac68u and it really can die under the load of openvpn.. (ie: my games start having weird latency)

so asus ac88u , or ac5300u or something else altogether?

Are you using OpenVPN for torrents traffic only, for other activities as well

 

[L&LD]

Hi, just checking, which is the better router for a gaming router that also runs torrents/openvpn client+policy based routing? i take it ram + cpu power is the most important things here. i currently have an ac68u and it really can die under the load of openvpn.. (ie: my games start having weird latency)

so asus ac88u , or ac5300u or something else altogether?

The router with the fastest processor will be better for you.

Or, use a computer to run the torrents instead?

 

[joegreat]

Hi, just checking, which is the better router for a gaming router that also runs torrents/openvpn client+policy based routing? i take it ram + cpu power is the most important things here. i currently have an ac68u and it really can die under the load of openvpn.. (ie: my games start having weird latency)

so asus ac88u , or ac5300u or something else altogether?

For real high performance you need another brand/type of routers (with Intel x86 CPUs) for your needs: The poor small ARM CPUs will not bring great performance...

But if you can survive with 50/10 MBit VPN and ~20-30 Torrents in parallel (with limited bandwidth) you are good to go with any Asus router starting with AC68U (or above) - as I do with my new AC87U!

 

[Truls]

Wouldnt a RPi2 be a good torrenting machine?

 

[joegreat]

Wouldnt a RPi2 be a good torrenting machine?

Same type of ARM CPU (a bit faster as more cores included) - but the newer Linux OS and more RAM could help a bit - but it would not come in the area of an Intel x86 PC or Laptop...

 

[Truls]

Same type of ARM CPU (a bit faster as more cores included) - but the newer Linux OS and more RAM could help a bit - but it would not come in the area of an Intel x86 PC or Laptop...

Probably just as cheap to get a x86 laptop, i agree.