RT-AC68U vs N66U for Merlin support/features

[davebruno]

Hi all,

New here, read a few threads that suggest the N66U has more support but they were old and hoping this is no longer the case, I want to have a solid connection through VPN and its mainly for gaming while allowing other users to stream without affecting my ping too greatly.

Its competitive gaming and I want any edge so just wondering which of the two would be best and if the RT-AC68U is supported to the same extent as the N66U. Also interested in the support from other firmwares if anyone knows as I may try other stuff, just concerned about throughput with OpenVPN and N66U.

Also will turning off 5Ghz/AC offer speed performance/lower CPU load? I use CAT6 into console so don't need bells and whistles on the wifi and if turning them off helps I will do that..

Thanks

Dave

 

[RMerlin]

New here, read a few threads that suggest the N66U has more support but they were old and hoping this is no longer the case, I want to have a solid connection through VPN and its mainly for gaming while allowing other users to stream without affecting my ping too greatly.

If anything, the RT-AC68U actually gets better support than the RT-N66U, since it has a more modern CPU and kernel. The only case where that's not true is with other third party firmware, not mine.

Also will turning off 5Ghz/AC offer speed performance/lower CPU load?

No.

 

[davebruno]

Thanks for the info, went and picked up the AC68U but it turns out to be the A2 model not sure if its worth returning or can I overclock to the same level easily without loosing features like QoS?

 

[L&LD]

I'm pretty sure overclocking has been locked down.

Instead, look at getting an RT-AC1900P from BestBuy (RMerlin supported, much faster processor, newer RF design).