Best router for killer 1535

I am currently using an Alienware 17R3 with a killer1535 Wireless card. Want to take the card to its full capabilities. Which brand routers would you say are the best? Which router would you buy? Other than the Alienware laptop, there are 4 other Ipads on the wifi network simultaneously.

 

If your ISP has more than 1 Gbps speed then any 802.11 ac based routers will do. Netgear, D-Link, ASUS and LinkSys are your options.

 

802.11ac makes sense if you either transfer a lot of files on LAN i.e. use a NAS (which I do) or if your connection speed is in excess of 300mbps. Below that you will just feel better that you have a good hardware.

As for the routers mentioned above - I would definitely drop D-Link from that list and add TP-Link.

Any particular needs to help with a more specific recommendation?

 

I agree. D-link I avoid like the plaque for networking equipment. The other question is do you perform any LAN transfers from other computer or a NAS? That may affect your consideration. Also what kind of range do you want for wireless? If you want really good wireless range and have an existing wired router I would recommend taking a look at Ubiquiti APs. They are more business grade and will take a little bit of setup but can great range and performance.

 

I just got a Linksys EA9500 router and it works great with awesome range and 0 disconnections with my Killer AC1535

 

Isn't that top of the line Wifi router that costs a fortune here, haha.

 

Thank you all for the advice. Ea9500 looks like a great router but it does cost a small fortune. I have my eye on a Linksys ea8500 ac2600. Is there any reason why this would be a bad idea? Would I be making a bad decision with this router? Would this router be able to take the killer card to it's full capabilities?

 

Well it supports MU-MIMO just like the EA9500 but the review is not so great:

https://www.tomsguide.com/us/linksys-ea8500-router,review-2867.html

 

I recently got the Mikrotik Hap Ac, works amazingly with the Killer 1535.
My Intel 8260 and 8265 work better with my Asus RT-AC68u.

THE Mikrotik however is a way better router than any <$400-$500 consumer router and cost about $130.

Stop wasting money on expensive consumer routers and get a Mikrotik or Ubiquiti. They are worth the time spent to set them up.

 

I beg to differ with both posters above me - for one thing spending $400 on a router to work with a two stream card that can't connect above 866mbps and will not get significantly faster compared to any good router labeled as AC1200 is a waste of money unless there is a very elaborate setup of multiple devices that would take advantage of it (which there almost never is).

I bet you my TP-Link Archer C7 which now costs $90 (and is a few years old at this point) would give Killer 1535 paired with an AC5200 router run for its money. Would my setup be faster -no. Would it be over four times slower to justify the price difference - absolutely not.

Secondly - although going with the same line of reasoning - recommending Mikrotik or Ubiquiti to an average user makes no sense to me. It's not that complicated to do, only if you know what you're doing, but it is very complicated for someone who has no idea what the hell are they doing, not to mention absolutely unnecessary. These unfortunate people will at more than one point think about punching you in the face for this recommendation while trying to configure it properly.

I mean no offense here, but please remember that you are making a recommendation for someone else - not yourself.
So when a user asks a question about what to do to "take the killer card to it's full capabilities" you know you're not talking to someone with an extremely elaborate setup who spends time tinkering with OpenWRT packages on his current router.

Surely we can come up with something that will work off the shelve and cost $100 or less, can't we?

 

Thank you all for the input. I ended up getting a tp-link 2600 for a good price. I don't like the fact about locked firmware but if the machine works well so be it.