IN the market for a new router.

I am a hardcore gamer and need a good router. I purchased a WNR834bV2 Netgear router and it is constantly dropping in and out. So I bought a Linksys E4200 and after my third replacement I just got a refund. I just bought a Killer-N 1103 wireless card from Bigfoot. I need speed and something that will work with the killer card. My range is anywher from $60-$160. I also need one that is 300-450MBPS(Preferably 450MBS) capable for file storage networking, And most importantly as i mentioned above I am a hardcore gamer. I was checking out these routers.

Amazon.com: D-Link DGL-4500 Xtreme N Selectable Dual Band Draft 802.11n Gaming Router: Electronics

Amazon.com: D-Link DIR-655 Extreme N Gigabit Wireless Router: Electronics

Belkin N750 DB Wireless Dual-Band N+ Router Reviewed - SmallNetBuilder

ASUS RT-N56U Black Diamond Dual-Band Gigabit Wireless-N Router Reviewed - SmallNetBuilder

New To The Wireless Charts: D-Link DIR-665 Xtreme N 450 Gigabit Router - SmallNetBuilder


Any opinions on those? and how will they work with the features on the 1103?


KILLER™ Wireless-N 1103 Specifications


Data Rates
IEEE 802.11a 6 - 54 Mbps
IEEE 802.11b 1 - 11 Mbps
IEEE 802.11g 6 - 54 Mbps
IEEE 802.11n 6.5 - 450 Mbps

Exclusive Hardware Features
Signal-Sustain Technology for improved rate-over-range
- Low Density Parity Check
- Maximum Likelihood Detection (MLD)
- Transmit Beamforming
Supported OS
Windows 7 32 and 64-bit

Software Features
Control Panel Application and Tray Indicator
Advanced Stream Detect™
Visual Bandwidth Control™
- With Application Blocker
Online Gaming PC Monitor

 

Bump anyone?

 

Well you've already ruled out the best one (or Linksys helped you a bit )
You can sagely ignore D-Links.

Belkin N750 looks good (except for some missing firmware features) but it's new and it's too soon to say more about its stability and reliability.

Asus RT-N56U is OK but for that price it should have a proper firmware and 450mbps capability.

You might want to consider Netgear WNDR4000 as a second choice along Belkin N750.
If you decide to go for a 300mbps router just buy a Netgear WNDR3700.

 

I have the Netgear WNDR3700. It has never dropped a signal and performs fantastic. I also have a 3 year warranty in case it ever decides to flake out.
When I bought it, it was 179.99. +1 rep back!!

NETGEAR - N600 Dual Band Wireless-N Router with Gigabit and USB - WNDR3700-100NAS

 

I like that N750 I am going to look up some reviews. Thanks a lot guys!

 

Make sure you buy a warranty!!

 

Links system makes the best router!

 

Also, the Netgear n750 comes with lifetime warranty for those who brought it after July 1.

I get disconnection problems with it pretty often on both standard firmware.
Ironically, the disconnection problems only affects to all my Broadcom based wireless modules.

No problems yet with Intel based wireless modules and Quadcomm based wireless modules.

 

The Asus RT-N56u has the best LAN-to-WAN throughput of any wireless router on the market. In large part due to its great cpu and 128MB of ram.

I dont know what was wrong with your e4200, but they are widely considered to have the strongest wireless radios out of the top tier of routers.

I have owned both a DIR-655 and DIR-665, and while the wireless was relatively steady, especially on the 655 and its Ralink, where the Dlink's fail is in overall throughput. Especially with multiple TCP connections. They're good routers if you only have 1 or 2 pc's and neither of them use applications that tend to make multiple connections. :cough:torrents/ftp servers:cough:

With all that said, I bring you to the WNDR3700. If you can manage to get your hands on a version 1 of this router and not a version 2, that is the way to go. You can flash DD-WRT or OpenWRT to it, its simultaneous dualband, the radios are actually pretty good, I would place them somewhere between the RT-N56u and the e4200 thanks to the Atheros chip, it has Gigabit WAN and LAN. Last but not least, the default firmware is actually pretty good considering its a Netgear. I have one of these setup on my floor at work, providing wireless connectivity for our Network Operations and Level 3 departments, running the stock firmware, and I have never had to manually reboot it. The only reason its not running DD-WRT is because they wont allow me to flash it on there. There is 1 down side, however, it will only do 300Mbps not 450Mbps, but in my opinion if you are close enough to use 5.0Ghz you should be using a Cat5e or Cat6 cable instead.

Thats just my 2 cents.