I have a ac2600 at the moment.
should i buy a
Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR300
or
XR500 Gaming Router
does it really lower ping and make a difference? what exactly lowers your ping? sometimes i see peoples speedtest speeds showing "1 ping"
You need to look at Router Charts - WAN to LAN Throughput - TCP as for the short answer. Anything between you and the endpoint can cause longer ping times due to traffic. Gaming servers tend to be ran by private individuals and overloaded.
If your worried about gaming latency, don't use WiFI, try and connect with ethernet instead. You will always get better pings.
The main thing is the cable that connects to the router and source often rubbish cable get a low loss sheilded cable it can even speed up the internet
hi im planning to get a cm1000 modem and i have a ac2600 (r7450) router and i have my PCs cable plugging into my router https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01FRGNYXQ
this is the exact cable i have. would getting a different / better one make a difference?
See Arris SB8200 vs Netgear CM1000: Which is the Best DOCSIS 3.1 Cable Modem? – MBReviews and Netgear Routers R7000 vs R7000P vs X4 vs X4S vs X6 vs X6S vs X10. Unless you plan on gaming via WIFI, the AC speeds do not matter.
The CM1000 and Arris SB8200 have the same chipset, which is the Broadcom series. Go with what you can afford, what you expect for cost return (You expect to spend and not planning on replacing immediately), along with how well is the WIFI signal coverage for 2.4/5ghz, especially 5ghz range, without having to place just a WIFI AP somewhere or start using MESH adapters. The Engenius AP’’s are worth it if you need to extend coverage for WIFI.
Its the router to the access which norammly has a bad wired connection unless its coax cable
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