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Adam Redfern
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I am looking to get a new router and want it to help minimise my lag while gaming as well as being a good performer as 3 people are nearly always connected doing something be that surfing, downloading or video streaming while I game. Also if its a decent price as I don't really want spend a fortune on one , thanks.

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The impact of the router on lag is so minimal above a "competent" level, investing large quantaties into something you won't notice is some def. diminishing returns...

 

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Hi

I am looking to get a new router and want it to help minimise my lag while gaming as well as being a good performer as 3 people are nearly always connected doing something be that surfing, downloading or video streaming while I game. Also if its a decent price as I don't really want spend a fortune on one , thanks.

Dude, there is no such thing as a gaming router, most routers are gonna give you the exact same speeds/latency at a certain price point.

How much bandwidth a household can use at a one time is dependent on your internet plan not router just make sure you get one that's able to do speeds in slight excess of your plan

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You should upgrade your internet, router probably wouldn't do anything unless you got one from the early 2000's..

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routers are not the problem in some rare cases they are, but gaming routers don't exist  are you using wireless or wired at the current time?

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I have fiber connection with about 30 down and 1.5 up. I was using the standard ISP router and have just purchased the tp link TD w9980 but am returning it as it isn't very good and causes me problems and now I can't even game so I was just looking for a router preferably cheaper than £90 but something around that that is reliable and had some good specs

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i've never heard of a gaming router

 

the nighthawk is pretty good

http://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Nighthawk-AC1900-Gigabit-Router/dp/B00F0DD0I6/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1431474786&sr=1-1&keywords=netgear+nighthawk

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