Looking for the best modem to go with this router?

[chowderblue]

Hey so i'm trying to find a modem for this router but can't seem to find any good standalone ones and the one i found seems like it would bottleneck the router. are there any ones better than this or would go with this router?

 

Router: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/netgear-nighthawk-x8-ac5300-tri-band-quad-stream-wi-fi-router-black/4446201.p?skuId=4446201

 

Modem i found: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/arris-surfboard-docsis-3-0-cable-modem-white/4600801.p?skuId=4600801

[ShadySocks]

What is your ISP's speed?

[Electronics Wizardy]

3 minutes ago, ShadySocks said:

What is your ISP's speed?

and what ISP and what type of cable comes to your house.

[tarfeef101]

5 minutes ago, chowderblue said:

Hey so i'm trying to find a modem for this router but can't seem to find any good standalone ones and the one i found seems like it would bottleneck the router. are there any ones better than this or would go with this router?

 

Router: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/netgear-nighthawk-x8-ac5300-tri-band-quad-stream-wi-fi-router-black/4446201.p?skuId=4446201

 

Modem i found: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/arris-surfboard-docsis-3-0-cable-modem-white/4600801.p?skuId=4600801

Modem compatibility can be annoying, make sure it works with your ISP before purchase. Or be lazy and just use the ISP modem in bridge mode (what I usually do)

[ShadySocks]

Your modem does not bottleneck your router, your modem bottlenecks your ISP's speed. The ethernet cable you use/the wifi capabilities of your devices will bottleneck your router.

[chowderblue]

8 minutes ago, ShadySocks said:

What is your ISP's speed?

How do i check?

[ShadySocks]

On 12/22/2016 at 0:10 AM, chowderblue said:

How do i check?

Speedtest.net?

[chowderblue]

On 12/22/2016 at 2:02 AM, ShadySocks said:

What is your ISP's speed?

17 ms 83.03 mbps download 11.36 mbps

[Lurick]

On 12/22/2016 at 3:10 AM, chowderblue said:

How do i check?

By checking what you pay for on the bill.

[ShadySocks]

On 12/25/2016 at 2:51 PM, chowderblue said:

17 ms 83.03 mbps download 11.36 mbps

I am guessing you have a 100mb/s download and 10mb/s upload, so therefore your modem would need to be capable of 100mb/s.

Here is one for under $50

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CH8ZNJ0?tag=bom_tomsguide-20&ascsubtag=site:tgus|tid:148279760144484

[Donut417]

4 hours ago, ShadySocks said:

I am guessing you have a 100mb/s download and 10mb/s upload

Not nessarlily. We pay for 75/10 from Comcast and get 90/12 most days. Some ISP's over provision speeds. 

 

@chowderblue I have the Motorola SB6141 and its been solid. The only reason to get anything higher is for faster speeds. DOCSIS 3.0 or Higher cable modems do channel bonding. The more channels the modem supports the faster the speeds. My modem is an 8x4 modem. That means 8 down stream and 4 up stream channels. I know my modem should be able to hit over 100Mbps, Comcast doesn't do that for us in the area however. Also, I cant remember which modem, but one of the Motorola modems have been having serious firmware issues, at least on the Comcast network. I think its the 6190. It may have been fixed, I just know people were having connection issues.