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• dinogn Member UncommonPosts: 52

  October 2018

  Since when "gamer" use Wifi?

  
• JeffSpicoli Member EpicPosts: 2,849

  October 2018

  That things look tough, Like some kind of stealth drone. Who ever designed the body of this router is in the wrong field.

  • Aloha Mr Hand ! 
• Panther2103 Member EpicPosts: 5,779

  October 2018

  
  

  dinogn said:

  
  

  Since when "gamer" use Wifi?

  
  

  
  
  Plenty of gamers use wifi. Just because a direct connection is the best possible option doesn't mean everyone has that available to them. I use wifi on my 4 consoles in my bedroom because I don't want to run cables along my wall (but I do have my PCs directly connected).

  
• Phry Member LegendaryPosts: 11,004

  October 2018

  Wifi isn't really a good option for a pro gamer, increased latency for whatever reason is always a negative factor, if your serious about gaming then it has to be wired.

  
• Gazimoff Staff WriterMember UncommonPosts: 225

  October 2018

  
  

  dinogn said:

  
  

  Since when "gamer" use Wifi?

  
  

  
  
  Rented apartments and landlords who throw a hisst if you drill through walls. Families where a partner is against having cat5 cables strewn everywhere. There are plenty of reasons why wifi is an important consideration.
  

  

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• Panther2103 Member EpicPosts: 5,779

  October 2018 edited October 2018

  Phry said:

  Wifi isn't really a good option for a pro gamer, increased latency for whatever reason is always a negative factor, if your serious about gaming then it has to be wired.

  If your latency is increased by that much using Wifi, then your router is the problem. I get an incredibly similar connection speed over my wifi that I do with direct connection (obviously not the same connection but it's a very small difference). I have a similar router to what is pictured.
  
  I get a consistent 500 mb/s down on my PC with a direct connection, and around a 400 to 450 mb/s down connection on wifi on my consoles.
  
  I have 0 issues playing games competitively on console over wifi with my current setup. I can see if you were a floor down from your router on the other side of the house, it could definitely effect gameplay, but even then my brother plays high rank CSGO on the PC with a wireless receiver 2 floors up from his router and it's fine for him too. 
  
  Wireless is a lot better than it used to be.
• Phry Member LegendaryPosts: 11,004

  October 2018

  Panther2103 said:

  Phry said:

  Wifi isn't really a good option for a pro gamer, increased latency for whatever reason is always a negative factor, if your serious about gaming then it has to be wired.

  If your latency is increased by that much using Wifi, then your router is the problem. I get an incredibly similar connection speed over my wifi that I do with direct connection (obviously not the same connection but it's a very small difference). I have a similar router to what is pictured.
  
  I get a consistent 500 mb/s down on my PC with a direct connection, and around a 400 to 450 mb/s down connection on wifi on my consoles.
  
  I have 0 issues playing games competitively on console over wifi with my current setup. I can see if you were a floor down from your router on the other side of the house, it could definitely effect gameplay, but even then my brother plays high rank CSGO on the PC with a wireless receiver 2 floors up from his router and it's fine for him too. 
  
  Wireless is a lot better than it used to be.

  its not a bandwidth issue, but latency, input lag, whatever, wireless does have a cost in that regard, for pro gamers even getting improved latency from a dedicated NIC other than the usual mobo variety ones, every milisecond counts for the pro gamer, and sure, a substandard network router would likely negate such advantages, which is why they also tend to invest heavily in a good one too. It really doesn't matter how much bandwidth you get through the wireless, it really is all about the latency, as for your brother, it doesn't matter how good he is, if he is facing players of equal skill then the hardware differences will have a negative effect.
• gervaise1 Member EpicPosts: 6,919

  October 2018

  Serious gamers probably have Killer ethernet cards that can harness wired and wireless at the same time and optimise the connection.
  
  And whilst a wired connnection will - probably - reduce latency "c" standard wireless may well be faster of mb/s. Obviously it depending on your IP - a factor of where you live, how far away you are from the router, other traffic in your house or locale - your usage might be "shaped" etc. Lots of factors.
  
  Then there is the question of whether your IP supports the router - worth checking - some IPS only support the one they supply for operational reason (automatic line reboots, line checks etc. inthe event of issues). Could a decent router as well and cost you not a lot; maybe even made by Netgear. 
• shyginto Member CommonPosts: 1

  October 2018 edited October 2018

  Wait till the XR700 comes out
  https://netgear.com/npg/xr700/
  
  

  Post edited by shyginto on October 2018

  
• meonthissite Member UncommonPosts: 917

  October 2018

  I use the step above this one.
  
  Does anyone know why devices might be suddenly denied access over and over? It happens to wired and wireless alike.
  
  I've tried everything that I can think of but even wired devices are sometimes mysteriously booted.