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Asus has released the ROG Strix GS-AX5400 Dual Band best WiFi 6 router optimized for online gaming. The Asus Gaming Router was first unveiled at CES 2021 at the beginning of the year.
The Wi-Fi 6 router offers support for the WiFi 6 (802.11ax) standard and 160 Hz channel width, which is equipped with a combined bandwidth of up to 5400 Mbps – up to 574 Mbps in the 2.4 GHz band and up to 4804 Mbps in the 5 GHz band.
At the heart of the best router for gaming is a tri-core BCM6750 processor and a dedicated BCM43684 chip to support the 5 GHz band. In addition, the device received 256 MB of flash memory and 512 MB of RAM. The new wireless internet router has built-in logic to prioritize game traffic and reduce data transmission delays. With VPN Fusion, you can use a VPN and a regular Internet connection at the same time.
It can be useful when you need to establish a VPN connection only on selected devices or for certain applications, but at the same time maintain a regular connection with minimal latency. Also announced for the Asus WiFi 6 router are the functions Gear Accelerator (traffic priority for certain devices), OpenNAT (port forwarding for some games), and the built-in information security system AiProtection Pro based on Trend Microtechnologies.
The ASUS AX5400 is equipped with one Gigabit WAN port and four Gigabit LAN connectors. In addition, the device has one USB 3.2 connector. An additional feature of the device is the built-in Aura lighting. It supports many lighting effects with flexible adjustment and also allows you to link effects to certain modes of operation of the device.
ASUS ROG Strix GS-AX5400 price and availability
The ASUS ROG Strix GS-AX5400 Wi-Fi 6 router has been priced at $249.99 and is now available to buy via the Newegg.com and Amazon.co.uk websites.
Recently, Asus has also made available the powerful gaming router that supports the simultaneous connection of a large number of gadgets. The Asus TUF Gaming AX5400 WiFi 6 router is aimed at gamers, but due to the high connection speed, it can easily cope with any other tasks of deploying a home or work network. And is priced at £119.99.
