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marcus83
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Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2024 14:05 Post subject: The Best and most Powerful Router for DD-WRT
hi guys, I want to buy a new router, which one would you recommend? thx!

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Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2024 16:20 Post subject:

Until anything more powerful is supported by current releases, the following sticky is provided that you obviously overlooked:

Sticky: What’s the best DD-WRT router to buy currently?
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Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2024 16:43 Post subject:

The Netgear R9000 and the gateworks GW6504 are the most powerful SOHO routers supported by dd-wrt.
However, both are long EOL and outdated.

If you are looking for something more powerful, only x86 is supported by dd-wrt.

openwrt supports tons of other powerful platforms

such as https://openwrt.org/inbox/toh/sinovoip/bananapi_bpi-r4

costs ~150€ and has far more modern hardware
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Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2024 17:03 Post subject:
I currently have the wrt3200acm, but I would like to buy something more superior, the ones you mentioned I think are the same as the one I already have... anyway I'm finding out

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Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2024 17:12 Post subject:

WRT3200 = Dual Core ARMv7 Cortex-A9 @ 1,8Ghz
R9000 = Quad Core ARMv7 Cortex-A15 @ 1,8Ghz
GW6504 = Quad Core ARMv8 ThunderX @ 1,5Ghz
BPi-R4 = Quad Core ARMv8 Cortex-73 @ 1,8Ghz

so I don't know what you're talking about, but the routers I mentioned are far more powerful than your WRT3200

By the way, according to benchmarks, the BPi-R4 achieves 1.2Gbit wireguard throughput and your WRT3200 only 400Mbit

https://forum.openwrt.org/t/a-wireguard-comparison-db/187586/1
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marcus83
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Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2024 17:17 Post subject:
no I meant the fact that they are a bit old...

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Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2024 17:40 Post subject:

ho1Aetoo wrote:

anyway thanks for your replies bro!

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Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2024 18:01 Post subject:

I added the info about GW6504 to the sticky. These topics are superfluous most of the time, because it's been asked many times since I (re-)joined this community in 2018, which is why there's a Wiki and there are stickies on the subject that we try to maintain current information in as best as possible and when the mood hits.
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Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2024 18:10 Post subject:
understood but I'm in the "general questions" section... anyway ok I'll do some research myself. thx

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Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2024 18:25 Post subject:

Are you kidding me Rolling Eyes

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Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2024 18:29 Post subject:
the post has been stopped since 2021, I was looking for something recent. anyway okay I UNDERSTAND.

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Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2024 18:30 Post subject:
if you are an administrator you can delete this post.

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Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2024 19:01 Post subject:

so, far x86/64 platforms only...otherwise as a power, for 1Gbit speed, R9000 (XR700) is fine.. than again VPN/WG will take a toll..and consider it has a crappy overheat issues, its not the best..(mine is still fine)... Razz

may be once BS adds support of some AX router with 2.5gibt wan, than will be a new suggestion Razz

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Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2024 19:20 Post subject:

Alozaros wrote:

so, far x86/64 platforms only...otherwise as a power, for 1Gbit speed, R9000 is fine.. than again VPN/WG will take a toll..and consider it has a crappy overheat issues, its not the best..(mine is still fine)... Razz

may be once BS adds support of some AX router with 2.5gibt wan, than will be a new suggestion Razz

in fact I'm opting for the R9000...But do you think it's worth buying or should I wait for a more current router?

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Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2024 19:23 Post subject:

marcus83 wrote:

the post has been stopped since 2021, I was looking for something recent.

The number of devices that have been added since 2021 hasn't warranted much updating. However, if you noticed the part of the op that now reads:

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you would've known it's been updated since it was originally posted. Also, I am quite sure that a forum search would've corroborated this.

marcus83 wrote:

if you are an administrator you can delete this post.

No, that wouldn't serve any purpose because of "freedom of discussion" decried by certain folks. Speaking of:

Alozaros wrote:

may be once BS adds support of some AX router with 2.5gibt wan, than will be a new suggestion Razz

Which is why I added a reserved post in the sticky for AX routers.

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