ASUS TUF Gaming AX3000 V2 Dual Band WiFi 6 Router, WiFi 6 802.11ax, 2.5Gbps Port

A lot of it seems to be marketing and aesthetics

I considered the ROG GS-AX3000 too with the price dropping to under £100 recently. The TUF-AX3000 V2 is newer (released late 2022 I think) and has a 2.5Gbps WAN interface, so might go a bit further in terms of longevity.

There's also an RT-AX59U which is slightly higher spec, newer and about £10 more than the GS-AX3000. In terms of firmware/software features, they're all pretty close, WiFi performance is always going to be subjective for each person depending on their home/devices etc but from reading reviews they both seem to be pretty good in the 5GHz range.

Ok, so I've not got this model but the newer AX6000 and an older AC68U that I've used with BT FTTC and BT TV.

I bought one of those older white openreach modems on eBay for approx £15, that connects directly to your phone line, then an RJ45 network cable to the Asus router,

Then enter in the ISP login section of the Asus:

Username: bthomehub@btbroadband.com
Password: BT

I've always used a network cable to my BT TV box and it works straight away, only thing is it doesn't load in any live TV or news etc but all catch up stuff and channels work great.

If you want the live stuff you'll need to get the IPTV settings and enter them into the router, though I didn't bother.

Hope that helps?

PS: This is on FTTC, if you've got FTTP the same should still apply, though when I changed to FTTP, I didn't need to put in any passwords or the like it just picked up the signal from the ONT box (I'm not with BT though). (edited)

It's all the wifi6 (and earlier) models......you'd want to at the least be buying 6E at this point if you actually care.

The ax92U is an early wifi 6 router from what I can tell, it looks like an odd device and seems to be used in mesh setups mostly (from reviews I've read).

The TUF-AX3000 will be newer hardware, has a 2.5Gb WAN port (a bit more future proofed) and will likely be supported longer than the ax92u. Most people care about the wifi range/performance when it comes to routers and it looks like the ax92u is better for 5GHz, but has a slightly odd tri-band setup meaning the 2.4GHz band doesn't support wifi 6 connections.

There's a good review of the AX92U here: Asus RT-AX92u review for reference.

This is a router, so would usually be used to replace your existing router hardware, or if you already have a supported Asus router, you could form a mesh with it to extend your network.

If you just need to boost wifi coverage, then a cheaper option would be to get wifi extender (basically forwards all traffic to your existing router which does all the smart/networking stuff) - you can plug these into a powerline adapter and add a new wireless signal. I've used TP-Link adapters for the past few years (TP Link Wifi Extender) and they've been pretty solid. The link is to a pair, but you can get singles too, you'll need to look at what wifi type you need and what speed you're existing powerline adapters are to make use of the best performance.

Yes

No, if it's anything like the BT hub, which I think it's the same just in white, then you'll need a BT Openreach modem which is just a white box connected to your phone line, then plug that into this router



The best one is the Huawei 3B model (edited)

I have a fanless PC 'router box' running pfSense as my primary router, but I use a TUF Gaming AX3000 V2 as my primary AiMesh node and a couple of AX53U's as additional nodes (all with wired backhaul).