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GL-MT6000 (Flint 2)
OpenWrt enthusiast's choice; good value, but lacks 6GHz.

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https://a.co/d/fz3ypkW This is the router that I got for pcvr. A bit over kill but I no longer need a dedicated router just for pcvr. I have about 50 devices connected to it and I use max bit rate on virtual desktop It has low ratings because of the old drivers causing a cpu core to be at 100% at all times, but they fixed that with the latest drivers
You can go with ASUS be86u/88u/92u/96u or unifi dream 7 and unifi express 7. These are expensive models tho, but you get what you pay for! Especially asus routers with the ASUSWRT Merlin firmware!
As other have said the issue is not your Router itself, but your setup, I have an ASUS BE92U which is 3 categories lower than yours. Get some wireless inexpensive WiFi 6-7 routers to use them as APs, or get a mesh set from ASUS as well with WiFi 6-7 although they can be pricey. Also I suggest turning on airtime fairness turned on for so many devices, and AMPDU RTS as well, and lower the RTS threshold if you are in a noisy environment, to avoid collisions. And lastly, try using ASUS wrt Merlin instead of ASUS WRT.
I recently upgraded from a RT-AX86U (basically the WiFi 6 version of your router), and I purchased 2 x RT-BE92U, one as a router and one configured as a separate access point. The primary reason for the upgrade was to get access to the 6GHz band for a Quest 3 VR headset. Playing PCVR games via WiFi on the Quest 3 demands a good WiFi connection, and this is an amazing use case for the 6GHz band. A significant bonus of having two identical device for a AP is that in the event that my main router were to fail I can just grab my access point, switch it to Router mode and restore the settings backup from my primary router and I'd be back up and running in minutes. My new (and old) Asus routers are all running Merlin. I'm quite happy with the upgrade.
I'm happy with these new routers. So far. It's been about 2 months. The main thing that my previous network hardware couldn't do is the 6 GHz band. Now I use that band with my Quest 3 VR headsets to get high quality PCVR over the Wi-Fi connection. I never really tried the Asus firmware. I've been running Merlin on all my Asus routers for over 10 years, so I don't think it ever really occurred to me to not flash the Merlin firmware on there because it's what I'm familiar with. It's possible that some people get defective hardware. I bought one to use as an access point, and I was happy with it. I ordered a second one that was an open box on Amazon. It was because Amazon could deliver that one next day and to get a new one would have taken over a week. It wasn't so much a cost savings thing because it was only a difference of $15. But that open box Asus router actually had some problems that I eventually diagnosed to be a hardware issue because it happened on the open box unit, but it didn't happen on my initial new unit. So I ended up returning that to Amazon and ordering another new unit and waiting the week. That unit turned out to be just fine. The symptoms of the bug in the open box unit was that after the router had been online for about half an hour, I could no longer authenticate with my admin password on the web UI. If I rebooted the router it would begin working again. But that was unacceptable. And the problem persisted even when I changed the firmware to Merlin and back to the stock firmware. I have one running as a router, and the second running is an access point. I don't like AiMesh. It might be good for people who don't have an ethernet backhaul, but I do, and I want each access point to use different channels to reduce interference. That's not something that's possible with AiMesh.
Using a Q3 with Virtual Desktop and playing Half Life: Alyx isn't blurry at all. This is using a dedicated WiFi Access Point (Asus RT-BE92U, 6GHz band) and a RTX 4070. I've been playing PCVR games since getting a CV1 in 2017, and I've had 7 VR headsets since then, including a Valve Index. Using a Quest 3 and Virtual Desktop to play PCVR games is pretty solid. I've tried Steam Link, but Virtual Desktop seems to be better, and certainly provides more cool features.
I just received my new BE 92U yesterday and I’ve been troubleshooting the AI mesh issue where my previous AI mesh routers are seen by the new router but are unable to create an AI mesh network. I have done a hard factory reset on all my routers multiple times I’ve been on with tech-support, which is useless nowadays and still nothing right now. I’m just using the one router the RT-BE92U to provide Wi-Fi to my family, but it’s spotty if anyone out there has a good guide on how I can get my AI mesh up and running I’d greatly appreciate it
My Asus routers, not the cheap ones... but you know, an RT-AX86U Pro or a RT-BE92U, like $200 new router are super reliable. You don't need to go UniFi to get reliability. You just don't need to buy the $99 special at Walmart.
I just installed a Netgear CM3000 and Asus RT-BE92U router and it's an insane combo. We'll worth the $400 I paid total. It's world's better than the XB8-T Xfinity combo thing they gave me for free.. that went in the closet to keep around for if we have an outage.. I can plug in their thing so they don't mess around and tell me it's my equipment.
The wireless capabilities of the XB8-T are far inferior to the RT-BE92U, I tried to get into the router and put it in bridge mode to no avail. I've read bridge mode limits it to 1Gbps throughput, not sure if true but I have 2Gbps service and want to use it all. You also don't appear to be able to completely turn off all of the Xfinity wifi radios that are there for home security and other functionality, even once logged into the router, which never worked for me. So you're left with interfering wireless signals in your home that aren't helping anything. Combine all that with the fact I can't actually control everything with my own modem and router... 100% worth it and my results validate that. I put Wifi7 pcie cards in the kids gaming PC's and they get around 1.8Gbps wirelessly. It's fantastic.
I recently got 2 Asus RT-BE92U BE9700 https://amzn.eu/d/elQvYpd and set up in AI mesh using its 10gb network port for wired backhaul. It was a big upgrade from my previous TP Link deco mesh system and I love the asus wrt software. Pretty happy with the purchase so far

GL.iNet
GL-MT6000 (Flint 2)
OpenWrt enthusiast's choice; good value, but lacks 6GHz.

Ubiquiti
Dream Router 7
Advanced management, but limited Wi-Fi 7 range, SFP+ issues.

Ubiquiti
Dream Machine Series
Comprehensive control, stable for large homes, but slow support.

Ubiquiti
UniFi Dream Router (UDR)
Modular, user-friendly, but tricky advanced setup, poor penetration.

GL.iNet
Beryl AX (GL-MT3000)
Travel king, versatile, OpenWrt, but bulky power adapter.