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TUF Gaming AX3000 V2 (TUF-AX3000 V2)

ASUS TUF Gaming AX3000 V2 (TUF-AX3000 V2)

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Last updated: Apr 26, 2026

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Reddit IconAppeltaartlekker
6 months ago

Most important things for me where: 1. Wifi 6 router 2. Have it direct next to the place you play. I have the ASUS TUF Gaming AX3000 - Gaming extendable router - 4G / 5G Router - WiFi 6 It's really good and only costs about 100 euro. You can shave off 20 dollae for a cheaper one. But why? And if you wver upgrade to a quest 3 or a new generstion wireless pcvr then at least you dpnt have to buy a new router.

Reddit Iconcoyote-1992
11 months ago

Why not ASUS TUF- AX3000 v2? Have One and i love it

Reddit IconFierisss
6 months ago

Just bought asus ax3000 v2 tuf gaming for 75eur did I get scammed?

Reddit IconParking_Cress_5105
9 months ago

Asus tuf ax3000v2 runs very good as dedicated router. It has 2.5gig Ethernet and can run 160mhz channels (2401mbits). Its pretty easy to get one used. I had three Asus routers and its the only brand that worked great for pcvr. Ton of settings in the firmware. If you can find it cheaper then AX56U was running great too.

9 months ago

I am running AXE7800 now, but 6ghz never runs as smooth as 5ghz for me (since Q3 launched), even on other routers, only rarely after some meta updates. Moved the AX3000 to serve as main household router and basically forgot it exists. They are awesome for the price, the axe7800 basically didn't improve anything for me.

6 months ago

Asus Axe7800 or Asus tuf ax3000v2 runs great. 500-800mbits h264 wasnt a problem (depends more on quest firmware version). Just some of my observations, it doesn't matter if you run 6ghz, 2400mbps, 2.5gig or 5ghz, 1200mbls, 1gig. It runs the same it's a stream. On the contrary 6ghz usually runs little bit worse.

6 months ago

Asus ax56u - 1gig bit, 80mhz, 2x2 5ghz router runs perfectly smooth VR. It has 1200mbit connection and your not getting close to that with VR streaming (VD maxes out at 500). Asus axe3000v2 also ran perfect, and axe7800 the same. The 6ghz is beneficial if you have full 5ghz channels at home, otherwise it brings nothing, it was even worse in quests due to buggy software for a long time. I ran all of the routers at 500 - 900 mbps with Link. Do not buy the cheap Tenda 6ghz it sucked ass terribly.

3 months ago

I had some expensive triband RAX router and it uterrely sucked st VR . I had good experience with Asus - ax56u, ax3000v2, axe7800..

Reddit Iconprajaybasu
12 months ago

You basically got the equivalent of an AX3000 router (2x2 on 2.4GHz + 2x2 on 5GHz). I do think you got shafted depending on what they would have provided without the extra £50 but the ISP is not completely lying. The TUF AX6000 was £180 back in April 2024, but it's not been available for a while now. The TUF BE3600 is £140 today (£130 on Amazon) but if you don't have Wi-Fi 7 devices it'll perform basically the same as a £105 TUF AX3000. The issue is that ASUS doesn't have anything in between £130 and £230 for Wi-Fi 7 (from what I can see) and the ISPs as of recently have been avoiding China made routers so other cheaper brands are out of question. You will likely not notice any speed difference on a single device but with multiple devices using internet at the same time, the AX6000 routers will likely perform better especially if you got a gigabit connection and older Wi-Fi 5 devices in the mix which get their speed from MIMO mainly. With 4x4 MIMO like on AX6000 it would support more devices. There's probably not much difference in range though. If you don't care about transferring files locally or wireless VR capabilities then it likely doesn't matter.

12 months ago

You basically got the equivalent of an AX3000 router (2x2 on 2.4GHz + 2x2 on 5GHz). I do think you got shafted depending on what they would have provided without the extra £50 but the ISP is not completely lying. The TUF AX6000 was £180 back in April 2024, but it's not been available for a while now. The TUF BE3600 is £140 today (£130 on Amazon) but if you don't have Wi-Fi 7 devices it'll perform basically the same as a £105 TUF AX3000. The issue is that ASUS doesn't have anything in between £130 and £230 for Wi-Fi 7 (from what I can see) and the ISPs as of recently have been avoiding China made routers so other cheaper brands are out of question. You will likely not notice any speed difference on a single device but with multiple devices using internet at the same time, the AX6000 routers will likely perform better especially if you got a gigabit connection and older Wi-Fi 5 devices in the mix which get their speed from MIMO mainly. With 4x4 MIMO like on AX6000 it would support more devices. There's probably not much difference in range though. If you don't care about transferring files locally or wireless VR capabilities then it likely doesn't matter.

Reddit IconZaphod_pt
9 months ago

Same here. I bought the Asus tuf ax3000 v2 for vr stream to my quest 3 and it was great. It’s now being used as part of an Asus Ai mesh network and it’s great for that too. I use a dedicated 6ghz band off my main router for the quest now.

Reddit IconRobbieL_811
10 months ago

I have an AX3000 that I use as an AP and it works great. Do you even have any WiFi 7 devices?

Reddit Iconwhitestar11
11 months ago

Edit: to clarify. I posted what I've used in the past, not what I want to use next. The first two were recycled. I added an image of what I've used over the years (Linksys WRT54G, Westell 7501, Asus AC-1900). I feel like the 3 primary routers I've used have been great and reliable. I think I got lucky. I'm looking for a moderate upgrade, even though I don't really need it. My current Asus is pushing 10 years and I'd like to retire it and keep it as a backup. My wishlist: ~$75 (I can wait for a sale), super reliable and automatic, dependable, WiFi6 or 7 just to keep up, would work well with older WiFi tech. A mesh system is not required, but my parents have a 2story house so it might help. I've got the ability for wired back-haul. Honestly a single point would be fine for us i think I want this for my family, my parents, and my grandparents. None of us are power users. All 3 of us have the same AC-1900 router, which makes management super easy for me. In-fact, besides powering off and on occasionally, they've been very reliable for the non-tech-saavy. Just looking for something to continue that tradition. Last year, I bought an ASUS AX3000 WiFi 6 Router, but I returned it. I used it for ~3 weeks, but it was super unreliable compared to my current Asus AC-1900. I never figured out why. I thought it would be an upgrade, but it seemed slower and had tons of connection issues. I have some older tech that was the primary connection problem, but even newer ~4 year old tech was having trouble. Maybe i screwed up the configuration, but it was also more complicated than my current Asus. Hoping to avoid that again. Need something the other family members can handle without any input, like we currently have. Thank you!

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