Cudy - WR3000P

Definitely NOT the already outdated WR3000. Not the best choice for long-term use due to the small ROM (only 16 MB). WR3000H/P is the way to go. I just bought the latest modification, WR3000P: 128/512 MB ROM/RAM, 2.5G WAN, even PoE (WAN port only, not really necessary for a device in this class), and USB (though it’s only slow/weak USB 2.0 - forget about using it as NAS). The latest OpenWrt support is on the way (actively developed last month). Actually, it’s almost there. Cudy’s intermediate “no-signature check” firmware is based on OpenWrt 23.05.

second this; just got one. Spent a few weeks saving my BPI mini from a bricking but the Cudy updated with ease to native OpenWRT. do it.

It's a great router tbh. Lots of flash storage, flashing OpenWrt is very easy and everything works without a hitch. I can highly recommend Cudy to anyone.

There's ethernet to every floor? You don't need mesh then, just enough WiFi access points to get coverage Honestly you might find even just two AX3000 devices are good enough, that's all I have covering a 3 story, 4 bedroom house. You might not get gigabit speeds over the WiFi in every corner of the house, but you can go by ethernet for the devices like PC's that matter, and still have a plenty fast WiFi connection (in the region of 300-600mbits) everywhere else A couple of Cudy WR3000, WR3000S or WR3000H would be within budget and if you were feeling adventurous they can be flashed to OpenWrt

Flashed my WR3000 with Openwrt without that.

Hey everyone, I’m looking to improve my local network performance since I use it for game streaming from my desktop PC to my TV. Unfortunately, wiring my setup isn’t an option, so I’m trying to optimize things over WiFi (I live in a detached house, so no congestion on 5GHz band) Right now, I’m using a Cudy WR3000 AX3000, and honestly, it’s been great—especially for the price. Because of that, I’m considering upgrading to the **Cudy Tri-Band WiFi 7 BE11000** (£160), but I haven’t found much info on it. The reviews on Amazon aren’t reassuring, so I’m wondering if anyone here has experience with it and can share some feedback. If not, I’d love recommendations for a solid router that performs well for WiFi-based local game streaming. Thanks in advance!

[https://www.waveform.com/tools/bufferbloat?test-id=4720d1a5-dce4-4ea9-b536-e3f583b12c5b](https://www.waveform.com/tools/bufferbloat?test-id=4720d1a5-dce4-4ea9-b536-e3f583b12c5b) ISP is Converge. 5GHz wifi on R7800 router using built-in SQM. Bumaba lang yung download speed due to other users. Sadly phased-out na yung router ko. My recommendation for built-in SQM is eero Pro. Expensive but very user-friendly. Cheaper option would be flashing OpenWRT to Cudy WR3000 or WR3000S, this one I recommend since the manufacturer already provided the files needed, and guides are available which makes it a lot easier. Good luck!

Yeah cudy wr3000 are great with OpenWrt

Cudy wr3000 series runs pretty good with OpenWrt

Get a Cudy and install OpenWrt

WR3000 series has good support

I'm a big fan of the cudy WR 3000  It works flawless for me since 2.5 years.  There is an official openWRT image from them, but I would recommend the 'vanilla openWRT '  which is also very easy to install. Runs my home network with vlans and a wire guard server Also, it's only 40bucks

something that uses the mediatek chips is your best bet. if you are going to use wireguard and require decent speed on that probably the flint 2 (avoid the flint 3). alternatively if you dont use a vpn, you have the cudy wr3000 which is cheaper and works great too, can offload most of the heavy lifting to the soc, once you enable WED. these topics are covered in the openwrt wiki page.