"Best TP-Link setup for smooth online gaming?"

"Best TP-Link setup for smooth online gaming?"

"Best TP-Link setup for smooth online gaming?"
"Best TP-Link setup for smooth online gaming?"
19 hours ago - last edited 15 hours ago

Hi everyone,
I'm setting up a home gaming station and I want the best possible network performance—low latency, stable connection, and no random dropouts during gameplay.

I’ve been looking into different TP-Link products, especially mesh systems and gaming routers.
Has anyone here optimized their network specifically for games?

  • Which TP-Link device gave you the best results for online gaming?

  • Any QoS settings or tricks you recommend?

  • Wired vs. wireless—what’s been your experience with each?

Thanks in advance for your tips!

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Re:"Best TP-Link setup for smooth online gaming?"-Solution
16 hours ago - last edited 15 hours ago

  @johndaddy 

 

Products that advertise themselves being "optimized for gaming" are mostly meaningless marketing words.

 

Even under the most ideal conditions, its like fine-tuning only one piece of spaghetti on a full plate.  There are SO MANY links, switches, routing paths, hops, media conversions, between your house, the wider internet, your ISP, the main national and internation links, the game's ISP, and their data center that there isnt really anything meaningful to be gained.

 

Best you can do is just get any good router, use Ethernet, and play.

Main: ER8411 x1, SG3428X x1, SG3452 x1, SG2428LP x1, SG3210 x1, SG2218P x1, SG2008P x1, ES205G x2, EAP650 x6 Remotes: ER605 v2 x3, SG2008P x2, EAP650 x2 VPN Server: ER7206 v2 Controller: OC300
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15 hours ago - last edited 15 hours ago

Hi @johndaddy 

Thanks for posting in our business forum.

This is the business forum. We do not have gaming-ready or optimized products.

Generally, use a wired connection for gaming. That's it.

 

If you need a "gaming product", you can take a look at the home products where they have ads about the gaming-ready or optimized products.

See the link: https://www.tp-link.com/en/explore/wifi-router/#gaming

 

Or go to rtings.com where they test routers for different purposes.

(We do not have any partnership with any third-party ratings. Just a (my) personal experience and what I use for buyer guidance.)

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16 hours ago - last edited 15 hours ago

  @johndaddy 

 

Products that advertise themselves being "optimized for gaming" are mostly meaningless marketing words.

 

Even under the most ideal conditions, its like fine-tuning only one piece of spaghetti on a full plate.  There are SO MANY links, switches, routing paths, hops, media conversions, between your house, the wider internet, your ISP, the main national and internation links, the game's ISP, and their data center that there isnt really anything meaningful to be gained.

 

Best you can do is just get any good router, use Ethernet, and play.

Main: ER8411 x1, SG3428X x1, SG3452 x1, SG2428LP x1, SG3210 x1, SG2218P x1, SG2008P x1, ES205G x2, EAP650 x6 Remotes: ER605 v2 x3, SG2008P x2, EAP650 x2 VPN Server: ER7206 v2 Controller: OC300
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15 hours ago - last edited 15 hours ago

Hi @johndaddy 

Thanks for posting in our business forum.

This is the business forum. We do not have gaming-ready or optimized products.

Generally, use a wired connection for gaming. That's it.

 

If you need a "gaming product", you can take a look at the home products where they have ads about the gaming-ready or optimized products.

See the link: https://www.tp-link.com/en/explore/wifi-router/#gaming

 

Or go to rtings.com where they test routers for different purposes.

(We do not have any partnership with any third-party ratings. Just a (my) personal experience and what I use for buyer guidance.)

Best Regards! If you are new to the forum, please read: Howto - A Guide to Use Forum Effectively. Read Before You Post. Look for a model? Search your model NOW Official and Beta firmware. NEW features! Subscribe for the latest update!Download Beta Here☚ ☛ ★ Configuration Guide ★ ☚ ☛ ★ Knowledge Base ★ ☚ ☛ ★ Troubleshooting ★ ☚ ● Be kind and nice. ● Stay on the topic. ● Post details. ● Search first. ● Please don't take it for granted. ● No email confidentiality should be violated. ● S/N, MAC, and your true public IP should be mosaiced. ● I don't provide ETA for any products/features. No comment.
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