Testseek.com have collected 92 expert reviews of the Asus GT-AC5300 ROG Rapture and the average rating is 87%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Asus GT-AC5300 ROG Rapture.
June 2017
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Eight gigabit LAN ports
Two supporting 802.3ad aggregation
Two USB 3.0 ports
Eight LAN ports
Two USB
Tri-band signal
Impressive QoS
The GT-AC5300 has fast performance
Excellent Wi-Fi range and includes loads of unique gaming-centric features. The router has free built-in lifetime protection against online threats
Has eight Gigabit LAN ports
And can combine two of them into a superf
Speedy throughput performance
Lots of gamer-friendly features
Works with Alexa voice commands and IFTTT applets
Slick user interface
Tri-band Wi-Fi
Very fast
Built for 4K streaming
Optimal for gaming
The editors didn't like
Product is mostly hype. Gaming features already supported in RT-AC5300
Wi-Fi Radar is unfinished and misleading
Large
Lacks support for Wi-Fi 6
WPA3
The router is bulky
Expensive and generally overkill for most homes' needs. Its interface can be daunting
And its mobile app only works locally
Bottom Line
One of the fastest routers we've tested
The Asus ROG Rapture GT-AC5300 offers lots of gamer-friendly features
Copious I/O ports
And a slick management console that lets you optimize your network for lag-free gaming
The GT-AC5300 has fast performance, excellent Wi-Fi range and includes loads of unique gaming-centric features. The router has free built-in lifetime protection against online threats, has eight Gigabit LAN ports, and can combine two of them into a superf
The router is bulky, expensive and generally overkill for most homes' needs. Its interface can be daunting, and its mobile app only works locally
The Asus GT-AC5300 is the ultimate Wi-Fi router for hardcore gamers and geeks...
Abstract: If you're a PC-gaming enthusiast, you know about speed. Gaming rigs are good only if they're tricked out with the latest and fastest CPUs, lots of memory, the quickest solid state drive (SSD), and, of course, the best graphics cards. But while that combin...
Abstract: With COVID-19 still keeping so many people working from home, your Wi-Fi router is doing a lot more than helping you stream movies and play games. Home Wi-Fi routers keep millions of people working and they're also connecting an ever-growing range of smar...
Published: 2021-01-07, Author: John , review by: in.pcmag.com
Abstract: If you're a PC gaming enthusiast, you know about speed. Gaming rigs are good only if they're tricked out with the latest and fastest CPUs, lots of memory, the quickest solid state drive (SSD), and, of course, the best graphic cards. But while that combina...
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Published: 2021-01-07, Author: John , review by: in.pcmag.com
Abstract: With COVID-19 still keeping so many people working from home, your Wi-Fi router is doing a lot more than helping you stream movies and play games. Home Wi-Fi routers keep millions of people working and they're also connecting an ever-growing range of smar...
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Published: 2018-08-31, Author: John , review by: in.pcmag.com
Speedy throughput performance, Lots of gamer-friendly features, Eight LAN ports, Works with Alexa voice commands and IFTTT applets, Slick user interface
One of the fastest routers we've tested, the Asus ROG Rapture GT-AC5300 offers lots of gamer-friendly features, copious I/O ports, and a slick management console that lets you optimize your network for lag-free gaming...
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Published: 2018-08-31, Author: John , review by: in.pcmag.com
Speedy throughput performance, Lots of gamer-friendly features, Eight LAN ports, Works with Alexa voice commands and IFTTT applets, Slick user interface
One of the fastest routers we've tested, the Asus ROG Rapture GT-AC5300 offers lots of gamer-friendly features, copious I/O ports, and a slick management console that lets you optimize your network for lag-free gaming...
This router may probably be the only router you need, it has excellent coverage, great features, and is superbly easy to setup.(previously published in issue September 2017)...
Excellent connectivity options (8 LAN ports, 3 WIFI bands), Excellent optimization support for popular games, Builtin WTFast and game QoS, Looks beastly, Quadcore CPU
Pricey, No group policy security feature
ASUS ROG RAPTURE GT-AC5300 Tri-Band WiFi Gaming Router ReviewIf there's ever going to be a big complaint about this router its always going to be the price so let's get that out of the way. At $400 or Php24,000, it is simply far from any of its contempora...
Abstract: A few months ago, we posted about our current network setup and how we improved it by getting an ASUS RT-AC5300. A few weeks after we posted our review, ASUS sent us a Rapture GT-AC5300, a souped-up version of the RT-AC5300 that's positioned for gamers...
