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  1. J

    Router temperatures

    What CPU temps are you getting with your RT-AX68U? How is the CPU performance for you on the RT-AX68U?
  2. J

    [ 386.4 alpha Build(s) ] Testing available build(s)

    I just misspoke. They are on 2.4 you are correct.
  3. J

    RT-AX56U crash using 386.4 alpha1

    I have a brand new 4 day old RT-AX56U and it crashed while running Asus Merlin 386.4 alpha1. I am running no scripts and have a pretty simple configuration as in my signature (2 guest networks using Guest Network 1 on each band, 2 main networks, DNS over TLS, IPv6). Prior to the crash, I was...
  4. J

    Long term, cheap upgrade from RT-AC56U

    You might keep in mind supply chain shortages due to COVID-19. A lot of electronics, including routers, have had supply shortages. The Asus router range in the mid-grade is really an odd bird. The RT-AX56U has a BCM6755 1.5Ghz quadcore Broadcom SOC and uses the radios on the SOC to help keep...
  5. J

    Long term, cheap upgrade from RT-AC56U

    I have had both RT-AX56U and RT-AX58U. The RT-AX58U has some systemic issues with stability (Asus replaced mine several times under warranty and ultimately did a buy-back). The RT-AX56U seems a much more stable platform, has a good quad core SOC and good amount of memory. Main issue with...
  6. J

    More RT-AX58U woes

    Good point. While Asus had the RT-AX58U units for analysis, I got a cheap Netgear WAX204 from the Netgear site for $58 (on sale for $79.99 but I also had a Netgear coupon). It runs very cool and has a Netgear modified OpenWRT as the firmware. The Netgear WAX204 is basically the same as the...
  7. J

    More RT-AX58U woes

    In my case, I was using both 2.4Ghz and 5.0Ghz bands with 2 main networks and 2 guest networks, IPv6, DNS over TLS (Stubby) and working from home + many IoT devices + a lot of streaming. Most of the crashes appeared to occur during streaming of video. While watching streamed content or working...
  8. J

    More RT-AX58U woes

    As in an earlier post I made, with my RT-AX58U crash problem Asus sent me a refurbished unit. The refurbished unit also crashed repeatedly just like my original unit. After providing crash logs. config information, etc., to Asus, I sent them back the refurbished router at their request. They...
  9. J

    A Little Cooling and A Big Temp Drop

    That router in the photo felt loved and it performed better.
  10. J

    AX58U vs AX82U, I can't really tell the difference

    I would not recommend the RT-AX58U because they clearly have systemic hardware failures. I RMAd my first one due to repeated HW crashes and Asus sent me a refurb. Within a week, that one was also crashing so I sent crash logs and config files to Asus that they requested. After a week or so of...
  11. J

    Router temperatures

    What everyone is doing to lower the temperature of their beloved routers is commendable. Yet it should be unnecessary.
  12. J

    Router temperatures

    Disagree. Typically with consumer routers With consumer routers, keep in mind that the manufacturers are on the technology cycle of the chip makers (Broadcom, Qualcomm, Mediatek) plus standards bodies. The router manufacturers don't themselves influence the cycle very much. The chipsets are...
  13. J

    Router temperatures

    It is surprising that a SW build, in the absence of increased CPU load, can cause an increase in power consumption and heat. For good or bad, Asus has upped their code base to 386 and all future development is on the 386 base.
  14. J

    Router temperatures

    The RT-AX56U uses the BCM6755 SoC for the 2 radios while the RT-AX58U has separate chips. I have a Netgear WAX204 with the same BCM6755 SoC as the RT-AX56U and have never seen the 2.4Ghz wireless cutting in and out; the Netgear does have a much better heat sink solution than the RT-AX56U...
  15. J

    Router temperatures

    I am probably the worst person to talk about the RT-AX58U. I sent my original new RT-AX58U back to Asus under their RMA process due to repeated crashes, and they sent me a refurbished unit. Within a week of getting it, the refurb was also crashing several times a day and I sent crash logs and...
  16. J

    Router temperatures

    Why? 50 degrees for the radios and 70 degrees for the CPU is great, unless the router is in your freezer.
  17. J

    Router temperatures

    Asus by far has the best router firmware and with Merlin it is truly amazing firmware IMHO. But doggone nobody has worse thermal solutions than Asus. I have an old Netgear R7000 that with no modification runs at 62 - 65 degrees C in ambient temperatures of 20 - 26 degrees C. That's why that...
  18. J

    Should I Be Worried? (Router Temp)

    The cooling design was borked. Agree 110% Maybe even more.
  19. J

    Should I Be Worried? (Router Temp)

  20. J

    Should I Be Worried? (Router Temp)

    As an example, here is the Netgear RAX10, which uses the BCM6755 (1.5 GHz, 4 cores) SoC. The RF shielding is nicely indexed, so the SoC and other chips directly contact the shielding plate: And the flat heat sink thermally bonds to the RF shield without the use of such thick thermal pads...
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