There comes a time when you realise that the basic WiFi router you were given when you signed up for your ADSL connection just isn’t cutting the mustard anymore. After all, times change, kit moves on the chances are that your phone or laptop are capable of far faster WiFi transfer speeds than your router is.

When that moment arrives you might want consider upgrading your internet connection by replacing your router with one from the ASUS ultimate AC performance range.

Meet your new WiFi router

The ASUS RT-AC87U is perfect for the user that needs more speed. The AC87U supports both 2.4GHz and 5GHz frequency bands to help prevent interference from other electronic devices and networks.

Taken all together, this means the RT-AC87U is capable of WiFi speeds up to 1 900Mbps, which is three times faster than 802.11n routers.

At the rear of the router there are five ethernet ports which will deliver stable internet to desktops at speeds up to 1Gbps.

Not enough? Try this

If you want the very best, however, then you should be looking at ASUS’ RT-AC88U router. This is for the power user who must have low-latency gaming and smooth 4K video streams at the same time.

Using Broadcom’s market-leading NitroQAM technology to accelerate wireless networking speeds even further, the AC88U is able to deliver the fastest speeds with exceptional coverage on even the busiest network. It’s total throughput is up to 3 167Mbps, plenty for a busy household with lots of demanding users.

And it has WTFast technology for improving gaming performance built in. If you still don’t trust the WiFi signal with your pings, there’s a whopping eight gigabit LAN ports round the back as well.

What is AC wireless? The IEEE 802.11ac wireless networking standard is the most up-to-date method for transmitting data over the air. The standard can use the 5GHz band to deliver speeds of at least 1Gbps. This means that networks are less likely to slow down when multiple connections are being used. Pairing this with with beamforming technology means is that the router will determine the best way to deliver WiFi signal to electronics, doing its best to negate signal loss through walls and even other humans.

Want the best? This is it

For those that can’t compromise at all the RT-AC5300 delivers speeds of up to 5 334Mbps for silky smooth video playback and unimpeded online gaming. From the ASUS Router App users can even prioritise services so gamers aren’t affected by somebody watching cat videos.

Should your internet connection ever fall over you can use plug a 3G/4G internet dongle to keep your home connected to the internet. Those USB 3.0 ports and USB 2.0 ports can even have external storage plugged into them so anybody on the network can watch movies or access photos and documents

Whether you’re fed up with your current router or you need to upgrade your access point, ASUS really does have a router for your needs.