Do gamers tend to avoid "wireless"?The latest situation of high -speed wireless LAN routers that professional gamers talk

4x4 compatible high-speed wireless LAN router "RT-AC87U".

Dual band compatible high-speed wireless LAN expansion board "PCE-AC68".

　With the appearance of 5GHz band IEEE802.11ac, wireless LAN comfort has been greatly improved compared to before, and speed has evolved to equal to the same as wired LAN.In the 5GHz band wireless LAN, there are very few problems such as congestion and interference such as 2.4GHz bandwidth wireless LAN, and the quality is high.

　However, despite the evolution of such wireless LAN, there are so many PC gamers who use wired LAN to avoid wireless LANs because they are "anxious about stability and response."But does wireless LAN really hinder gameplay?

　Therefore, Stansmith, who is actually active as a professional gamer, using ASUS wireless LAN router "RT-AC87U" and an extended board type wireless LAN slave unit "PCE-AC68", online in wireless LAN environment.Requested a pleasant check of the game.I was asked to answer the questions of old gamers Jisatra Kakucci and self -made beginner Jisatra Yukoba.

From the right of the photo, the professional gamer Stansmith, Jisatra Kakt, Jisatra Yukoba.

Building a wireless LAN environment is not difficult

Jisatra Yukoba: Do you originally build a network with a wired LAN at home?

Stansmith: In the past, we had a wireless LAN connection with a laptop.However, since the gaming PC is properly aligned, it is built with a wired LAN.

Jisatra Yukoba: This time, I used the ASUS wireless LAN router "RT-AC87U" and an extended card type wireless LAN slave unit "PCE-AC68". What was your impression as a product?

Stansmith: First of all, what I thought was a very strong design (laughs).After all, just a big antenna is outside, and I feel strong.Also, the motherboard of the PC is ASUS, but if you attach the ASUS wireless LAN slave unit expansion board to the ASUS motherboard and connect it to the ASUS wireless LAN router, you may feel safe for the time being (laughs).Anyway, it is important to feel secure by being hardened by the same manufacturer.

Stansmith says that the first impression of the ASUS router is "strong".I also had a mask of Jisatra and became a visiting lecturer for one day.The chair is also a gamer purveyor with a perfect comfort, "AKRACING NITRO White" (42,800 yen, tech window)!

Jisatra Yukoba: It was necessary to build an environment to actually connect to the wireless LAN, but wasn't the process difficult?

Stansmith: The wireless LAN slave unit was an extended board type, so it was a little troublesome to do it from the place where the PC was opened, but the introduction was easy.Maybe it's easy if you can replace Grabo or extension cards.

　Also, I think there are probably fewer problems than the USB connection wireless LAN slave unit.For example, a USB -type sound device may suddenly lose sound.Certainly, the usability is easier and more convenient for the USB type, but I think that the expansion board can be used safely than the USB, including power supply.

Jisatra Kakucci: Is there anything you need to set up a router when playing the game?

Stansmith: Previously, it was necessary to set up a specific port depending on the game.But now, the port settings are automatically performed with Upnp, and there is almost no need for a specific setting with a router for gameplay.

Professional gamers are convinced! Even with wireless LAN, the competition game could be played comfortably!

Jisatra Kakt: I'm a "wired LANist" or a slightly old gamer -like person, but how did you actually play the game on a wireless LAN connection desktop PC?

Stansmith: Actually, I connected it with 11ac 3x3 in the 5GHz band, and tried playing video distribution while playing Square Enix's "Lord of Vermilion Arena".Then, in the comment, I said, "I'm playing on a wireless LAN, so I'll point out something wrong," but the video distribution did not stop, and the game was able to play comfortably.rice field.Even if a lot of effects came in 7 to 7 play, I didn't feel the lag.

Jisatra Kakt: Wireless LAN has become 11ac and the antenna has increased, and it has been said that "the speed is as fast as wired", but I have the impression that ping is slow.I'm worried about that.

Stansmith: As for ping, it is clear that wired LAN is better than wired LAN and wireless LAN.If you look at the numbers, I think there is a difference, but I don't think you'll know when you actually play the game.

Jisatra Kakucci: I see.If the professional gamer Stansmith says so, it seems good to think that the game can be played without any problems with wireless LANs.

Jisatra Kakucci is a PC gamer from the root.I was skeptical about using wireless LAN in online games ...?

Stansmith: Of course, it's a very bad environment, but I don't think there is a big problem in an ordinary environment where gamers play games at home.

Jisatra Kakucci: It may have been a problem during the game, but did you feel any problems even in the process of entering the game, such as logging in the game?

Stansmith: I didn't feel it.One thing I was worried about was that when I tried to switch the site with a browser outside the game using a browser, I sometimes stopped.Probably, the communication is clogged.However, at that time, my iPad and smartphone were connected to the wireless LAN, and I was putting a load, so that may have come out.

Jisatra Yukoba: At that time, did you have timeout on the smartphone side?

Stansmith: That's not it.Recently, I often play competing games on smartphones, so I feel like I can play competing games even in wireless LAN, but I didn't feel uncomfortable during the game.。This is a FPS game, etc., and it may be a bit scary (using wireless LAN) in competitions that compete for a moment, but I think there is no problem if you play casually.It was the first time to extend the wireless LAN to the desktop PC and play the game, but it was surprising.

Jisatra Kacht: This time, we had the wireless LAN slave unit for the desktop PC use an extended board type, but in fact I, the wireless LAN slave unit is pushing the extended board type.With a USB -connected wireless LAN slave unit, I feel like there is a bottle neck that is intuitive.With an extended board type, it feels advantageous because the communication signal is transmitted directly to PCI Express (laughs).After hearing the results of Stansmith's experience this time, I may be a wireless LAN if it is difficult to pull the LAN cable in the future.

Stansmith: This time, I put a router and a PC in the same room, I tried it at a very close distance, so I may not have felt a lag.If there are shields such as walls between the router and the PC, or the situation such as the first and second floors, it may change again.I couldn't test it, so I would like to verify it next to such an environment.

ASUS wireless LAN products are perfect for gamers!

Jisatra Yukoba: Various wireless LAN products are now on sale, but I don't know where to look and choose.For example, what do you think you should check if you choose a wireless LAN router from the viewpoint of playing a game?

Stansmith: The amount of data communication when playing online games is not so large.So I think it's better to focus on stability and response rather than speed.When downloading or updating the game client, the speed is directly linked to the installation time, so it does not require speed, but from the perspective of gameplay, it is stability and response.

Jisatra Yukoba, a self -made PC beginner.I use pounding wireless LAN on my smartphone and a notebook PC for coverage, but when I use it in the game, it seems that there is a little anxiety.

Jisatra Kakt: In that sense, the stability and response on the wireless LAN side may be important, but the quality of the Internet connection line ahead is also important.When I used ADSL before and after changing to an optical line, I felt the difference in the experience.So, it may be that the part of a wired LAN or wireless LAN is now not so important.

Stansmith: If it is a 2.4GHz band wireless LAN, the communication will be cut off if the microwave oven is used next door, but if you use a 5GHz band wireless LAN, that is not the case.As long as I use the 5GHz band wireless LAN, I actually tried it and played game play, so I think it can be used with confidence.

Jisatra Kacht: As I mentioned earlier, ASUS not only has wireless LAN routers that have excellent speed and performance, but also provides extended board -shaped wireless LAN handset properly.You may be thinking about that.

STANSMITH: I think that there are many people who use a 5GHz band or 11ac compatible wireless LAN router, but the desktop PC is connected by a wired LAN.While being opposed by my family, I connected the cable.But if it's a 5GHz band wireless LAN, you don't need it anymore.In addition, the wireless LAN slave unit "PCE-AC68" used this time has three large antennas, and it has the advantage of being able to install an antenna in a sensitive place.

"RT-AC87U" interface.Four antennas are installed.There is also a USB terminal, which can be used as a simple NAS or a printer server.

Jisatra Kakucci: I have a part that I think is good with ASUS routers.It is equipped with a high -performance CPU.With a low -priced router, I use a fairly poor CPU, and I feel that the processing of other functions is taken, and the wireless LAN is likely to be affected.However, since the router of ASUS is equipped with a dual core CPU with a clock number of 1 GHz, "Adaptive QOS" ( * Editor's Note: A function to control the communication band, the priority setting for each service can be easily set in the GUI).I think that the functions can be controlled with margin, and even with high functionality, the wireless LAN throughput is high.

Stansimth: That's right.Personally, if I used QOS functions, I felt that the process would be one cushion, so I felt that it would be disadvantageous.However, since RT-AC87U did not care at all, I think that the processing ability of the CPU is excellent.

Gisatra Kakt: Another important thing is that the RT-AC87U used this time supports the function of "Multi-Mimo (MU-MIMO)".This is limited to MU-MIMO compatible devices, but simultaneous communication with multiple wireless LAN handset that could not be done before is possible.Therefore, there is a margin in the communication band.Also, even if you connect multiple smartphones at the same time and play games, you can communicate at the same time, so the response will increase.I think that MU-MIMO compatible products will become standard for smartphones that will appear in the future, so I think this will also be a great advantage.

Stansmith: Still, the whole family uses smartphones and tablets, which is quite attractive.It's a bit disappointing that you can't enjoy the benefits unless you use a MU-MIMO child unit, but it's an important feature considering the future because it will increase in the future.I don't think it can be overlooked by gamers in the sense of effectively utilizing the bandwidth.If you think so, ASUS wireless LAN routers and extended board type wireless LAN slave machines are for gamers.

Jisatra Kakucci & Yukoba: Thank you for actually verifying this time!

Stansmith, a professional gamer and a game caster.He has won the 6 -title FPS.He is active as a moderator and guest at various game events.

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