If you’ve ever looked at your router and thought, “This thing needs more RGB and fewer dead zones,” ASUS ROG has heard your silent plea and turned it into a glowing, bandwidth-breathing beast. Say hello to the ROG Strix GS-BE18000—a WiFi 7 gaming router so overpowered, it might actually be smarter than your PC.
This tri-band monster pushes up to 18,000 Mbps with support for 320 MHz channels and 4K-QAM modulation, courtesy of WiFi 7 and MLO (Multi-Link Operation). It’s powered by a 2.0GHz quad-core CPU with six internal copper tubes keeping it cool, while eight internal antennas (each with their own FEM) blast signal across a whopping 3,300 square feet.
For wired junkies, it offers seven 2.5G LAN ports and one 2.5G WAN, with two of those LANs set aside for gaming devices that get VIP treatment with automatic traffic prioritization. There’s also Aura RGB lighting on the iridescent ROG logo, because performance shouldn’t look boring.
On top of that, the Smart Home Master system dishes out extra SSIDs for kids or IoT gadgets, VPN support is baked in for region-free streaming and gaming, and ASUS’ triple-layer security suite handles the digital bad guys.
Price will vary by region and configuration, and that’s something ASUS will reveal when they’re good and ready.
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