“Currently running A RT-N66U just got Fiber will this utilizes my speed more effectively. Current router is 10 years old and bottle necking. Also does this have the ability to run as a media server also like my old one.”
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The answer to your questions are yes and yes. This is a 6th gen wi-fi router and depending on the number of devices you have running off of wi-fi may or may not be overkill for your network right now. The LAN ports are Gigabit and will easily handle 1000 mb/s. The WLAN has a total max throughput of 3000 mb/s which is split between the 2.4 and 5 GHz bands (most on the 5 GHz band). I pay for 400 mb/s from Spectrum and I usually get 420 - 480 mb/s anywhere inside my 1900 sq ft home on the 5GHz band. Another benefit of newer ASUS routers is that most support mesh network mode. This means you could combine any other ASUS router that supports AI mesh and create a mesh network environment. This is helpful in larger homes or homes with many solid structures in their design such as brick, concrete, steel, etc... As for running server storage, I don't have it set up on my network as I generally just stream most content. There is a usb 3.0 port on the router and a lot of server/network storage options in the router interface. I am 99% sure it would be easy to set up a NAS and or media server with this router. I chose this router after having some network disconnection problems with both Linksys and TP Link routers that I tried. I have since traced the disconnection issues to my ISP modem and simply having the ISP (Spectrum) send me an automated reset signal (as opposed to the tried and true power cycle) seems to have solved the issue. I'm keeping the ASUS AX3000 for 3 reasons over the other brands. The ASUS router software interface is just better and the firmware support lasts longer, the ability to create a mesh network if I so desire, and wi-fi 6 multi-device capabilities (I have a lot of IoT devices). That said I did have to do some tweaking of the network settings because some of the wifi 6 settings were not playing nice with my some of my older devices. Agile Multi-banding and Protected Management Frames were causing compatibility issues (aslo IGMP snooping to a lesser extent). My final point is this is a solid router and a great solution for my needs (and probably yours as well). There are more changes coming down the road in consumer wifi devices and routers but I expect to get 3-5 years or more out of this router which gives it top marks for value at this time.
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