Would OpenWrt Solve buffer bloat, would this hardware work

Hardware Questions and Recommendations
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Hi,

First of applogies for the newbie level of this post, comments and guidance appreciated.

My ISP is Talktalk in the uk, internet over tephone line. i have been using their stock router and its not very good. I also got a TPLINK AC750 from a friend who upgraded, which cant do OpenWrt but was a little bit better.

The issue I am having is latency in games, as soon as other people in the house use the connection i get big spikes in latency. On BF1 on the ps4 you can bring up a performance graph, and I can watch it happening, very frustrating.

I have used the speed tests at DSL Reports and my bufferbloat is rated as a C or a D. So i looked into bloat a bit and found out that OpenWrt could help.

Befor I buy new kit can some kind soul, who knows more than I, please confirm that this setup is viable and may help manage the issue I am having?

I have worked out that I need a modem, so was looking at NETGEAR DM200

For the router I was looking at Linksys WRT 1900ACS

Thanks in advance

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If you have the HG633 you can but it into bridge mode so no need to get a separate modem.

As for router, the WRT32X/3200ACM is a much better buy (price/performance ratio)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B075GWBC22/ (149.99£ atm)

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Thanks.

Not sure that I have the correct talktalk router, its a DSL-3782.

Good shout on the router, checked on amazon its going for £135.20, which is pretty fantastic at that price.

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That has bridges mode as well in the WAN Settings

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Lol, thanks.

Never even thought to look at it, thats how little I know.

Guess I can spend all my budget on a router then, :grinning:

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Perfect, thank you very much.

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After you get your router flashed with OpenWrt then start here:
https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/network/traffic-shaping/sqm-details

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