For those looking to go the DIY route, I use an Asus RT-N16 which is a bit older, but I always swap it for the TomatoUSB (http://tomatousb.org/) firmware. If you’re looking to dive in and try it, beware that you can brick a router by swapping the firmware, but with this specific router, the firmware is nearly one-click install reducing the risk if you use EasyTomato. I also find that tomato is much more reliable than the stock firmware. I have 6 roomates and 2 48 port switches. We host LAN parties and constantly stream Netflix, Youtube, and XBox Live all while hosting several websites out of the house. This used to kill a router in about 3 months (that was when the daily resets that always seemed to be needed stopped fixing the problems). We have been using RT-N16s for years now only ever resetting them when I make changes to them and we have yet to have one die on us.
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