{"id":1431,"date":"2025-01-30T19:16:08","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T10:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=1431"},"modified":"2025-01-30T19:16:09","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T10:16:09","slug":"asus-tuf-gaming-be3600-wifi-7-router-teardown-mbreviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=1431","title":{"rendered":"ASUS TUF Gaming BE3600 &#8220;WiFi 7&#8221; Router Teardown \u2013 MBReviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"text\">\n<p>After seeing that ASUS has made accessible its new WiFi 7 routers collection, I obtained very excited and obtained the BE3600, which I suppose is an entry-level machine, though the value positively said in any other case. That was with the expectation that it does assist the 6GHz radio. However, the field says one thing else and so does the {hardware}, so remember that roughly 250$ won&#8217;t provide the 6GHz radio and you could be higher off getting a WiFi 7 entry level.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"jDMnw9nanw8\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ASUS TUF Gaming BE3600 &quot;WiFi 7&quot; Router Teardown\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jDMnw9nanw8?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, after the preliminary betrayal, I made a decision to open up the case of the router and, as common, I checked the areas beneath the silicone toes. And certainly, there are 4 screws there, however ASUS simply had so as to add a Guarantee Seal didn\u2019t they?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21387\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21387\" style=\"width: 1218px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/asus-tuf-gaming-be3600-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Warranty seal\" width=\"1228\" height=\"686\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21387 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mbreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/asus-tuf-gaming-be3600-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mbreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/asus-tuf-gaming-be3600-1.jpg 1228w, https:\/\/www.mbreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/asus-tuf-gaming-be3600-1-700x391.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mbreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/asus-tuf-gaming-be3600-1-1024x572.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mbreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/asus-tuf-gaming-be3600-1-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mbreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/asus-tuf-gaming-be3600-1-50x28.jpg 50w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"1228\" data-eio-rheight=\"686\"\/><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mbreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/asus-tuf-gaming-be3600-1.jpg\" alt=\"Warranty seal\" width=\"1228\" height=\"686\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mbreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/asus-tuf-gaming-be3600-1.jpg 1228w, https:\/\/www.mbreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/asus-tuf-gaming-be3600-1-700x391.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mbreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/asus-tuf-gaming-be3600-1-1024x572.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mbreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/asus-tuf-gaming-be3600-1-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mbreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/asus-tuf-gaming-be3600-1-50x28.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1228px) 100vw, 1228px\" data-eio=\"l\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21387\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The guarantee seal on the ASUS TUF BE3600.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After all, if it\u2019s not plastic nicks and scuffs, there\u2019s at all times the choice guilty a small piece of glued piece of plastic. And it principally breaks at contact, so you aren&#8217;t allowed to place your little paws there. In any other case, you threat shedding the guarantee. Within the US, this seal shouldn&#8217;t be even there because it seems to not be enforceable, however within the EU, ASUS doesn\u2019t appear to truly care.<\/p>\n<p>After getting the screws out, I checked if there&#8217;s a fifth one beneath the big label and there wasn\u2019t, so I took a prying instrument and tried to detach the higher facet of the router. It was weirdly inflexible and that\u2019s often an indication that I could have missed a screw. Let\u2019s verify beneath the label once more, this time in its entirety. However no, there isn&#8217;t any different screw, so I simply needed to push more durable. This does imply some further plastic marks, so bye bye guarantee, however not less than I lastly managed to take away the highest facet.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21388\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21388\" style=\"width: 1221px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/asus-tuf-gaming-be3600-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Opening up the upper part of the case.\" width=\"1231\" height=\"685\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21388 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mbreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/asus-tuf-gaming-be3600-2.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mbreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/asus-tuf-gaming-be3600-2.jpg 1231w, https:\/\/www.mbreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/asus-tuf-gaming-be3600-2-700x390.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mbreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/asus-tuf-gaming-be3600-2-1024x570.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mbreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/asus-tuf-gaming-be3600-2-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mbreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/asus-tuf-gaming-be3600-2-50x28.jpg 50w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"1231\" data-eio-rheight=\"685\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mbreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/asus-tuf-gaming-be3600-2.jpg\" alt=\"Opening up the upper part of the case.\" width=\"1231\" height=\"685\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mbreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/asus-tuf-gaming-be3600-2.jpg 1231w, https:\/\/www.mbreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/asus-tuf-gaming-be3600-2-700x390.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mbreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/asus-tuf-gaming-be3600-2-1024x570.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mbreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/asus-tuf-gaming-be3600-2-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mbreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/asus-tuf-gaming-be3600-2-50x28.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1231px) 100vw, 1231px\" data-eio=\"l\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21388\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ASUS TUF BE3600 teardown.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We will see the small PCB within the center, however what\u2019s with these handles? It\u2019s simply wasted house for some bizarre design choice. This router might have been much more compact. Effectively, let\u2019s transfer ahead and detach the 4 antennas. Don\u2019t fear, there isn&#8217;t any glue and none are soldered, so it\u2019s pretty simple to take them out. Then, the PCB will be indifferent as nicely and we are able to see that on either side there are some warmth spreaders. These must be eliminated, so I took out the screws from the underside facet, releasing the 2 giant warmth spreaders.<\/p>\n<p>There may be an aluminum cowl on the underside facet, however there\u2019s nothing of curiosity for us beneath it. There\u2019s additionally a soldered chip which I assumed was for storage, however I discovered the chipset on the opposite facet, so no concept what\u2019s beneath it. I additionally took the final remaining screws and the entrance facet revealed all its aluminum covers. Let\u2019s take away them. Watch out as a result of ASUS put them too tightly and one did get deformed. Once more, bye bye guarantee. OK, now let\u2019s get a great take a look at the principle chipsets.<\/p>\n<div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"topside\"\/>\n<td class=\"topside\">ASUS TUF BE3600<\/td>\n<td class=\"topside\">Asus TUF-AX4200<\/td>\n<td class=\"topside\">Xiaomi BE7000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"leftside\">CPU<\/td>\n<td class=\"\">quad-core 2.0GHz Broadcom BCM6764LFKFEBG<\/td>\n<td class=\"\">quad-core 2.0GHz Mediatek MT7986AV<\/td>\n<td class=\"\">quad-core 1.5GHz Qualcomm IPQ9554<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"leftside\">RAM<\/td>\n<td class=\"\">Nanya NT5AD512M16C4-HR 320167W1EF (DDR4 SDRAM)<\/td>\n<td class=\"\">512MB Nanya NT5CB256M16ER-FL<\/td>\n<td class=\"\">1GB Nanya (2x NT5CC256M16ER-EK)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"leftside\">Storage<\/td>\n<td class=\"\">256MB NAND Winbond (25N02KVZEIR 2422 64072F70051)<\/td>\n<td class=\"\">256MB Winbond 25N02KVZEIR<\/td>\n<td class=\"\">128MB GigaDevice 5F1GQ5REY1G<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"leftside\">Swap<\/td>\n<td class=\"\">Realtek RTL83675 PHY<\/td>\n<td class=\"\">MXL TC1PZ4122<\/td>\n<td class=\"\">Qualcomm QCA8084<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"leftside\">5GHz Radio<\/td>\n<td class=\"\">Broadcom BCM6764LFKFEBG a\/n\/ac\/ax 2\u00d72:2<\/td>\n<td class=\"\">Mediatek MT7976DAN an\/ac\/ax 3\u00d73:3<\/td>\n<td class=\"\">Qualcomm QCN6224 a\/n\/ac\/ax\/be 4\u00d74:4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"leftside\">2.4GHz Radio<\/td>\n<td class=\"\">Broadcom BCM6764LFKFEBG b\/g\/n\/ax 2\u00d72:2<\/td>\n<td class=\"\">Mediatek MT7986AV b\/g\/n\/ax 2\u00d72:2<\/td>\n<td class=\"\">Qualcomm QCN5024 b\/g\/n\/ax 4\u00d74:4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>That\u2019s about all for this teardown article. I used to be removed from impressed by this router, however I&#8217;ll check it regardless, so be certain that to verify again in the event you\u2019re  to see the outcomes I get.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After seeing that ASUS has made accessible its new WiFi 7 routers collection, I obtained very excited and obtained the BE3600, which I suppose is an entry-level machine, though the value positively said in any other case. That was with the expectation that it does assist the 6GHz radio. 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