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product_id: 592671652
title: "ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Quad-band WiFi 7 AiMesh Extendable Gaming Router, 25Gbps, 320MHz, 4K-QAM, Dual 10G Ports, Quad 2.5G Ports, Subscription-free Network Security, VPNs, 4G LTE/5G Mobile Tethering"
brand: "asus"
price: "KSh270914"
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reviews_count: 8
category: "Asus"
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# 25Gbps blazing speed Quad-band WiFi 7 tech Subscription-free triple-layer security ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Quad-band WiFi 7 AiMesh Extendable Gaming Router, 25Gbps, 320MHz, 4K-QAM, Dual 10G Ports, Quad 2.5G Ports, Subscription-free Network Security, VPNs, 4G LTE/5G Mobile Tethering

**Brand:** asus
**Price:** KSh270914
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🚀 Dominate your digital domain with ASUS ROG Rapture GT-BE98 – where speed meets security in style!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Quad-band WiFi 7 AiMesh Extendable Gaming Router, 25Gbps, 320MHz, 4K-QAM, Dual 10G Ports, Quad 2.5G Ports, Subscription-free Network Security, VPNs, 4G LTE/5G Mobile Tethering by asus
- **How much does it cost?** KSh270914 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- asus enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted asus brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Next-Gen Quad-Band WiFi 7:** Harness 16 simultaneous streams and 320MHz channels on the 6 GHz band for lag-free gaming and seamless 4K streaming.
- • **Blazing 25Gbps Multi-Gig Speed:** Experience ultra-fast wired and wireless connections with dual 10G and quad 2.5G ports, future-proofing your network for years to come.
- • **Effortless Whole-Home Coverage:** Up to 25% wider signal range with ASUS RangeBoost Plus and AiMesh extendability means your entire home stays connected without dead zones.
- • **Customizable Gamer-Centric Design:** Light up your setup with adjustable RGB lighting and enjoy intuitive control via ASUS app or web GUI, blending style with performance.
- • **Rock-Solid Security Without Subscriptions:** Stay protected 24/7 with commercial-grade, subscription-free network security powered by Trend Micro.

## Overview

The ASUS ROG Rapture GT-BE98 is a powerhouse quad-band WiFi 7 gaming router delivering up to 25Gbps wired and wireless speeds through dual 10G and quad 2.5G ports. Featuring 16 simultaneous WiFi streams, 320MHz channels, and 4K-QAM modulation, it ensures ultra-low latency and expansive coverage enhanced by ASUS RangeBoost Plus. Its subscription-free triple-layer network security powered by Trend Micro safeguards your home or office. Designed for gamers and professionals alike, it supports VPNs, mobile tethering, and customizable RGB lighting, making it a future-proof centerpiece for high-performance networking.

## Description

From the manufacturer The new ROG Rapture GT-BE98 is a quad-band 16-stream WiFi 7 gaming router tailored for next-gen gaming and computing. With speeds of up to 24.4 Gbps, powerful 31G wired capacity and the exclusive ROG Gaming Network, it offers new ways of accelerating your gameplay.​ ROG GT-BE98​ VIDEO Wire-Like Gaming with WiFi 7 WiFi 7 technologies deliver up to 2.4 times blazing-fast speeds, extremely low latency, and enhanced reliability. The ROG Rapture GT-BE98 boasts up to sixteen simultaneous WiFi streams and a superior 6 GHz band, empowering immersive experiences and enabling agile gameplay in online arenas.​ Formidable Multi-gigabit Network​ The GT-BE98 features total wired capacity of up to 31G. Its 10G and 2.5G WAN ports are future-proof for multi-gigabit internet, while the versatile LAN ports enable advanced local networks with powerful VLAN controls. Plus, convenient mobile tethering via USB ensures always-on network backup. Forged for Performance ROG Rapture GT-BE98 boasts next-gen quad-core 2.6 GHz CPU, delivering up to 30% faster gaming performance. ASUS RangeBoost Plus and RF engineering further boost up to 25% wider signal coverage. The improved airflow with up to 18% better heat dissipation ensures always-on reliable WiFi.​ Light Up Your Game In Style The ROG Rapture GT-BE98 offers customizable color and light effects, allowing users to create a stylish vibe. These effects can be easily adjusted through the web GUI or ASUS router app. Additionally, the new exclusive night mode provides a cozy ambience for your bedtime.​ Network Security​ Comprehensive Triple-Level Protection ASUS Network Security deploys a triple-level protection design and commercial-grade cloud database powered by Trend Micro, safeguarding your network from end-to-end and 24/7. This powerful and advanced security ensures a secured network experience primed against ever evolving cyber threats.​ ROG Exclusive Gaming Network​ Guest Network Pro Gaming Network opens a new chapter for renowned Triple-Level Game Acceleration. It simplifies the process of creating or connecting to one dedicated SSID or gaming port for advanced game acceleration. Guest Network Pro simplifies creating and connecting to dedicated SSIDs or VLANs. Enjoy features like easy IoT device setup, instant VPN connection, and customizable Guest Portal. Triple-level Game Acceleration Enjoy the most stable connections, preventing jitter, reducing lag, lowering ping and boosting speeds for fantastic gaming experiences.​ Up to 47% Lower Latency ROG First establishes a direct connection between a ROG router and a ROG gaming device or PC, so any PC game selected can boost and run smoothly.​ IoT Network Manage all your IoT devices under a secure SSID for enhanced protection with commercial-grade security. VPN Network​ Connect to your preferred VPN service through a dedicated subnetwork with just one click.

Review: Impressive, ugly and some bugs to iron out...very, very fast! - I would only consider buying an Asus router and I have had a few in the past, the RT-AC68U, the RT-AC86U, the RT-AX82U and the RT-AX86U. Now I have the GT-BE98. Not everything was perfect along the way, the RT-AC86U lost its Gb WAN and would only run at 100, so that hastened one of the upgrades along the way. I did try a Zen WiFi mesh system, but that was so unstable, it had to be returned. Asus routers are highly configurable and operate an outstanding mesh system, called AiMesh, which makes whole home WiFi a breeze. No review would be complete without talking about the price. This router has just about everything and you pay for that. No one is forced to buy such an expensive router, so anyone buying it is a volunteer to the price-tag, so I am not going criticise the price. After using the GT-BE98 for a couple of weeks, I would call it impressive. Physically, it is big, very big and no amount of styling is going to detract from it looking the wrong side of ugly. Yes, it does look like an upside-down cybernetic giant spider! With the size comes the power consumption. Not really a criticism, because if you are going to spend a very large amount of money on router like this, you are probably not going to be put off by the fact that it uses over 20 watts of electricity just to be idle and goes above that when under a load. Features are just vast, you get WiFi 7, which hopefully adds a bit of future-proofing, you get a 10Gb LAN port, a 10Gb WAN port, 4 x 2.5Gb LAN ports and just one 1Gb LAN port. The LAN ports are fast, very fast, to a point that I noticed a difference when web browsing on my PC coming from the RT-AX86U to the RT-BE98. The array of features in the firmware is nothing short of staggering. WiFi does not seem to have much more reach over my AX router, but it is faster and access to files on my NAS appears much faster. It should be noted that I have not tried WiFi 7 clients yet, so that will (hopefully) impress even more. When at a distance from the router and the WiFi signal is weak, it does carry more data and speedtests do show solid performance, so the signal does not travel much further, but is useful for further. I have the router setup on a wired 2.5Gb LAN connection for an AiMesh system with my RT-AX86U as a node. My previous AiMesh system was with the RT-AX86U as the router and the RT-AX82U as the node and that was perfect and stable for many years, but was starting to fall over, with buffering and other glitches appearing, where there were no hints of problem for years. It was ready for a re-set and if I was doing that, it would be with a new router. As you might expect with a recently released router, there will be issues to iron out in the firmware. Before adding any settings, there was the obligatory firmware update and I manually added the settings that had worked so well in my previous AiMesh setup. In my original review (based on Jan 2024 firmware), I listed three bugs which caused me some concern, all now appear to have been resolved in the April 2024 firmware update, so this review has been updated to remove details of the no longer relevant bugs and the rating has been raised to 5 stars.
Review: Great all rounder - I have been very impressed with this, yes its not the cheapest of things but it's also the most important piece of your home network. The extras you get with this though more than make up for the cost, easy built in VPN and family protection all come built in with no subscriptions have been great. My biggest surprise though was the coverage, i have had a number of large routers over the years and due to the old house I have the coverage has always been restricted. I have rewired my house and have data points all over which I used to wire access points, the router being in the middle and a access point on the top floor then another in a extension. That is how its been for years and i expected to need the same 2 extra points with this, however I was wrong! This device fully covers my whole house on its own even more so than when I had the extra points. Now my setup is even simpler and much faster, I thoroughly recommend it to anyone who is having coverage issues with old buildings and wants to go for wifi 7. One negative tough is currently with wifi 7 being so new some older devices seem to have issues with it. However its a easy fix to turn off the extra wifi 7 features for now and keep the networks separate rather than 2.4, 5gh and 6gh all being on one. However again the UI so easy to use to spin up a IOT network and high speed one is really easy. So that's is all i have done for the older devices, now everything is running smooth and my devices that support it can use the new WIFI 7 features.

## Features

- Beyond-fast WiFi 7 (802.11be) with new 320MHz channels in the 6 GHz band and 4096-QAM

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B0CKBY2NGV |
| Antenna Location | Gaming |
| Antenna Type | Fixed |
| Best Sellers Rank | 7,518 in Computers & Accessories ( See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories ) 68 in Routers |
| Box Contents | GT-BE98 Quad-band WiFi 7 (802.11be), warranty card |
| Brand | ASUS |
| Brand Name | ASUS |
| Colour | black |
| Compatible Devices | Gaming Console |
| Compatible devices | Gaming Console |
| Connectivity Protocol | Wi-Fi |
| Connectivity Technology | Wi-Fi |
| Control Method | App |
| Country of Origin | China |
| Coverage | Entire House |
| Customer Reviews | 3.9 out of 5 stars 224 Reviews |
| Data Transfer Rate | 25000 Megabits Per Second |
| Frequency | 320 MHz |
| Frequency Band Class | Quad-Band |
| Frequency band class | Quad-Band |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 04711387079461 |
| Has Internet Connectivity | Yes |
| Has Security Updates | Yes |
| Is Modem Compatible | No |
| Item Dimensions L x W x H | 35L x 35W x 22.1H centimetres |
| Item Weight | 1 Grams |
| LAN Port Bandwidth | 10 Gbps |
| Manufacturer | Asus |
| Manufacturer Part Number | 90IG08F0-MO9A0V |
| Maximum Upstream Data Transfer Rate | 2500 Megabits Per Second |
| Model Name | GT-BE98 |
| Model Number | GT-BE98 |
| Model name | GT-BE98 |
| Number of Antennas | 16 |
| Number of Ports | 4 |
| Operating System | RouterOS |
| Other Special Features of the Product | Quad band WiFi 7 (802.11be), multi-link operation, 320 MHz bandwidth, 4K QAM, highly efficient antennas |
| Product Warranty | 1 Year Manufacturer |
| Router Firewall Security Level | Tall |
| Router Network Type | WLAN 7 |
| Security Protocol | WPA3 |
| Special feature | Quad band WiFi 7 (802.11be), multi-link operation, 320 MHz bandwidth, 4K QAM, highly efficient antennas Special feature Quad band WiFi 7 (802.11be), multi-link operation, 320 MHz bandwidth, 4K QAM, highly efficient antennas See more |
| Unit Count | 1.0 count |
| Voltage | 240 Volts |
| Wi-Fi Generation | WiFi 7 |
| Wireless Compability | 802.11.be |
| Wireless communication standard | 802.11.be |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** ASUS
- **Colour:** black
- **Compatible devices:** Gaming Console
- **Connectivity technology:** Wi-Fi
- **Frequency band class:** Quad-Band
- **Included components:** GT-BE98 Quad-band WiFi 7 (802.11be), warranty card
- **Model name:** GT-BE98
- **Recommended uses for product:** Gaming
- **Wireless communication standard:** 802.11.be

## Images

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## Available Options

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Impressive, ugly and some bugs to iron out...very, very fast!
*by S***S on 4 April 2024*

I would only consider buying an Asus router and I have had a few in the past, the RT-AC68U, the RT-AC86U, the RT-AX82U and the RT-AX86U. Now I have the GT-BE98. Not everything was perfect along the way, the RT-AC86U lost its Gb WAN and would only run at 100, so that hastened one of the upgrades along the way. I did try a Zen WiFi mesh system, but that was so unstable, it had to be returned. Asus routers are highly configurable and operate an outstanding mesh system, called AiMesh, which makes whole home WiFi a breeze. No review would be complete without talking about the price. This router has just about everything and you pay for that. No one is forced to buy such an expensive router, so anyone buying it is a volunteer to the price-tag, so I am not going criticise the price. After using the GT-BE98 for a couple of weeks, I would call it impressive. Physically, it is big, very big and no amount of styling is going to detract from it looking the wrong side of ugly. Yes, it does look like an upside-down cybernetic giant spider! With the size comes the power consumption. Not really a criticism, because if you are going to spend a very large amount of money on router like this, you are probably not going to be put off by the fact that it uses over 20 watts of electricity just to be idle and goes above that when under a load. Features are just vast, you get WiFi 7, which hopefully adds a bit of future-proofing, you get a 10Gb LAN port, a 10Gb WAN port, 4 x 2.5Gb LAN ports and just one 1Gb LAN port. The LAN ports are fast, very fast, to a point that I noticed a difference when web browsing on my PC coming from the RT-AX86U to the RT-BE98. The array of features in the firmware is nothing short of staggering. WiFi does not seem to have much more reach over my AX router, but it is faster and access to files on my NAS appears much faster. It should be noted that I have not tried WiFi 7 clients yet, so that will (hopefully) impress even more. When at a distance from the router and the WiFi signal is weak, it does carry more data and speedtests do show solid performance, so the signal does not travel much further, but is useful for further. I have the router setup on a wired 2.5Gb LAN connection for an AiMesh system with my RT-AX86U as a node. My previous AiMesh system was with the RT-AX86U as the router and the RT-AX82U as the node and that was perfect and stable for many years, but was starting to fall over, with buffering and other glitches appearing, where there were no hints of problem for years. It was ready for a re-set and if I was doing that, it would be with a new router. As you might expect with a recently released router, there will be issues to iron out in the firmware. Before adding any settings, there was the obligatory firmware update and I manually added the settings that had worked so well in my previous AiMesh setup. In my original review (based on Jan 2024 firmware), I listed three bugs which caused me some concern, all now appear to have been resolved in the April 2024 firmware update, so this review has been updated to remove details of the no longer relevant bugs and the rating has been raised to 5 stars.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great all rounder
*by B***T on 3 February 2025*

I have been very impressed with this, yes its not the cheapest of things but it's also the most important piece of your home network. The extras you get with this though more than make up for the cost, easy built in VPN and family protection all come built in with no subscriptions have been great. My biggest surprise though was the coverage, i have had a number of large routers over the years and due to the old house I have the coverage has always been restricted. I have rewired my house and have data points all over which I used to wire access points, the router being in the middle and a access point on the top floor then another in a extension. That is how its been for years and i expected to need the same 2 extra points with this, however I was wrong! This device fully covers my whole house on its own even more so than when I had the extra points. Now my setup is even simpler and much faster, I thoroughly recommend it to anyone who is having coverage issues with old buildings and wants to go for wifi 7. One negative tough is currently with wifi 7 being so new some older devices seem to have issues with it. However its a easy fix to turn off the extra wifi 7 features for now and keep the networks separate rather than 2.4, 5gh and 6gh all being on one. However again the UI so easy to use to spin up a IOT network and high speed one is really easy. So that's is all i have done for the older devices, now everything is running smooth and my devices that support it can use the new WIFI 7 features.

### ⭐ GT-BE98 Deeply flawed in many ways, does nothing well
*by K***K on 22 April 2025*

GT-BE98 - Don't Bother! I had high hopes for this router. We had bought the AXE11000 and that was pretty awful, dropping connections, wouldn't accept a drive in the USB ports without malfunctioning. So this seemed like as though it would have been a better bet, faster processor, more ram, what could possibly go wrong? At first, everything seemed ok, we have anything up to 20 devices connected at any given time, and that's including the IoT devices. I had set up an IoT guest network, which seemed to work ok initially, but the signal strength for that network was particularly poor, and so things kept dropping off and not reconnecting. I added everything onto the main 2.4Ghz network and things still kept dropping off, sometimes reconnecting and often not. I then noticed that this router did not seem to like Apple devices, of which we have at least 5 or 6. Again, the router logs were showing that the signal strength for the Apple devices was really low, sometimes as low as -100 in the same room as the router! And if that was't weird enough, we have a Mac upstairs that was dropping off and back on the network and I went and removed all traces of our network from it and then logged it back on, and the signal went from virtually nothing, to excellent in just a few clicks. By the end of the day, it was back to -100, -90 etc. Same for an iPhone 14 Pro Max, even when in the same room as the router and connected to one of the 5Ghz bands (I'll come to those later), it would be reported in the logs as a really weak signal, and that it was deauthorizing constantly, on and off, all day long. Macbook was the same. Really odd. My NAS supports link aggregation, as does the GT-BE98, so I set it up. Within a few hours, the router had globally disconnected everything, and continued doing so, every few hours, even when idle. The logs showed nothing about the link aggregation, but there were lots of error 30, and kernel errors, but relating to other devices around the time of the global disconnects. I undid the link aggregation and the global disconnects became fewer. This router, is also marketed as being able to support a hard drive from its USB ports, so I did a test. My music library, on a 2.5" SSD and the global disconnects started again. Tried a couple of other different drives, and ways of formatting the drives, but it just did not like having anything plugged into the USB ports with data on that can be accessed over the network. Why bother marketing this as a feature? The firmware. As with many Asus routers at the moment, especially 'high end' ones, like the BE98 that have been abandoned, is partuclarly buggy and completely unsupported. Even the web UI that looks like a 90s w a r e z site, glitches and sometimes partially loads, requiring you to close and reopen, but then you are met with a message saying that you are logged in twice, and this happens on Safari and Firefox. If you can get hold of Asus support from the UK, it's the same, scripted instructions to reset this and start from scratch, or turn this feature off etc. The latest firmware for the BE98 is broken in so many ways that there would not be enough room here to list them all. Just know, that if you buy one of these, there is no aftermarket firmware, Merlin do not support it, and the only other fork, Gnuton, only has an old beta version available, so you are in the hands of Asus, who don't seem to care that people have paid the best part of £700 for a router, and for that money, they expect it to not only work, but to be reliable, supported with firmware updates, and worthy of the price tag. This router is not worthy. It does not give you stronger wifi. It struggles with wired connections. The build quality is pretty poor at this price, just cheap, cast plastic parts with the usual awful ROG styling that makes it look like a huge dead spider. Reverted back to our old router and all the issues went away. On my travels to find a replacement, it seems that a lot of current Asus routers are like this, so it's time to look elsewhere. There has got to be better than this for the money. Asus need to get their finger out and get pushing out some much needed firmware updates to fix all the bugs and broken 'features'.

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