So, after conducting extensive research and selling a few of my woodworking tools to afford one of the gigabit modems, I have decided to go with the Motorola SB8600 for two reasons: 1) It has 4 gigabit ports for future speed increases to where you can combine two or more ports to achieve up to 3.8 gigabits, which is probably not going to be available any time soon. 2) It is the only DOCSIS 3.1 gigabit router that has a 2 year warranty. All the others routers only have 1 year warranty.
I am still trying to decide how I am going to set up all of my equipment. I am not sure if I should build a large TV stand and hang it on the wall, build a rack, or just buy a network rack and hang it on the wall with all of my network and A/V equipment in it. My wife is getting a little concern (tired and upset) about having all of my network and A/V equipment in our room lol. However, I have got two other projects going--installing vinyl flooring throughout the house and remodeling the guest bathroom. So, I've put aside my networking and A/V project. Plus, I am going to school, and the assignments are kicking my behind.
Next weekend, is a 3 day weekend from work. So, I am hoping to complete some of these projects.