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Cat 5 vs. Cat 6 - on-line gaming

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fraggelrock   04-24-2007 at 06:41:42 PM

I am setting up a new network in my home - 3 computers on a wired network.

I am doing a lot of VOIP and on-line gaming (Battlefield f-ing yeah!!!), so I got a QOS 1 gig router.

All my motherboards have 1 gig NIC onboard.

My question: Does it really matter weather I use Cat 6 or Cat 5?

What is the real difference?

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lvdax   04-25-2007 at 01:53:50 AM
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There is no real difference when it applies to your Internet speed. You will only be able to communicate at the slowest point (your internet service).

As for gaming you should be fine with CAT5e, i wouldn't waste the extra $$$ on CAT6

Here are some wiki's on the topic:
CAT5 and CAT5e
CAT6

Best of luck.

See you on the BF :twisted:
btw which version BF and whats your screen name??

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Riser   04-26-2007 at 07:55:19 PM
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Throughput on Cat6 is higher but the main difference is Cat 6 can extend to around 680-700 ft, whereas Cat5e can hit around 280-300 ft.

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fraggelrock   04-26-2007 at 08:20:08 PM
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Well, my longest connection will be 30 feet - so distence is not the issue.

What about data loss from cell phones, wireless phones etc. - Cat 6 offer more protection than Cat 5e?

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Riser   04-26-2007 at 08:50:01 PM
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No real difference. Cat6 has more twists which makes the signal travel further. At 30 ft, no difference.

Cat 5e would be sufficient for what you need. Come to think of it, everytime we hire out Blackbox or a telco to wire a building, they're sticking with cat5e unless needed for the long distances.

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lvdax   04-27-2007 at 01:55:40 AM
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Very true. But being a home user and only playing games and internet he will see very little to no difference if he were using CAT5e instead of CAT6 if he were to transfer documents or play on the LAN.

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Zorg   05-02-2007 at 04:42:07 AM
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Agreed, being that his internet access is less than 10Mb/s he could use CAT3 if he wanted. For that matter he could almost use kite string.

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