Recent content by HardwareSurgeon

Hi, I've very recently started reviving an old pc and was thinking about installing it with AMD A-8 processor (It's free from my brother old pc he doesn't use anymore). I am very new to hardware, like 2 week old. With the right peripherals and hardware replacement I want to make the pc my daily...

Thanks for your quick response, really appreciate it. I was surprised too as I had bought the cable last year for my dorm room but it said cat 5. And yeah, I thought cat5 and cat6 would have the same speeds but I wanted to make sure because I'm still pretty new. I talked to the people who pay...

I am very new to all of this. I've recently gotten 1000 Mgb powerline with what I believe is a cat5. I know cat 5, cat 5e, and cat 6 all have varying networking speeds, but is it worth for me to invest in a 30 foot cat 6 or cat 5e to better my internet speeds? I'm currently averaging 69 Mgb with...