C cadennnnn Honorable Oct 21, 2017 32 0 10,530 Jul 15, 2019 #1 I hard wire my Ethernet cable to my PC for gaming I have 230 MBS download and 22MBS upload. Will upgrading my Ethernet cable from a CAT 5E improve my experience?
I hard wire my Ethernet cable to my PC for gaming I have 230 MBS download and 22MBS upload. Will upgrading my Ethernet cable from a CAT 5E improve my experience?
USAFRet Titan Moderator Mar 16, 2013 171,462 17,920 184,590 Jul 15, 2019 #2 Assuming non-crappy cable and connection, Cat5e is good for gigabit speed to 100 meters. You're nowhere near that. Non-crappy means not the 'flat' cables that are sold, nor CCA. Reactions: King_V Upvote 1 Downvote
Assuming non-crappy cable and connection, Cat5e is good for gigabit speed to 100 meters. You're nowhere near that. Non-crappy means not the 'flat' cables that are sold, nor CCA.
D DonTC Jul 8, 2019 8 1 25 Jul 17, 2019 #3 You are definitely OK with proper Cat5e cable. 1 Gbp/s which is 1000 Mb/s out to 328 feet or 100 meters. Your Internet connection, which is more properly expressed in Mb/s (Megabits per second, small "b") is not even half that speed. Upvote 0 Downvote
You are definitely OK with proper Cat5e cable. 1 Gbp/s which is 1000 Mb/s out to 328 feet or 100 meters. Your Internet connection, which is more properly expressed in Mb/s (Megabits per second, small "b") is not even half that speed.
failboat Splendid Feb 19, 2010 1,905 51 21,390 Jul 17, 2019 #4 most likely not cat5e is fine. Upvote 0 Downvote