What Ethernet Cables to buy? Is there a difference?

[Poundcake767]

Buying a 20 dollar Ethernet cable compared to like a 5 dollar one is there a difference? Do different Ethernet cables offer better Mbps? And can you use a gigabit Ethernet cable on regular Ethernet port?

[ZetZet]

cat6 anything the lenght you need.

[Oshino Shinobu]

The only real difference is between different cat ratings. Best to just go with a cat6 cable, pretty much the cheapest you can find. 

[Poundcake767]

Oh ok thanks

[stconquest]

I bought a 25 ft Cat5 recently, for like $8 recently.  Cat6 was double the price.  Cat5 is fine =)

[ZetZet]

I bought a 25 ft Cat5 recently, for like $8 recently.  Cat6 was double the price.  Cat5 is fine =)

http://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-Snagless-Ethernet-Patch/dp/B007NZHQDY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1418918435&sr=8-2&keywords=cat6&pebp=1418918441945

http://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-Snagless-Ethernet-Patch/dp/B007NZGPAY/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1418918435&sr=8-5&keywords=cat6&pebp=1418918471129

[Rheinwasser]

I bought a 25 ft Cat5 recently, for like $8 recently.  Cat6 was double the price.  Cat5 is fine =)

cat5 is only 500mbit, try to at least get cat5e.

cat5e is a lot cheaper than cat6 most of the time.

[stconquest]

http://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-Snagless-Ethernet-Patch/dp/B007NZHQDY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1418918435&sr=8-2&keywords=cat6&pebp=1418918441945

http://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-Snagless-Ethernet-Patch/dp/B007NZGPAY/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1418918435&sr=8-5&keywords=cat6&pebp=1418918471129

nice...but I don't like waiting for shipping =D

[EmeraldFlame]

Cat5: Rated at 100Mbps. Can reach 1000Mbps on extremely short and perfect condition runs, but is not rated for it.

Cat5e: Rated at 1000Mbps and can reach those speeds in nearly all runs and conditions.

Cat6: Rated at 10000Mbps (10Gbps) and can reach those speeds in nearly all runs, but it is unlikely your current hardware supports this speed. It will likely default back to 1000Mbps. It is good future proofing though.

[stconquest]

My apology, I meant Cat5e on my previous post.

[Padunkadunk]

cat6 anything the lenght you need.

This. Use Monoprice if you can.

[anders_b]

as long as you only have an up to 1gbps network cat5e is enough so as long as it is a cat 5 it should be good enough (but just learn to make your own cables becuse unless you only need very short cables it is the best value for money) 

[dave01978]

as long as you only have an up to 1gbps network cat5e is enough so as long as it is a cat 5 it should be good enough (but just learn to make your own cables becuse unless you only need very short cables it is the best value for money) 

yeah buying premade cables suck, love having crapload of cable laying around when i need a certain size cable

[Halfblood11]

yeah buying premade cables suck, love having crapload of cable laying around when i need a certain size cable

would it work out cheaper to buy a longer premade cable chop it to the length you need crimp an end and then keep the spare for other stuff?

[patrick3027]

Just gonne leave my 2 cents here: http://explosm.net/comics/3620/

[dave01978]

would it work out cheaper to buy a longer premade cable chop it to the length you need crimp an end and then keep the spare for other stuff?

hard to say you would have to look at the price of both and decide. Also do you have the ends and crimper? If not then it's not worth it