Cat 6 or Cat 7?

[LordAsperheim]

Hello guys. I was wondering if it is enough to use a cat 6 cable for 1gbps?

[TheStyne]

CAT 6 is definitely good enough.

[NinJake]

6 is fine. even 5e is fine.

[Mira Yurizaki]

I'd say Cat 5e is the bare minimum for reliable connectivity. But if you want piece of mind, Cat 6 works just as well.

[LordAsperheim]

1 minute ago, Fixinit1 said:

CAT 6 is definitely good enough.

 

Just now, NinJake said:

6 is fine. even 5e is fine.

ok:) Thanks for the help and the quick respond

[GoodBytes]

Technically Cat 5e is plenty.

HOWEVER, if you are doing something like house wiring, considering that Cat 6 is cost about the same, if not, then the same, these days, might as well go Cat 6. And considering that majority of the cost is labor, might as well spend the little extra and go with Cat 6 shielded or even Cat 7, and ensure excellent connection and no need to re-wire the home from future tech.

 

If you just buy a new Ethernet cable, just get the cheapest quality cable.. usually CAT 6. Already had CAT 7 shielded cable cost the same as Cat 6, as I was looking for a specific color (white), at least in Canada.

[LordAsperheim]

Oh, i get it. You know I already got a cat 6 cable, so i was wondering if I have to change it to cat 7 because in the start of 2019 i get 1gbps connection fiber cable 

[GoodBytes]

14 minutes ago, LordAsperheim said:

Oh, i get it. You know I already got a cat 6 cable, so i was wondering if I have to change it to cat 7 because in the start of 2019 i get 1gbps connection fiber cable 

Nha. Cat 7 is really there if you need cabling at or higher than 100m of length.

To connect your modem to router to PC, assuming those aren't 100m apart, you are perfectly fine with Cat 6.