Good ethernet cables?

[SpaceSquid]

So, my new computer is in a room that shares a wall with the room with the router(living room). So I am thinking of drilling a hole in the wall to get an ethernet cable through the wall, the distance with the hole between the computer and the router is around 12 ft. So I have been looking for some good and preferably cheap long cables. Also, I cannot move the router because it will limit internet to the house. I saw this one and it seemed pretty good, any other ones?

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Belkin-25-Foot-Cat6-Ethernet-Cable/4660734?action=product_interest&action_type=title&placement_id=irs_top&strategy=PWVAV&visitor_id=63254172175&category=0%3A3944%3A3951%3A132959%3A4463&client_guid=544e8525-fcaa-434d-82fa-1a08c1369de6&config_id=2&parent_item_id=13812584&guid=e5e97596-bce6-4fa9-a6f2-1f2f41a7f4aa&bucket_id=irsbucketdefault&findingMethod=p13n

[Samdb]

A cable is a cable, buy the cheapest Cat 5E.

[Jogostar]

pretty much any cheap cable will do.

And be careful with drilling in a wall, might hit a cable, or a water pipe.

[Ssoele]

A cable is a cable, buy the cheapest Cat 5E.

 

Not true, but most of the time, all cables you find in your local computer store are fine, as long as it is Cat5e or higher. Be careful when you buy online however.

[Grape Guild]

They're all the same

 

 

 

Not really, but any decent cable will do.

[YeroJero]

At a consumer level, a cable is a cable.

[ttam]

Cat 5e is extremely cheap on Amazon.

[needmorewood]

i like the ones with the rubber endings so i dont break em
and my asus slim router came with a ribbon one which is nice. but yea performance wise it doesnt really matter as long as u get cat 5e

[sk8ermanblue]

I would say get some crimpers and a pair of rj-45 connectors and get cat 5e or cat 6 cable and terminate the ends yourself. mucho cheeper and you will have them to use in the future.

[Hans Christian | Teri]

A cable is a cable, buy the cheapest Cat 5E.

 

Weeeeeell that's not entirely true in the case of analog signals, but when it comes to digital signals which are all on / off (or rather high / low) over realistic lenghts that is generally the case. 

[Alibaladin]

So, my new computer is in a room that shares a wall with the room with the router(living room). So I am thinking of drilling a hole in the wall to get an ethernet cable through the wall, the distance with the hole between the computer and the router is around 12 ft. So I have been looking for some good and preferably cheap long cables. Also, I cannot move the router because it will limit internet to the house. I saw this one and it seemed pretty good, any other ones?

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Belkin-25-Foot-Cat6-Ethernet-Cable/4660734?action=product_interest&action_type=title&placement_id=irs_top&strategy=PWVAV&visitor_id=63254172175&category=0%3A3944%3A3951%3A132959%3A4463&client_guid=544e8525-fcaa-434d-82fa-1a08c1369de6&config_id=2&parent_item_id=13812584&guid=e5e97596-bce6-4fa9-a6f2-1f2f41a7f4aa&bucket_id=irsbucketdefault&findingMethod=p13n

Get CAT6A STP. If your internet is below 100Mbps. Then CAT5e.

[DyGr00339]

Build it yourself, then sell what you don't use

[MrSuperb]

Get CAT6A STP. If your internet is below 100Mbps. Then CAT5e.

 

CAT6 cables are thick and stiff.

 

new CAT5 cables are almost always sufficient for 1GBit/s in home scenarios.

[Darren]

Monoprice.com is pretty much a one stop shop.

[Alibaladin]

CAT6 cables are thick and stiff.

 

new CAT5 cables are almost always sufficient for 1GBit/s in home scenarios.

You know nothing about alien crosswalk.

[Raphael_123]

since you are going to only use one Ethernet cable, a cat 5e or higher will do the work. 

[Hoppa]

The rubber protection breaks easily on CAT 5e cables

I'd go for CAT 6 since they're physically more durable.