Does motherboard limit internet speeds?

[RhymeGG]

Any help is appreciated on this. 

I currently have a cat 5e cable that can only support up to 1000MBs, However my internet actually goes up to 1500MBs and I'm curious if I were to get a cat 6a, would I be able to use the 1.5Gbs? Or does my motherboard not support it. I cannot find anything online

 

(also is the 5e and 6a have the same ports? like universal to connect to my router and or PC)

[minibois]

2 minutes ago, RhymeGG said:

if I were to get a cat 6a, would I be able to use the 1.5Gbs? Or does my motherboard not support it.

You don't have a motherboard or router listed, so I can't judge that.

Only some more recent motherboards have had support for over 1Gb/s.

2 minutes ago, RhymeGG said:

also is the 5e and 6a have the same ports?

It's the same RJ45 port

[RhymeGG]

Just now, minibois said:

You don't have a motherboard or router listed, so I can't judge that.

Only some more recent motherboards have had support for over 1Gb/s.

It's the same RJ45 port

Whoops. ha sorry, I have the Gigabyte X570 Gaming X. and one of those Bell home 3000's or something like that 

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

5 minutes ago, RhymeGG said:

Any help is appreciated on this. 

I currently have a cat 5e cable that can only support up to 1000MBs, However my internet actually goes up to 1500MBs and I'm curious if I were to get a cat 6a, would I be able to use the 1.5Gbs? Or does my motherboard not support it. I cannot find anything online

 

(also is the 5e and 6a have the same ports? like universal to connect to my router and or PC)

Your motherboard (Gigabyte X570 Gaming X) only supports up to Gigabit LAN so you'll be limited to that. 

[Windows7ge]

I assume you mean 1.5Gb. Mb ≠ MB. And no stepping up your network cable will not increase the speed. The speed of your computers NIC is your limiting factor.

 

At the same time you have to check the speed of the interfaces on your router. If they're only Gigabit you can forget about that extra speed. You'll only benefit from it when multiple clients use it simultaneously.

 

If the interfaces are 2.5Gb you could buy a 2.5Gb capable NIC for your computer. If the Interfaces are 10Gb you could buy a Cat6/Cat6a cable & 10Gb NIC for you computer and get the full bandwidth 

[minibois]

3 minutes ago, RhymeGG said:

Whoops. ha sorry, I have the Gigabyte X570 Gaming X. and one of those Bell home 3000's or something like that 

Your motherboard only has a Gb ethernet port:

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Realtek® GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

If you want to get more than gigabit speeds, you will need a separate NIC.

I can't find much info on the Bell modem, but if it isn't a special unit it probably only has gigabit speeds.

[RhymeGG]

3 minutes ago, minibois said:

Your motherboard only has a Gb ethernet port:

If you want to get more than gigabit speeds, you will need a separate NIC.

I can't find much info on the Bell modem, but if it isn't a special unit it probably only has gigabit speeds.

The modem does have 1500MB, I tested it on the router. But what is a NIC, and is it expensive?

[minibois]

1 minute ago, RhymeGG said:

The modem does have 1500MB, I tested it on the router. But what is a NIC, and is it expensive?

Keep in mind as @Windows7ge MB is not the same as Mb.

1MB = 8Mb

1Gb = 1000Mb

 

NIC is a network interface card, or just a network card.

A 10Gb NIC is around 100 USD currently. Whether that is worth it for the extra 0.5Gb/s is up to you of course.

[RhymeGG]

1 minute ago, minibois said:

Keep in mind as @Windows7ge MB is not the same as Mb.

1MB = 8Mb

1Gb = 1000Mb

 

NIC is a network interface card, or just a network card.

A 10Gb NIC is around 100 USD currently. Whether that is worth it for the extra 0.5Gb/s is up to you of course.

ouch, not worth for 500Mb more. guess ill stick with Gb