Networking to New PC help

[Matt14520]

Hi guys

I recently bought a 2nd hand desktop. I have always used wifi in my house but the computer I got has no wifi adapter. I have 3 options but I'm not sure which would be the best. I'm gonna use the computer for Streaming Videos and Gaming.

Option 1: Buy a Wifi Adapter

Option 2: Use a powerline adapter (have one for my tv atm but I can get a adapter to add to the powerline network}

Option 3: Route a Ethernet cable out of my bedroom to run along the side of the house and connect to the PC (Need like a 50m long Ethernet Cable tho)

 

I have a budget of $50AUD. This help will be greatly appreciated!

Thx, Matt

[zeros]

Desktop pc? It's easy... cable! You'll always have best "signal" because it's trough cable and there's no wifi signal that has to go trough walls to have weak reception.

Though 50m is quite long At least make sure it's cat5e cable (considering you said AUD for monay.. you live in Australia which means you don't have the best internet so cat5e will be more than good for that distance)

By best internet I mean something like:

[Matt14520]

Desktop pc? It's easy... cable! You'll always have best "signal" because it's trough cable and there's no wifi signal that has to go trough walls to have weak reception.

Though 50m is quite long At least make sure it's cat5e cable (considering you said AUD for monay.. you live in Australia which means you don't have the best internet so cat5e will be more than good for that distance)

By best internet I mean something like:

Does it matter if I use a normal cat5e cable and expose it to the great outdoors?

[Brawhammer]

50M ETHERNET CABLES.

 

It will be fun!

 

Does it matter if I use a normal cat5e cable and expose it to the great outdoors?

 

 

I had mine outside for around a year. Worked fine until I moved house.

[Matt14520]

50M ETHERNET CABLES.

It will be fun!

I had mine outside for around a year. Worked fine until I moved house.

Ok great to know Thx for the help

[zeros]

Ok great to know Thx for the help

What XenZibe said.. they use cat5e outside all the time (I mean my ISP).

Oh I know it will be outside but try to route it in places where it's less affected by rain and stuff (where you can)(there might be better shielded cables too..)

 

50M ETHERNET CABLES.

 

It will be fun!

 

I had mine outside for around a year. Worked fine until I moved house.

Yeah 50m is quite the distance but cat5e can handle gigabit transmissions of distances of up to 100 meters... theoretically

[Brawhammer]

What XenZibe said.. they use cat5e outside all the time (I mean my ISP).

Oh I know it will be outside but try to route it in places where it's less affected by rain and stuff (where you can)(there might be better shielded cables too..)

 

Yeah 50m is quite the distance but cat5e can handle gigabit transmissions of distances of up to 100 meters... theoretically

 

Cat5e while it can do gigabit it is always recommended to use Cat 6 because it is certified for it.

[zeros]

Cat5e while it can do gigabit it is always recommended to use Cat 6 because it is certified for it.

Cat 6 is for 10Gb/s... while I'd love my friends from my ISP to change it to that.. I doubt they will . I have cat6 from router to PC though.

 

Edit: also your network card will sooner be bottle-necked than the cable. And sooner than that will be your storage setup.. whether it's SSD or HDD>