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I have a 40ft cat5e ethernet cable. I only need 18 ft to reach the router. I have $15 newegg giftcard. A 25ft cat6e ethernet cable on newegg is $10.99. A roccat siru mousepad is $15.00 on newegg. I am currently my friends vanguard card game mat. Should I buy an ethernet cable or mousepad and if ethernet cable, can cat5e handle over 150mbps

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cat5e is rated for gigabit speeds.

 

im currently using cat5 on about 20 and im getting gigabit, and my dad is using it at about 30ft and hes also getting gigabit :)

 

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Sorry im really dumb when it comes to internet but what speed is your internet? is it 20mbps or over that?

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9 minutes ago, Piyald said:

I have a 40ft cat5e ethernet cable. I only need 18 ft to reach the router. I have $15 newegg giftcard. A 25ft cat6e ethernet cable on newegg is $10.99. A roccat siru mousepad is $15.00 on newegg. I am currently my friends vanguard card game mat. Should I buy an ethernet cable or mousepad and if ethernet cable, can cat5e handle over 150mbps

Just use the cable you have.

My native language is C++

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1 minute ago, tt2468 said:

Just use the cable you have.

Okay, but what speed will i get if my router is 150-200 mbps

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1 minute ago, Piyald said:

Okay, but what speed will i get if my router is 150-200 mbps

Your speed if you have a regular CAT 5e cable will be limited by your ISP provides unless you have over a 1 gigabit connection. 

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6 minutes ago, Piyald said:

Okay, but what speed will i get if my router is 150-200 mbps

Cat5e can support up to 1000mbps.  If your router caps at 150-200mbps, you'll get 150-200mbps.  Your speed will be lower if the source you're pulling from doesn't allow that high of data/ps.

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1 minute ago, W-L said:

Your speed if you have a regular CAT 5e cable will be limited by your ISP provides unless you have over a 1 gigabit connection. 

oh okay thanks mate

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1 minute ago, Konrath said:

Cat5e can support up to 1000mbps.  If your router caps at 150-200mbps, you'll get 150-200mbps.

also thanks

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