cat 5 cable and cat 5e cable, what's the difference?

[stso]

I need to buy a cable to connect NICs to HUB.
And I was wondering which one to buy.

http://www.sofistic.com/networking.html
Can anyone tell me which one to buy? Their price is so low.

 

[LukFilm]

Pretty much the same thing, 5e has higher throughput, but you won't notice that unless you have LOTS of data coming through.

 

[SnowPunk98]

5e is used for 1000mbps and 5 is rated for 100mbps cat5 is fine for your house but get whatever is cheapest

 

[Kingofcomputer]

almost no price difference now,
of course get cat5e.

 

[damien6]

<< almost no price difference now >>




Where!??? As far as I've seen cat 5e cables are usually 2-3x than that of cat 5.

 

[LukFilm]

What I have seen is 25-50 cents more for 5e.

 

[Warin]

I second this, especially if you are running it in wall.

Always get the best cabling you can. The few dollars that you save will not seem like much when you replace it all down the road. Especially if a wall has to come out before you can get to it.

It might cost a little more..but go for 5e

 

[ChrisIsBored]

It won't be too long that the cat 5e will definately be useful. Save yourself the trouble in the future by getting it now instead of upgrading the wiring through your house later down the road.

 

[RC5Bri]

Just as a side note, the RJ-45 connectors and plugs that you find at Radio Shack, Home Depot, etc. are only rated for a maximum of 150mbs. So, if in the future you want/need to upgrade to 1000mbs, you will also have to change all of the connectors.

I personally have 5e run through my house, and will change the connectors when the time comes.

 

[RMajere]

Hope this helps. cat5 and cat5e are the same in terms of throughput. the only difference of "e" is that it is rated for ceiling installation. It has fireproofing. Cat6 allows for 1gb/sec.

 

[thorin]

See this thread which is currently right beside yours in the forum list, but posted yesterday.

Note a Forum Search never hurts.

Thorin

 

[John]

<< Hope this helps. cat5 and cat5e are the same in terms of throughput. the only difference of "e" is that it is rated for ceiling installation. It has fireproofing. Cat6 allows for 1gb/sec. >>



I have to disagree. Category 5e will operate at up to 1000MHz (with additional hardware) instead of the 100MHz of standard CAT 5 cables. Gigabit Ethernet achieves 1000 Mbps by utilizing all 4 pairs of Category 5 cabling. In gigabit ethernet, each pair handles 250 Mbps using a simultaneous bi-directional transmission scheme (full duplex). The enhanced electrical performance of CAT 5e ensures that the cable will support applications that require additional bandwidth. For applications such as Gigabit ethernet or analog video over CAT 5E cables, you should certainly consider using CAT 5e over CAT 5 cable. All aspects of performance are enhanced: capacitance, frequency, resistance, attenuation, imedance, etc.

I think you are comparing plenum vs. non-plenum.