CAT5e vs CA6?

[Kremlar]

When I purchased my current house, I went through and wired just about every room with at least 2 Cat6 and 2 RG-6 runs. I went with Cat6 because gigabit was still a little iffy at the time.

However, nowadays Cat5e is certainly fine for gigabit, and here I am buying a new house with the drywall still not in. So, I'm looking to wire this place up.

What's the future look like for Cat5e vs Cat6? I haven't been staying up on the latest, so any suggestions are welcome.

Is it worth running Cat6 instead of Cat5e?

 

[JackMDS]

If you like to rewire every few years put CAT5e in the walls, and you would have a nice project few years from now.

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[Farmer]

Kremlar:

This is very interesting! I actually want to do the same CAT6 job on my apartment (the walls have long been finished). Any idea on the difficulty of this, or should I just wait until I get a house built?

I'll google for a guide.

 

[JackMDS]

This was written in the CAT5e era but the principles are the same.

Link to: Wiring - I would like to wire my Networked Computers (Home Wiring).

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[futuristicmonkey]

I'd say you should wire it with cat6. It's not like it's super-expensive compared to the cat5e. Unless it is...in which case you should go to a different store 😉 😛

 

[SharkyTM]

Wire it with cat6E, it exists, and i have a ton. 🙂
Honestly, Cat6 will do you fine.