Any CAT6 cable is going to be fine. As a guy who designs and builds networks, I would be shocked if you have home gear that supports connections over 1 Gb/so, which has been the industry standard for 20 years. There IS faster gear available, of course, but it's still expensive (though it's just starting to become more affordable) which means that only well-off enthusiasts and people who have some business need have faster gear at home. That's less than 0.01% of US homes.
There's nothing fancy about these cables, and the whole reason we've standardized on CAT6 and similar cables is that they are inexpensive. CAT6 cable can handle gigabit speeds to its max length of 100m (330 feet), and can handle 10gig speeds at half that length (165 feet), which means that spending more for a higher spec is almost certainly a waste of money.
Gaming is helped the most by reducing latency - a low average "ping" number. That's mostly a function of your router and your Internet service, not your home distribution.
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the properties of an Ethernet cable have very little to do with a gaming pc other than does it work to allow uninterrupted data transfer. Let’s qualify the question shall we? If we are talking about “online” gaming then the maximum throughput of the cable is likely the least of your concern in comparison to the maximum throughput of the core components of your gaming rig including your own latency in controlling the character in the online game. If your isp connection contention ratio is garbage whether you have a 100MB connection to your router or a 10GB connection will make no discernible difference at all
Any Cat 8 high speed ethernet cable is good enough for gaming. This is the highest standard you can have nowadays. Also make sure to take the shortest length needed because the longer the cable, the more signal loss you will have if you buy a 30 foot long cable but only need 3 foot to connect your device. The loss is not enormous but since you are asking for the best, take into account the size you need and don't buy lengths that are not needed.
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Cable is not the problem, it is what bandwidth, speed you have with your ISP, also what you are gaming with. Also depends on the game and settings, I can play on wifi 6 at home. As others have said pretty much every cat6 cable going is okay for you, it’s more a case of looking at the other bottlenecks for the games you play.
As long as it's gigabit, literally any manufactured cat 6 or better cable is good. It's not bandwidth that gaming cares about, it's latency, hence why I never game on wifi, no matter how fast it is.
Source.. I've been in IT for 24 years.Cat 8 if you're gaming...
Sorry i would not know I play console. My brother who is a pc gamer bought top of line one that professional gamers use but he paid quite a lot and I don’t remember the name but he did say it was worth it.
Honestly I have no idea id suggest any Ethernet cable they should all be good since it's going from your router directly into your PC most should be valid.
Anything not old. There isn't really a quality difference in brands, so as long as its new, its able to use modern connections.
As long as the cable is in good shape one cable is as good as the next.
Visco Fuse is the most effective cable for pc gaming i have observed.
CAT6
I have no clue
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