Cat 3 = 16 MHz = 10 Mbps max
Cat 5 = 100 MHz = 100 Mbps max
Cat 5e = 100 MHz = 1,000 Mbps max
Cat 6 = 250 MHz = 1,000 Mbps max
Cat 5e and Cat6 are both 8 mm in diameter
Cat 5 is only 5 mg
The only two that should really be used is 5e or 6. There isn't much of an advantage to Cat6.
If you go to
www.monoprice.com, you can get either for dirt cheap.
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If you right-click on Computer and select properties. Select the Advanced tab. Select Settings under Performance. In your situation, I would select "Adjust for best performance," under Visual Effects. Then select the Advanced Tab in the Performance Options and make sure Adjust for best performance of: Programs (which, I would venture to say will be selected).
Set your maximum page file to 1.5 times your total RAM. Minimum can be 512.Or you can just let Windows manage it. Probably overstated the performance. You can Google sizes of page files in Windows and get hundreds of hits.
