Would a Cat6 Ethernet Cable Bottleneck?

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I am planning to purchase a 100FT Ethernet Cable to go from my Router to my desktop in a room pretty far away. I have decided to go with Cat6 pretty much because its only a few dollars difference between Cat5, cat5e, and Cat6. The question is would it bottleneck? My board is a z97-ar and it says 1000Mbps ethernet. Is that what it means? I could get 1000Mbps internet speed? But if it was trueful, my Router is a Belkin AC750 (routers don't have affect on Ethernet right?). But I have Charter Spectrum Cable Internet. What would be the fastest speed I could get from them? And will my router even support Cat6 (1000Mbps) speeds? Thanks so much for your time.
 
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If that is what you pay for, that is what you (theoretically) will get, talking to the outside world.
Depending, of course, on what the server you're talking to can do.
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You won't automagically get 1000mbps internet.

You will get 1000mbps between you, the router, and all other devices in your house.
From your ISP, you get what you pay for.
 
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For instance...
I have 50/50 fiber connection from Verizon FiOS.

Inside my house, I get 1000mbps between all the hardwired devices. Like my pc to the house server/HTPC. Cat5e and relevant switches throughout, etc.
Talking to the outside world, I get ~55mbps through Verizon.
 
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If that is what you pay for, that is what you (theoretically) will get, talking to the outside world.
Depending, of course, on what the server you're talking to can do.
 
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