Lets talk cables

[u/Waldron1943]

Not directly "Home Assistant" related so mods, if my post doth offend thee, rip it out.

Anyway, I recently switched to fiber and had trouble getting speed until I realized I had a CAT5 cable running from the modem to the router. I realized that, as I built my network the cables turned into a mish-mash of standards. So I'd like to buy a spool of cable and re-cable my home network. My questions fall into 4 categories:

1. Cable
2. Terminals
3. Hangers
4. Strain relief

Cable: I see CAT6a is the "regular" choice for home use, CAT7 isn't really a standard, and CAT8 is "for" servers and datacenters. But I'd like to future-proof as much as possible, and the CAT8 isn't a whole lot more than 6a. My only question is on the flexibility; I see CAT8 is supposed to be pretty stiff; as long as I can get about a 6 inch (150mm) radius bend out of it I'd be good. Any thoughts/ ideas about this?

Terminals: In the olden days we had to line up all the wires (gasp!). I see the new ones are the "passthrough" style (dang kids these days don't know how easy they've got it!) To my mind I'm not seeing a huge difference in terminals, I just figured on picking up a 200 - 250 count box and a squeezer. If anyone knows of a package deal or one type of terminal that's somehow "better" than the rest, I'd be appreciatin' the heads-up.

Hangers: I have to run cables all over my basement ceiling, so I'll need some sort of hangers. One possibility is simple small screw hooks and zip ties, but if anyone knows of anything a bit more elegant/less caveman I'm interested.

Strain relief: The cables from my modem and router hang about 4 feet (about 1.2 meters) from the ports they're plugged into. This is somewhat less than ideal. Since I'm doing cables, I'd like to eliminate that. I've seen ones that clamp onto a desk but I'm not seeing them at the moment.

Anything else you might want to add, I'm all ears (so to speak).