Question Questions about shielded ethernet cables/jacks.

[knowledge2121]

I am looking to buy a 150ft cat7 ethernet cable. Its a SSTP cable...

1. Does the cable in the link above have shielded wires and connectors ?

2. By specification, all SSTP cat7 cables must have shields for each twisted pair and a shield that wraps around all the wires. cat7 cables must also have shielded connectors.(metallic connectors). Right ?

3. I must use a cat7 cable which has shielded connectors with a shielded RJ45 jack ?

4. How can I tell if a RJ45 jack is shielded ?

5. Does a z170x gaming 3 board have a shielded RJ45 jack ?

 

[USAFRet]

"Flat Ethernet Patch Cables"

Right there, that indicates STAY AWAY.
'flat' cables are NOT built to standard. The wire gauge is too thin.

Why 'shielded'? Because it sounds like it should be better?

 

[kanewolf]

I am looking to buy a 150ft cat7 ethernet cable. Its a SSTP cable...

1. Does the cable in the link above have shielded wires and connectors ?

2. By specification, all SSTP cat7 cables must have shields for each twisted pair and a shield that wraps around all the wires. cat7 cables must also have shielded connectors.(metallic connectors). Right ?

3. I must use a cat7 cable which has shielded connectors with a shielded RJ45 jack ?

4. How can I tell if a RJ45 jack is shielded ?

5. Does a z170x gaming 3 board have a shielded RJ45 jack ?

Shielded cable is not beneficial for home use, IMO.
Don't buy any cable beyond Cat6a, IMO. It won't benefit you and it has a greater probability of being a fake cable.
Cat5e or Cat6a is all that is needed.