Should I bother with Cat 7?

[Gazeley]

I just ordered a Cat 7 Ethernet cable, I was under the impression this is better than the previous Cat6/a cables but I've watched explaining there's no real benefit and I've been told they damage easier. Is this the case? I plan to have the cable run under the floor, around 10m. 
The cable I've bought: https://www.amazon.co.uk/KabelDirekt-connectors-Ethernet-transfers-suitable-Black/dp/B0843WLW6S/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=kabeldirekt+ethernet+10m&qid=1606907989&sr=8-3

[DoctorNick]

If you ordered, then it's fine, it's just stiffer than cat 5e/6, because of more isolaton and capable of 10Gbps.

[mariushm]

You can order those plastic channels/pipes/raceway/whatever they're called, and route the able on the edges of your room

Examples of what i mean :

 

D-Line CC-1 Cable Protector, Floor Cord Channel, Wire Cover, Protect Cables & Prevent Trip Hazards - 1.8 Meter Length, Cavity 17mm (W) x 9mm (H) - Black: Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools

 

D-Line 3015KIT001 4-Meter Mini Trunking Multipack, Self-Adhesive Cord Cover, Electrical Wire Tidy, Popular Cable Management Solution, 4 x 1 Meter Lengths & Accessories, White – 30mm (W) x 15mm (H): Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools

MUDEELA Cable Concealer, Cable Trunking Kit, Self Adhesive Wall Cable Tidy, Cable Cover, Hiding Wall Mount TV Powers Cords in Home Office, 8X L400mm, W24mm H14mm, White: Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools

Cable Concealer, Cable Trunking Kit, Cable Cover, Wall Mount TV Cable Management Cord Raceway Conceal to Hide Cable - 6X 40CM Length - (19x39mm): Amazon.co.uk: Lighting

 

 

[Ankh Tech]

5 minutes ago, mariushm said:

You can order those plastic channels/pipes/raceway/whatever they're called, and route the able on the edges of your room

Examples of what i mean :

 

D-Line CC-1 Cable Protector, Floor Cord Channel, Wire Cover, Protect Cables & Prevent Trip Hazards - 1.8 Meter Length, Cavity 17mm (W) x 9mm (H) - Black: Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools

 

D-Line 3015KIT001 4-Meter Mini Trunking Multipack, Self-Adhesive Cord Cover, Electrical Wire Tidy, Popular Cable Management Solution, 4 x 1 Meter Lengths & Accessories, White – 30mm (W) x 15mm (H): Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools

MUDEELA Cable Concealer, Cable Trunking Kit, Self Adhesive Wall Cable Tidy, Cable Cover, Hiding Wall Mount TV Powers Cords in Home Office, 8X L400mm, W24mm H14mm, White: Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools

Cable Concealer, Cable Trunking Kit, Cable Cover, Wall Mount TV Cable Management Cord Raceway Conceal to Hide Cable - 6X 40CM Length - (19x39mm): Amazon.co.uk: Lighting

 

 

yeah, got some of those for my surround sound htpc system, look sleek on the walls, might not be the case for you

[Gazeley]

54 minutes ago, mariushm said:

You can order those plastic channels/pipes/raceway/whatever they're called, and route the able on the edges of your room

Examples of what i mean :

 

D-Line CC-1 Cable Protector, Floor Cord Channel, Wire Cover, Protect Cables & Prevent Trip Hazards - 1.8 Meter Length, Cavity 17mm (W) x 9mm (H) - Black: Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools

 

D-Line 3015KIT001 4-Meter Mini Trunking Multipack, Self-Adhesive Cord Cover, Electrical Wire Tidy, Popular Cable Management Solution, 4 x 1 Meter Lengths & Accessories, White – 30mm (W) x 15mm (H): Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools

MUDEELA Cable Concealer, Cable Trunking Kit, Self Adhesive Wall Cable Tidy, Cable Cover, Hiding Wall Mount TV Powers Cords in Home Office, 8X L400mm, W24mm H14mm, White: Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools

Cable Concealer, Cable Trunking Kit, Cable Cover, Wall Mount TV Cable Management Cord Raceway Conceal to Hide Cable - 6X 40CM Length - (19x39mm): Amazon.co.uk: Lighting

 

 

While those look decent, I unfortunately have a wall and door between my desktop and the router so I'd have to drill through skirting board and brick which no one in the house is careful enough to be doing

[Z_G]

Multi-mode fiber is a better purchase than Cat7

[McBUrn]

Where I live, you mostly find CAT7a in stores so I went for that during my home renovation where I ran cables everywhere.

Works fine, but as said above the cable is rather stiff and can be complicated to terminate if the socket is not on a dry wall where the cable can easily be pushed in. If you've got to install that into concrete walls, make sure to buy deep installation boxes. Same goes for the server rack where the stiffness becomes annoying to properly run the cables behind the equipment when you are not using a deep rack.

 

Even if it is impossible to really make use of the CAT7a cable without the GG45/Terra connectors (no devices use it ...), it can be handy when you have to run the cable close to electricity. In a renovation that's often something you have to do in certain areas and the extra shielding of CAT7 help to achieve to 10Gbps speeds.

 

My conclusion for CAT7 is always to use it when the price compared to CAT6a is minimal and you've got space to work with it in your walls, rack