- Jan 25, 2014
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Hello,
If this is the wrong section to be asking about devices mentioned in title, please move to the appropriate section.
I live in a fairly new (~decade old) house in the Silicon Valley of California. Contrary to what some people would think, power isn't perfect here; we get outages a few times a year. During rare (~once a year) lightning and thunder "storms", lights dim a few times, and am hesitant to power my computer during those conditions. I've lived in areas with worse power, but I've been becoming paranoid about what I should be using as far as power outlet inputs go.
I'm currently running my computer off an APC surge protector/suppressor, and it's been working for a little more than a year now. Green light still going. That suppressor is plugged into one of two wall outlets, with the other outlet occupied by nothing else. So it is: OUTLET >>> SUPPRESSOR >>> DEVICES (pc, monitor, printer, phone charger, router, sound system + small sub, lamp, paper shredder). The computer and its components are powered by a three year old Corsair TX650, and am right about on the money for wattage requirements as per http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp with I assume to be ~%25 capacitor aging.
Would you recommend:
New PSU? Which? Modular is preferred.
UPS? Which? And, what do you think of this (http://www.amazon.com/CyberPower-CP1500PFCLCD-Sinewave-Compatible-Mini-Tower/dp/B00429N19W)?
Voltage regulator? Which?
And, if any of the above combinations excluding PSU, in which order (starting with the OUTLET)?
Thank you,
Below linked are images from eXtreme PSU calculator.
http://postimg.org/image/nk1yxy8fn/
http://postimg.org/image/55ihtv7uj/
If this is the wrong section to be asking about devices mentioned in title, please move to the appropriate section.
I live in a fairly new (~decade old) house in the Silicon Valley of California. Contrary to what some people would think, power isn't perfect here; we get outages a few times a year. During rare (~once a year) lightning and thunder "storms", lights dim a few times, and am hesitant to power my computer during those conditions. I've lived in areas with worse power, but I've been becoming paranoid about what I should be using as far as power outlet inputs go.
I'm currently running my computer off an APC surge protector/suppressor, and it's been working for a little more than a year now. Green light still going. That suppressor is plugged into one of two wall outlets, with the other outlet occupied by nothing else. So it is: OUTLET >>> SUPPRESSOR >>> DEVICES (pc, monitor, printer, phone charger, router, sound system + small sub, lamp, paper shredder). The computer and its components are powered by a three year old Corsair TX650, and am right about on the money for wattage requirements as per http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp with I assume to be ~%25 capacitor aging.
Would you recommend:
New PSU? Which? Modular is preferred.
UPS? Which? And, what do you think of this (http://www.amazon.com/CyberPower-CP1500PFCLCD-Sinewave-Compatible-Mini-Tower/dp/B00429N19W)?
Voltage regulator? Which?
And, if any of the above combinations excluding PSU, in which order (starting with the OUTLET)?
Thank you,
Below linked are images from eXtreme PSU calculator.
http://postimg.org/image/nk1yxy8fn/
http://postimg.org/image/55ihtv7uj/
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