Hello!
I live in a heavily populated and industrialized area. This results in the power I receive for my gaming station and peripherals being very dirty. This is noticeable through mostly my Speaker set (noise, pops and crackles e.g. when the neighbour's refrigerator starts compressing) but I'm worried for the longevity of my pc.
I spoke to an electrician who indicated I have two options:
1. Getting a socket strip with surge protection and noise filters
2. Getting a UPS
From what I understand the UPS helps deliver cleaner power as well. I was not particularly looking for a back-up battery since blackouts aren't the problem, but the prices for a socket strip with filter and a UPS are not that far apart.
But what kind of UPS would I need? As far as I can see both solutions use different ways of cleaning the power and I'm finding it hard to compare them. There's many different UPS with different features and I'm not sure which features I need for comparable (or better) cleaning and filtering of power to what the socket strip with filter would offer. In my case cleaning and filtering would be a larger priority than back-up battery capabilities.
System:
- 550w PC
- One 24" led monitor
- 2.1 Speaker set
- Cable modem
- Cable Router
Budget:
- up to 150 euro
In other words: would a line-interactive AVR UPS provide the same protection and filtering benefits as a socket strip with filters?
Thanks in advance!
I live in a heavily populated and industrialized area. This results in the power I receive for my gaming station and peripherals being very dirty. This is noticeable through mostly my Speaker set (noise, pops and crackles e.g. when the neighbour's refrigerator starts compressing) but I'm worried for the longevity of my pc.
I spoke to an electrician who indicated I have two options:
1. Getting a socket strip with surge protection and noise filters
2. Getting a UPS
From what I understand the UPS helps deliver cleaner power as well. I was not particularly looking for a back-up battery since blackouts aren't the problem, but the prices for a socket strip with filter and a UPS are not that far apart.
But what kind of UPS would I need? As far as I can see both solutions use different ways of cleaning the power and I'm finding it hard to compare them. There's many different UPS with different features and I'm not sure which features I need for comparable (or better) cleaning and filtering of power to what the socket strip with filter would offer. In my case cleaning and filtering would be a larger priority than back-up battery capabilities.
System:
- 550w PC
- One 24" led monitor
- 2.1 Speaker set
- Cable modem
- Cable Router
Budget:
- up to 150 euro
In other words: would a line-interactive AVR UPS provide the same protection and filtering benefits as a socket strip with filters?
Thanks in advance!
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