UPS or Surge Protector?

Dark Templar · Jun 7, 2018

Hello, I'm finishing my PC and I would like to add some extra protection because the electricity at my place isn't the best. I'm not really interested in having power minutes after a blackout, but I'm really interested in protecting my equipment.

I will plug two things in the UPS/Surge Protector:
- PC with Corsair RM750x (i7 8700, SSD, Only one GPU in the future, GTX1080 or GTX1170)
- ASUS PG279Q

I currently own an Anker surge protector (https://www.anker.com/products/variant/powerport-strip-6-outlet-4-usb-port/A2764121)

Well, my questions are:
- I'm safe with the Anker?
- Would be better to get an APC surge protector? Which one? Any recomendations?
- Does UPS protect better? Or only adds the battery?

I've access to APC products here and the pure sine wave UPS is really expensive, so I was wondering to purchase only a really good surge protector.

I truly appreciate the answers and the time to elaborate them.
Thanks.

SgtScream · Jun 7, 2018

Purchase the UPS only if you frequently have intermittent electricity issues. If this is rarely the case, just go with surge protection.
I wouldn't just purchase any generic surge protector. Purchasing a name brand like APC likely comes with a warranty that will protect equipment up to a certain amount of financial damage, which is what you're looking for.

TJ Hooker · Jun 7, 2018

Do you live in a place with frequent black outs or brown outs (e.g. you can see your lights dimming or flickering), and/or do you use your PC for important things such that you can't afford the risk of data loss in the event of an outage? The get a UPS. If you just want to protect your PC against surges, a good surge protector is fine.

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