dirty power and surge protection

APC or Eaton UPS' are the only choice. Anything either sucks or will burn your house down.

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>>57489481
this thing

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>>57489481
Your computer's power supply has these things in it called capacitors

they filter out noise from your wall

>>57489481
What would fix your problem is a better power supply, but it doesn't hurt to have a surge protector

>>57489481
>I have been using my laptop until I can build a new desktop, but I have noticed that every time my ac kicks on, I hear a fast buzz or click through my hardwired headphones.
this is interference and has nothing to do with """""dirty""""" energy

>>57489481
Would something like this work? UPS's only provide half power and not enough to keep a desktop running during an interruption, or so I heard.
https://www.amazon.com/APC-Battery-Backup-Protector-BE550G/dp/B001985SWW/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1478996227&sr=1-4&keywords=ups&th=1

>>57489908
>>57489991
Thats the problem.. I think the dirty power is burning out the power supplies faster, I went through 3 EVGA SuperNOVA 850s in my last build, luckily they have an amazing warranty but I am sick of swapping these out.

>>57489995
Is this interference coming through the air or the line? How can I stop it?

>>57489802
I thought these were a scam..

>>57489481
Surge protectors are a meme.

They do absolutely nothing becasue they are too slow to react to real threats like lightning strikes. - which pretty much never happen anyways so there is no point to begin with.

>>57489802
Kek

>>57490104
The UPS you posted is available in versions up to 850VA, how much power do you need?

>>57490104
>UPS's only provide half power and not enough to keep a desktop running during an interruption, or so I heard.
Cheap UPSs are shit. If UPSs couldn't keep a desktop running during an interruption then they wouldn't use them on servers.

That UPS is very basic, the output capacity on it is 200W, so it probably won't help you.
You probably want something more like this
https://www.amazon.com/APC-Battery-Back-BR1000G-Uninterruptible/dp/B002RCNX8K/ref=pd_sim_23_4/167-0732019-8458130?_encoding=UTF8&refRID=ZSNRPC8GWVPYMP05NCJK&th=1

>>57490147
>which prett much never happen
lightning storms destroy hundreds of thousands of computers yearly. I've lost a couple psus to lightning, and they were both through surge protectors.

>>57490147

>having no idea about how surge protectors work

Literally gas yourself.

If you're not shit just buy a furman, used them in video racks when I worked as a camera switching tech for years. They're durable as all fuck and extremely reliable

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>>57489481
what I use. I haven't had any problems. I also have another surge protector that acts like a circuit breaker and shuts off if a surge happens.

>>57489481

>worried

It you're worried, use an isolation transformer.

>surge protection

Surge protectors are mostly snake-oil, unless you buy a UPS with it, or a power conditioner.

>spending on a power conditioner to protect consumer level equipment.

only if you have more money than sense. Just get an isolation transformer.

>>57490321

>lightning storm kills your computer

This is why you have renter's and homeowner's insurance.

>>57490278
That model looks great, though I will have to step it up to a more powerful version >>57490243

>>57490147
My house used to be a headquarters/office, and still has a telephone pole mounted antenna spike. If you want to watch your precious electronics literally explode, listen to this guy. That's not including shit that happens down the line at the substation. Even the cheap units flipped while my unprotected rear projection TV smoldered.

>>57490413
>>57490474
Did not know about these, thank you

>>57490426
What is this exactly? I can't seem to read the labels.

>>57489802
To those wondering, this thing is likely an active phase correction. It would reduce your homes reactive power draw, however residential power does not charge you for this. It is important in industrial places with large motors running where you would have a surcharge for high reactive power.

>>57490586
Or you can take steps to avoid the potential hassle if it ever does happen

>>57490712
>What is this exactly? I can't seem to read the labels.

monster power. The one I have is monster power HTS 3500, but it's probably about ten years old.

>>57490802
Exactly. It's just a capacitor.

>>57490147
do you enjoy talking out of your ass?

>>57489778
This.

Your laptop charger has its own filtering, don't worry about it.

>>57490802
Power factor correction, not phase correction.

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>>57489481
You need to spend at least $100 on your surge protector.

>>57492057
it's the same thing, the power factor is caused by the phases not being lined up.

>>57492111
He is right though, I used the wrong word

>>57490243
duh he has a triple titan x build with two sandy bridge CPUs

he NEEDs a 1000w power supply

>>57490321
>>57490586
Don't you people have lightning rods and grounded houses?

>>57492520
Real lightning protection is not cheap and incredibly uncommon outside of sensitive buildings like datacenters and large office buildings. Grounding and some pissy little lightning rod does not make for effective lightning control.