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UPS or no UPS? What's the risk after a blackout?
Hi,
I am buying a new gaming PC: i7-4790K CPU, nVidia GTX970, 2 x Corsair 256GB LX SSDs... The case is a Coolermaster Elite 130 (mini format) as I live abroad much of the year for my work and want to be able to take the PC unit as hand luggage on flights, to run MS Flight Simulator there.
Problem is, I am in Sri Lanka for my present contract (only a problem is respect of this PC - otherwise not!), where the current is very unsteady. I have a surge guard I plug into, but the real issue is sudden blackouts. Not all that common here, but much much more so than in the west.
Buying a suitable UPS adds a huge amount to the cost and for the odd occasion when a blackout coincides with my PC running, I wonder if it's worth it. Can there be hardware damage from a blackout? I've never noticed anything amiss like that before when I have lost power.
In 6 months I'll be back in the UK, so again, a disincentive to pay for a 650W+ UPS. (The PSU is 600W). Ideally I'd buy one, but getting it over here + cost... Don't want to risk any hardware damage though, needless to say. But is that really a possibility? O/S is Win7x64
What do folks advise?
Thanks,
Martin