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Is UPS absolutely necessary for desktop pc?

Dear friends,

Is ups compulsory for a desktop pc? If power goes out and the pc not shut down properly, will this affect the components of the pc? If power goes out frequently (e.g. 1-4 times a day), provided that the said pc does not have ups or has one with insufficient backup for the pc (i.e., dying battery) to be shut down properly, will this impose adverse affects on the components (i.e. hardware - motherboard, processor, hdd etc) of the pc? Will the pc components die out quickly and malfunction? Will this affect the overall performance of the pc?

Is there any ups alternative? Is there any electrical device that could be used to protect pc from power surge, high/low voltage and other possible electrical/power problems?

Thanks in advance.

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Necessary.....no
Feb 26, 2017 8:43AM PST

At a minimum get a quality surge unit, there not expensive.

Step it up a level to a quality ups, if nothing else it will allow an orderly shutdown.

If the power in your area is that bad consider a whole house surge unit.

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Thanks!!!

Thanks for your suggestion. I will get a surge unit and a new ups then.

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Surge/ups
Feb 27, 2017 5:28AM PST

You won't need both.

You won't hurt anything by having both.

If you get a ups it will also be a surge suppressor.

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If you are losing power up to 4 times a day.
Feb 26, 2017 8:20AM PST

In your case, it sounds absolutely necessary. It would be for me as I would lose work performed on our apps.

As to part death, performance that's not a sure thing. You won't know unless you had 2 PCs and did tests. My bet is no difference.

As to surge, here the normal PC power supply is 120V mains and the input rating is 240. So if the surge is that bad, we would be seeing blown lightbulbs. Are you seeing blown lights every day too?