Is it worth buying a UPS??

[DavyBoy]

I was wondering if anyone uses these UPS's that are on sale here?

And if so, are they worth the money?

Do they protect your hardware from things like lightening storms and the likes?

I've read stuff on various forums where guys have lost their mobos, PSU's and CPU's from storms and stuff, and I would hate for something like this to happen to my hardware.

Anyway, I would be interested to see what others here thing about this.

Thanks

 

[DavyBoy]

Thanks for the replies guys, I am going to seriously consider getting one of these.

They do cost a lot of money, but like Evil I said, it gives you that piece of mind, knowing that your expensive hardware is going to be safe..

 

[DavyBoy]

The only reason I am thinking about getting one is simply because I don't want my hardware getting damaged because of power outages.

If a surge protector would give me the protection I need then I wouldn't bother buying a UPS.

But some people have said that surge protectors are pretty much useless and are no better than plugging directly into a socket..

I don't know anything about this type of thing, hence the reason I made the thread.....