My Computer was KILLED

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blackdog714

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Electrical storm took out 2 of my PC's. The insurance company has a current replacement policy so I need to find out what a CURRENT top of the line system is so I can have it quoted. My current specs "were" :

P4 2.8
Abit IC7-Max 3
ATI 9700 All In Wonder Pro
1 GB RAM
80 GB SATA Seagate
200 GB UATA 133 WD
Lite-On DVD Burner
Lite-On DVD Drive
Enermax 600 Watt Noisetaker PS

The second system is my OLD system and its as follows...

XP 2200+
Gigabyte MB (I dont remember which one)
FX 5800
512 MB RAM
80GB HD
Lite-On CD-RW

Any help with this would be greatly apprciated. Thanks
 
I think the current replacement for both of those is about the same ;)

Geforce 7800 GTX x 2 in SLI
2 gig of Top of the line corsair ram
AMD 4400+
Couple 100 gig SCSI 15 000 rpm drives

And make sure to buy something real nice for yourself as well. :D
 
bonkrowave said:
I think the current replacement for both of those is about the same ;)

Geforce 7800 GTX x 2 in SLI
2 gig of Top of the line corsair ram
AMD 4400+
Couple 100 gig SCSI 15 000 rpm drives

And make sure to buy something real nice for yourself as well. :D
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I wish... :)
 
Wow, you had an Enermax 600 watt and it was fried by an electrical storm? Did you have a surge protector on that?
 
Alot of surge protectors cannot withstand the 1.21 JIGGAWATTS from a bolt of lightning. He also could be living in an old house with shitty non grounded outlets (like mine).
 
Mr_Evil said:
Alot of surge protectors cannot withstand the 1.21 JIGGAWATTS from a bolt of lightning. He also could be living in an old house with shitty non grounded outlets (like mine).
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Yeah, you need a spike protector, not a surge protector. A surge is what happens when there is a power outage and the power is higher than normal for a few seconds when the power comes back on. A spike is a sudden extreme increase in current, like a lightning strike.
 
Mr_Evil said:
Alot of surge protectors cannot withstand the 1.21 JIGGAWATTS from a bolt of lightning. He also could be living in an old house with shitty non grounded outlets (like mine).
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lol, QFT from Back to the Future.
 
they offered a lightning cap,and i suppose if it does not protect ur electronics they will reimburse u,its like $13 month here in florida,elec company here is Teco.im sure u can google for more info,def worth the money,i would also have a surge protector as well.

zap cap is name.

Protection Against Surges

Surge protectors can divert the damaging surges away from the equipment being protected. Tampa Electric’s Zap Cap Systems® provide a two-layer approach to surge protection. First, the installation of a primary unit at the main service line that is designed to absorb a large amount of transient surges before they get into the building wiring. Second, a good quality plug-in protector installed at each computer or sensitive electronic equipment. With a layered system, the main service unit diverts most of the surge energy while the individual plug-in units provide additional protection from residual let-through voltage.

Warning – a nearby lightning strike could induce a high-voltage surge on your building's interior wiring, bypassing the primary unit at the main service. In this case, the individual plug-in units serve as the primary protector, so a high quality plug-in unit is needed. These units also come with multi-port protection, so that the phone line or video cables going to the sensitive electronic devices could be protected. Phone lines and video cables transmit a large percentage of the surges that can cause sensitive electronic equipment damage.
 
Alot of good quality power strips have warranties that cover anything plugged in to them, up to like $10,000. They are not very expensive. Everyone should invest in some kind of protection.

Didn't anyone ever tell you to always use protection, or else!!!! :D

 
Shmuckety said:
Alot of good quality power strips have warranties that cover anything plugged in to them, up to like $10,000. They are not very expensive. Everyone should invest in some kind of protection.

Didn't anyone ever tell you to always use protection, or else!!!! :D

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Actually, They were BOTH plugged in to a surge protector, but the damage came from the network (CAT5) cable. It also took out my XBox. Unfortunatly my monitor was not plugged in to the strip :mad:
 
Mr_Evil said:
Alot of surge protectors cannot withstand the 1.21 JIGGAWATTS from a bolt of lightning. He also could be living in an old house with shitty non grounded outlets (like mine).
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I had the same problem and even only had two-pronged outlets in my room, so I took a little two-prong to three-prong converter from Radio Shack and ran a wire from the grounding tab to my radiator. Works great if you have radiators in your house.
 
Mr_Evil said:
Alot of surge protectors cannot withstand the 1.21 JIGGAWATTS from a bolt of lightning. He also could be living in an old house with shitty non grounded outlets (like mine).
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Im not sure how accurate Back to the Future was, with the movies figures, for energy in a lightning bolt.

:D
 
Craftish said:
I had the same problem and even only had two-pronged outlets in my room, so I took a little two-prong to three-prong converter from Radio Shack and ran a wire from the grounding tab to my radiator. Works great if you have radiators in your house.
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Mine is too new for Radiant heat, and too old for grounded outlets. Thankfully, there's plenty of tall trees and Utility poles that lightning will strike first in close proximity to my house.
 
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