Power strip bottleneck possible?

[Spev]

So I just thought about this. I am using a power strip with surge protector. Just wondering if these can affect power delivery? Just like some PSUs can bottleneck GPUs and such, possible that a power strip could not deliver enough or basically do that same thing as a PSU bottleneck? Just wondering I know it's not wise to throw the term "bottleneck" around, just something that came to mind.

[AlwaysFSX]

Unless it's an el cheapo brand then no.....

[Spev]

Unless it's an el cheapo brand then no.....

Mine is rocketfish.

[AlwaysFSX]

Mine is rocketfish.

Should be perfectly fine.

[WinNut]

Mine is rocketfish.

It should be perfectly fine, as it pushes the same amount of power as the outlet (120V 15A in the US).

[W-L]

So I just thought about this. I am using a power strip with surge protector. Just wondering if these can affect power delivery? Just like some PSUs can bottleneck GPUs and such, possible that a power strip could not deliver enough or basically do that same thing as a PSU bottleneck? Just wondering I know it's not wise to throw the term "bottleneck" around, just something that came to mind.

 

As long as you aren't exceeding the power limit of the cord most likely on the power strip you'll be fine. Only time you really need to worry is if it's a very thin power cord adn you are using very power hungry equipment or tools.

[d3sl91]

If you are using a power strip with advanced filtering, Surge protection, or is a UPS and is 10+ years old, you may have issues. 

 

Most times it wont matter, but I have had folks with mouse issues, monitor issues, even strange noises all from using an old surge protector. New surge protector, problems go away. 

[lutewan]

no