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It is thundering outside my house right now, will my PSU protect my PC from thunder?

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WHen I boughtr my EVGA 750 W PSU, It said it had a few types of protections.Will that protect my PC from the thunder and electricity stuff? I do not want a thunder bolt to kill my PC. :D

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no, a PSU will not protect against loud frightening sounds. 

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not by itself, you should have it plugged into a surge suppressor.

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Unless your appliances regularly go out and explode during thunder, I wouldn't worry :D

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not by itself, you should have it plugged into a surge suppressor.

I did I plugged it into one of those power strips that says "protection working" with a LED that is lit by it

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The chance of your house being hit by lightning causing a surge is less than 1 in 1 million

 

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WHen I boughtr my EVGA 750 W PSU, It said it had a few types of protections.Will that protect my PC from the thunder and electricity stuff? I do not want a thunder bolt to kill my PC. :D

Lightning is what you're worried about, thunder is the noise lightning is the flash. That being said a good quality surge protector will go a long way in protecting your hardware.

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WHen I boughtr my EVGA 750 W PSU, It said it had a few types of protections.Will that protect my PC from the thunder and electricity stuff? I do not want a thunder bolt to kill my PC. :D

The best thing you can do is completely unplug your computer during a lightning storm. A surge protector, while good for small surges, is not going to stop what miles of sky could not. Just shut down the computer and unplug it.

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If your house is struck probably not, a strke close by probably. There is a shit ton of energy in lightning.

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I remember when I was frightened from thunder. Your PSU will pass that stage in life, just have to give it time. :P 

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