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  1. 14-08-2008, 07:07 PM #1
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    Surge Protector for your PCI Express card

    http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductId=409267

    I prolly missed the launch and you all have them already....but that is great marketing and possible good sense too.

    A PCI Express surge protector

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    Re: Surge Protector for your PCI Express card

    ...<sigh> I know I'm gonna get shot down for this but anyway. Aren't these things completely redundant?!?
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  3. 14-08-2008, 07:47 PM #3
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    Re: Surge Protector for your PCI Express card

    Quote Originally Posted by noTHINGface View Post
    ...<sigh> I know I'm gonna get shot down for this but anyway. Aren't these things completely redundant?!?
    If you like running your SLi GTX280 with a 200W OcUK Value PSU then this might just save the cards from immediate death... You would need 4 of them though...
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    Re: Surge Protector for your PCI Express card

    no good for 280 series with 8 pin tho ?
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    Re: Surge Protector for your PCI Express card

    Quote Originally Posted by GoNz0 View Post
    no good for 280 series with 8 pin tho ?
    ahh, well spotted...
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  6. 14-08-2008, 08:35 PM #6
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    Re: Surge Protector for your PCI Express card

    lol never saw your post sim


    most modern PSU's dont tend to wipe out the componants, although i dare say i just tempted fate
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    Re: Surge Protector for your PCI Express card

    Quote Originally Posted by GoNz0 View Post
    lol never saw your post sim


    most modern PSU's dont tend to wipe out the componants, although i dare say i just tempted fate
    Didn't your 8800gtx get killed by something?
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    Re: Surge Protector for your PCI Express card

    yeh the motherboard

    other one lived tho
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