Reddit mentions of Tripp Lite 10 Outlet Surge Protector Power Strip, 8ft Cord, Tel/DSL Protection, RJ11, & Dollar 150,000 Insurance (TLP1008TEL)

I'll go ahead and give you links to Amazon, but they're available everywhere. Tripp Lite, as /u/Knobodycares said, is a great brand. They're most known for their server racks, and UPS systems, but more importantly their PDU (power distribution units), which is what you need.

Their best (pricey but best-in-class), is the Isobar line. 4 outlet, 6 outlet, 10 outlet. They shutdown when a surge which would otherwise fry your equipment occurs, instead of simply allowing the power through.

Their other models, 7 outlet, 8 outlet, 10 outlet, are also much better than your average retail brand, and are generally cheaper. They all come with some form of insurance, as-well.

These are only a handful of options, check out the rest here.

Pretty solid.

This would be my suggestion of what to buy for $3000. I'm sure most people on this sub would disagree with my more budget oriented picks. I'm just putting it out there.

Feel free to explain why I'm wrong.



Item | Price
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VIZIO P-Series Quantum 65” | $1,500
Pioneer SP-PK52FS Andrew Jones 5.1 | $505
Denon AVRS740H | $403
100ft Speaker Wire | $13
Surge Protector | $25
Apple TV 4K or Nvidia Shield TV | $180
HDMI Cables (2x) | $13
Total | $2,666
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Optional |
Banana Clips | $20
VESA Mount | $35
Atmos Speakers (In Ceiling) | $75
Atmos Speakers (Stand Alone) | $240



For 4K and HDR it is very important that your HDMI cables are capable of 18Gbps. I have never had any signal issues with Monoprice cables, and the slim form factor of these cables is ideal for cable routing and management. Two cables is the bare minimum you need to get up and running. Obviously buy the appropriate length and amount that you need.

**For the Atmos speakers you only need one of the two options. In-ceiling speakers are objectively the superior quality and cheaper option. But they are not realistic for everyone's living situation. That is why I included the stand-alone speaker option. The speakers I picked would replace your two surround speakers and act as both surround and Atmos channels.

Here you go.

I made some very large improvements for slightly more.

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    PCPartPicker Part List
    

    
    

    Type|Item|Price
    

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    CPU | AMD - Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor | $329.00 @ B&H
    Motherboard | MSI - MPG X570 GAMING EDGE WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard | $209.99 @ B&H
    Memory | G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory | $52.99 @ Newegg
    Storage | HP - EX920 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive | $108.99 @ Newegg
    Video Card | Sapphire - Radeon RX 5700 8 GB Video Card | $349.99 @ Newegg
    Case | Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case | $44.99 @ Newegg
    Power Supply | SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply | $76.98 @ Newegg
    | Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
    | Total | $1172.93
    | Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-07-15 23:55 EDT-0400 |
    

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    Breakdown:
    
    You seem like the kind of person who rarely upgrades, someone who favors doing it long-term (4+ years) rather than short-term (1 to 3 years). If it's possible, I suggest getting the R7 3700X; it's got a LOT better single-core and multi-core performance than the R7 2700X, and may be more what you're looking for. The R7 3700X's much high single-core performance also means much better performance across the entire Adobe suite. The very impressive multi-threaded performance should also be excellent at streaming for a very long time, especially since you just want to do 1080p and don't mind going down to 720p later down the line.
    
    I'm assuming you want the B450 Gaming Pro Carbon AC because it comes with Bluetooth and Wifi. I swapped in an X570 that gives the same features. If you want to avoid the headaches that have been prevalent throughout r/buildapc as of now, get X570 instead, if you want to use Ryzen 3000 out of the box with zero issues. However, if you're patient, you can save $49 by updating the BIOS by using USB BIOS Flashback, all you need is a flash drive. But then again, you may want to use X570 if you want to use multiple very fast NVMe SSDs, but the majority of people don't need this.
    
    Cheaper 2x8GB 3000MHz CL16 RAM.
    
    Much faster 1TB NVMe SSD for $21 less.
    
    Upgraded the GTX 1060 6GB to the RX 5700. The RX 5700 is on the same level of performance as the RTX 2060 Super/RTX 2070 for only $350. If you chose to get the B450 mobo, you can even squeeze in the RX 5700 XT, which is on the same level of performance as the RTX 2070 Super/GTX 1080 Ti/Radeon VII/RTX 2080 for only $400. I strongly recommend waiting for aftermarket versions of the RX 5700/5700 XT to come out in mid-August for better cooling, lower temps, lower noise, and better performance.
    
    Swapped in the MX330-G for much better airflow, this'll make your components run much cooler.
    
    This 550W Gold PSU is more than enough for your PC; it also comes with a 10 year warranty.
    
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    > I would also like to know any options for power surge protection. My current computer got wacked by a sudden issue with our powerline which would provide power intermittently. This has caused it to be able to operate but freeze and BSOD out of nowhere. The HD also 'creaks' so this just signals the effects of that event.
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    > I want to avoid that from happening again on this new build, so any suggestions would be great.
    
    A simple surge protector like this might be what you're looking for in case of another power surge; after several surges, it'll stop working, and you'll need to get a new one (there's usually a built-in indicator that says whether or not it can take any more surges).
    
    Maybe consider also getting a UPS (uninterruptable power supply) just in case a power outage happens; this'll allow you to back up important data so you don't lose it.
    
    Both a surge protector and a UPS would be good ways to protect your investment.
    
    > Another detail that may help: I also would like to stream my art. I can do that already without much an issue but there is definitively a minor lag (both in the program and the stream itself). This has caused me to just do webcam streams. Looking also for a setup that helps with video editing for future tutorials I have in mind (via Premier Pro/ After Effects).
    
    The R7 3700X should alleviate any lag problems with your art streams (what is your old CPU anyways?).
    
    I mean the R7 2700X will too, but the R7 3700X has that extra OOMPH for the long term.

this is a great surge protector

Here is the post for archival purposes:

Author: bitcoinguy2002

Content:

>Since I am using 2 PSU's for my 6 GPU cards, I am not able to plug in 2 TPLinks in my outlets, so I am using a power strip Tripp Power Strip!

>Right now, I have it as Outlet > Power Strip > TPLink HS110 > PSU

Yeah, there's no real reason to switch away from that PSU (cost is pretty well the only reason it isn't the standard recommendation). Surge protectors generally have multiple outputs, but they aren't equivalent: most such things do nothing much for surge protection. As for recommendations this will outright refuse to provide any non-safe electricity (so when it fails, it simply stops providing electricity, rather than providing unfiltered electricity). This doesn't have that feature (it just has an indicator light to tell you if it's protected or not), but that does mean that you wont have instant power offs once the MOVs fail.

Also saw this
https://www.amazon.com/Furman-Standard-Conditioning-Outlets-Spacing/dp/B0014598WQ

Now I'm still having trouble understanding the benefit of the APC or Cyberpower over something like the TPLink below.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000AI0N2?ref_=pe_623860_70668520

Can you also explain how these work with modern day devices and having multiple hooked up drawing power? If I have my Sub, AVR, TV, PS4, Switch, etc that like 5-6 devices all pulling energy. I assume most of these surge units just plug into a standard wall socket and and provide enough juice for all devices without causing one to shut down or function incorrectly due to lack of juice.

https://www.amazon.com/Tripp-Lite-Outlet-Protector-TLP1008TEL/dp/B0000AI0N2

Triplite makes excellent surge protectors and aren't terribly expensive. I bought 3 of these and they work well.

I am thinking of getting this guy after I noticed a faulty socket in my existing surge protector. I swapped the bad one out with a good one but I still want better.


Tripp Lite 10 Outlet Surge Protector Power Strip Tel/Modem 8ft Cord 2395 Joules (TLP1008TEL) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000AI0N2/