Why think that

It would be immediatly noticeable,either the Power Supply or mbd.
You wouldn't be able to boot to OS.
It won't affect useing Windows if you can boot to it.
You say you where useing a Surge Protection Power Bar.
Did you have to do a reset of it or was it still on ?
If you booted your system as it always does.1 beep.Then your motherboard
survived and your Power supply must be OK.
But if it's a cheapie,buy a good one.Some will add your Telephone line.
Mine has $ 10,000 insurance.
I use my PC during Thunderstorms.
Just use a house circuit that has no other high voltage useage,especially your Fridge or kitchen appliances.
If it was bad enough your house breaker would shut down.

 

Thanks for the response. It's an older strip, says "temporary power tap" on the label, I assume it has no surge protection.

The strip powered off, I guess. I had to press the little.. Button.. Thingy, that popped out when it tripped(I guess it's a breaker?)

Do you think a cheaper $25 surge protector is worth it? Or should I go with something a bit more expensive? The local stores seems to carry "Power Sentry", "Tripp" and "Belkin" stuff, would you be inclined to buy one over the other?

 

You get what you pay for.

Mine is a Newpoint S75TM Surge Protector.I bought maybe 10 years ago.
Thats $ 15,000 by the way.It has Comguard,Internet/Modem/Telephone line
protection.Has a bonus 2nd Power Bar,Lifetime warranty.
I think it was about $ 40 Canadian.We had a severe Power outage in Eastern Canada and US a few years ago.After the power went out i switched off the computer pws and unplugged it to avoid another Surge.
When the power returned everything was OK.
www.newpoint.com

 

Interesting, well I guess it's time to shop around! Thanks a ton for the information, zipperman. Very much appreciated.

 

don't just rely on surge protectors. To really be safe, get an UPS along with a surge protector.