OCZ Technology Stealth XStream 600W, does it matter that theres no MOV?

[Maximilian]

I tried to keep costs down for my new rig, but knowing that a 1000w PSU that costs £20 would likely blow up i didnt skimp on the PSU too much and ordered this OCZ stealth 600w, its got good reviews both professional and on various shopping sites. It dosent have a MOV apparently, i gather its a thing that stops surges, does this matter much? I would imagine if it did reviewers would have made a bigger deal out of it, dont the 6 socket power strips protect against surges anyways? Plus the fuse at the end of them and in everything plugged into them.

Does it matter much? If so whats a better alternative? It needs to power an i7 920 and HD 5850, 1 HDD, 1 optical drive.

 

[gorobei]

good power strips have MetalOxideVaristers as well. cheap ones dont.

most reviewers dont know what actually makes a good psu. they check the voltages on a multimeter and call it good.

the oxide is expendable so the more it is used up stopping surges, the less material remains and the less protection it provides. A lot of the good newer psu have the initial filtering built into the 3prong socket module.