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marigolds6 t1_j6owf04 wrote

Basically, by using the 2-prong, you run a higher risk of your PC being destroyed by excess current. A surge protector will not help. A three prong adaptor will probably not help (unless the outlet box itself is grounded).

The GFCI will protect you if your PC gets energized by the circuit (e.g. if you have a metal case and the metal case gets energized).

A GFCI won't protect your PC against a power surge though. Your equipment would still get fried. (This is why an ungrounded GFCI carries a "No Equipment Ground" sticker.)

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shathecomedian OP t1_j6pf7pr wrote

hm i see, is is possible the outlet box is grounded or maybe the houise was wired for ground in the past? i just assumed the two prong outlet is ungrounded but i dont know too much.

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