Would I be able to use a 3 to 2 cheater plug for a month?

[Grimmkyun5]

The house I'm in (my parents) has no 3-pin outlet I am able to hook my PC and the surge protector into. In only going to be here for about a month and moving to a place completely grounded of my own but would I, and the computer, be okay for the time being? I unplug it during thunderstorms and whatnot. We never get power surges or blackouts either. Rather is there going to be any risk of 'overloading' my components or does it only draw what it needs and I should be okay for the time being to use happily? Running a GTX 970 Msi, i7-6700k CPU not overclocking, and my PSU is an EVGA 650w SuperNOVA P2.

 

[greens]

It will be totally fine.

It IS a bad thing to not have your PC grounded.
But i don't think ground referencing occurs anymore, and i don't think you're in any real danger.

 

[Grimmkyun5]

I haven't experienced anything bad or anything and I've used this PC for a month. I just got paranoid as hell thinking I was putting it at risk of static buildup. But I turn it off every night I'm done or if I leave for more than an hour. So I'm all good and not gonna have to worry about anything damaging the PC, components, or anything?

 

[greens]

It is tough to tell you that your PC is safe, because honestly not having it grounded is a bad thing.

Touching the case will discharge any static buildup, and should be free and clear of sensitive components.

It isn't the best, at all. And grounding is important, its the reason cases are metal, stand offs are brass, etc.
THAT SAID... i have a couple power wires that uh, have had the ground peg removed haha. Your chances of running into an issue are honestly slim to none.

 

[Grimmkyun5]

Okay, thanks so much. It's only going to be for another month. Either I keep it the way it is or run an extension cable from across the house to my surge protector but I don't think that's a better idea, is it? I should only have to worry about surges in general I would think with the surge protector adapted into the wall?

 

[bono_john]

You know that metal thing on the plug? That should be put in the screw that's in the middle of the plate around the outlet. There is such a thing as a grounded two prong, and that's where the ground wire usually is. If you want to upgrade, it isn't very hard to do. First, cut the power to the outlet at the circuit breaker. Then unscrew the two prong outlet from the wall, and pull it out of the box, but leave the wires attached.

If there is a bare copper wire attached to the outlet, go and get a normal 3 prong outlet at home depot. if there is no bare copper wire attached to the outlet, and no copper wire inside the junction box(if you have very old wiring in your house), you will need to get a GFCI outlet.(Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter). Disconnect the wires from the old outlet and put them on the same place as the new outlet. Check this youtube video out, which is has pretty thorough direction:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTuknHridYI

 

[greens]

You know that metal thing on the plug? That should be put in the screw that's in the middle of the plate around the outlet. There is such a thing as a grounded two prong, and that's where the ground wire usually is. If you want to upgrade, it isn't very hard to do. First, cut the power to the outlet at the circuit breaker. Then unscrew the two prong outlet from the wall, and pull it out of the box, but leave the wires attached.

If there is a bare copper wire attached to the outlet, go and get a normal 3 prong outlet at home depot. if there is no bare copper wire attached to the outlet, and no copper wire inside the junction box(if you have very old wiring in your house), you will need to get a GFCI outlet.(Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter). Disconnect the wires from the old outlet and put them on the same place as the new outlet. Check this youtube video out, which is has pretty thorough direction:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTuknHridYI

Might as well retile the bathroom while you're at it.

He is only going to be there for another month, and it isn't his place.

 

[Grimmkyun5]

Yeah as long as it poses no threat to the life of my PC, considering surges never happen I'm okay. I just wanna be sure I can use it til the end of this month without breaking it.

 

[greens]

Yeah as long as it poses no threat to the life of my PC, considering surges never happen I'm okay. I just wanna be sure I can use it til the end of this month without breaking it.

Yeah the ground doesn't even protect you from surges really. You're fine.

 

[Grimmkyun5]

And there isn't any risk of it drawing too much electricity and burning out a part of my PC just in general? If you know what I mean.

 

[greens]

And there isn't any risk of it drawing too much electricity and burning out a part of my PC just in general? If you know what I mean.

no... that has absolutely nothing to do with the ground wire.

Electronic devices don't really draw more than they need. This is why a hot plate can make your lights dim and pop fuses they are so power thirsty, but a desk fan can spin quietly away with only a handful of watts.

The ground protects you against faults, which are a non issue.

You. are. fine.