Looking for a UPS for my PC :)

[Sebby]

Hi everyone at OC3D

I'm currently looking to purchase an Uninterruptible Power supply (UPS) for my PC that has a Corsair AX850 PSU. I have been considering this UPS, the CyberPower Value GP 1500VA Line Interactive UPS. In the area where I live I don't get that many power outages but have still had work lost a few time because of them. The main reason for getting one is to feed clean power into my PSU as I still have voltage spikes and brownouts in my house. The inbuilt surge protection is also something that would be handy. The thing I am not sure about and have heard that many others are not clear about is the waveform when the UPS switches to battery. This particular UPS has a Simulated Sine Wave at 230Vac +- 5% not a pure sine wave as present on many more expensive UPS units. As the Corsair AX850 and most modern PSU have Active Power Factor Correction and I'm not sure if it will accept the Simulated Sine Wave. Is it ok for me to run this UPS with my configuration if I'm not relying on the battery too often? I have a GTX 580 and an I7 2600K at 4.2 GHz, 2 monitors and would also be connecting the phone and router to the UPS so that I still have internet and phone available even if the power went out.

Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated

Cheers

 

[KING_OF_SAND]

Unless you get a lot of brown outs there is no reason to get one.

 

[Sebby]

Unless you get a lot of brown outs there is no reason to get one.

I do get brown outs quite often so a UPS would be useful for me to have and also I cant afford to lose work when the power goes out which has happened a few time. I'm currently studying at Uni and have had power outages meaning that I cant use the internet to send in completed work on time so having the internet and phone running after a power outages would be great. It would definitely be a benefit for me to have a UPS but don't want to spend lots of money on a pure sine wave UPS. That's why I'm wondering if a simulated sine wave UPS would do the job.

 

[Murphyslaw]

did i read this correctly?

I have a GTX 580 and an I7 2600K at 4.2 GHz, 2 monitors and would also be connecting the phone and router to the UPS so that I still have internet and phone available even if the power went out.

Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated

Cheers

you want to sustain internet and phone if the power went out?

you do realise that pretty much any UPS won't be on for long as in a few minutes so you can shut down your computer.

as for the brown outs... the ups might help a bit for the short term in keeping the computer ticking over... but again very limited current.

As for having work not saved... every 50 words i save everything. Every time i stop for a break i back up everything.

 

[Murphyslaw]

I do get brown outs quite often so a UPS would be useful for me to have and also I cant afford to lose work when the power goes out which has happened a few time. I'm currently studying at Uni and have had power outages meaning that I cant use the internet to send in completed work on time so having the internet and phone running after a power outages would be great. It would definitely be a benefit for me to have a UPS but don't want to spend lots of money on a pure sine wave UPS. That's why I'm wondering if a simulated sine wave UPS would do the job.

if your having that much trouble, buy a cheap usb internet dongle would be a good plan (should be able to get wireless and a small prepaid plan lasting you a bit), and have a cheap laptop to do work on.

 

[Sebby]

did i read this correctly?

you want to sustain internet and phone if the power went out?

you do realise that pretty much any UPS won't be on for long as in a few minutes so you can shut down your computer.

as for the brown outs... the ups might help a bit for the short term in keeping the computer ticking over... but again very limited current.

As for having work not saved... every 50 words i save everything. Every time i stop for a break i back up everything.

The UPS that I am looking at is rated for 900W and it is stated that it will last approximately 11 min on half load. My computer, even with most things on and and at heavy load would probably pull a maximum of 600W and not even that. So if i am able to turn off my computer within like a couple of minutes the router and phone would keep running on the remaining battery. As these devices use very little power I would be able to use them for quite a while. I normally do work on CAD and other software like matlab with the internet open and whole bunch of other programs so a small laptop would not be able give me the productivity of a desktop PC with dual monitors.

 

[Sebby]

if your having that much trouble, buy a cheap usb internet dongle would be a good plan (should be able to get wireless and a small prepaid plan lasting you a bit), and have a cheap laptop to do work on.

Cheers for the help tho

I already have a laptop but it is quite old and I only use it when the power does go out and I would rather use the wireless internet that we already have instead of getting another internet plan.

 

[Excalabur50]

APC make some good Ups unit just google apc

 

[Sebby]

APC make some good Ups unit just google apc

Yeah I've heard they are good it's just that they are expensive in Australia. I can get the CyberPower one from PC Case Gear for $200. Just still unsure about the Simulated Sine Wave UPS with an Active PFC PSU

 

[Excalabur50]

Yeah I've heard they are good it's just that they are expensive in Australia. I can get the CyberPower one from PC Case Gear for $200. Just still unsure about the Simulated Sine Wave UPS with an Active PFC PSU

Don't know about that one but I have a brand new APC I dont want its at a mates pc store atm but i could get some info for you if interested and if you are i will post everything in for sale and wanted

 

[Sebby]

Don't know about that one but I have a brand new APC I dont want its at a mates pc store atm but i could get some info for you if interested and if you are i will post everything in for sale and wanted

Oh that would be great mate

Yeah if you can send me like the model i could check it out on the net. Cheers for that

 

[Excalabur50]

Oh that would be great mate

Yeah if you can send me like the model i could check it out on the net. Cheers for that

No problem I will get details for you tomorrow

 

[Sebby]

No problem I will get details for you tomorrow

Cheers mate, appreciate that

 

[Excalabur50]

Ok mate it is a APC Smart-UPS SC 420VA 120V and you can read about it here http://www.apc.com/products/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=SC420&tab=features

 

[Ru5ty_t00l]

I have a APC back-ups ES 550 and it's great.

 

[Sebby]

Ok mate it is a APC Smart-UPS SC 420VA 120V and you can read about it here http://www.apc.com/p...20&tab=features

thanks for this mate but I probably wont go ahead with that one cause its still has only a stepped sine wave and is 1/3 as powerful as the cyberpower and the cyberpower is cheaper so yeah. Thanks anyway tho.

 

[Excalabur50]

thanks for this mate but I probably wont go ahead with that one cause its still has only a stepped sine wave and is 1/3 as powerful as the cyberpower and the cyberpower is cheaper so yeah. Thanks anyway tho.

No probs good luck with it