power cut causing computer to auto restart

bondy

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I am using my hd 6950 with a XFX 650 wattt pro psu. I have a UPS but it is very weak. So, now whenever there is a power cut my computer auto restarts( happens only when i play games. Normally a power cut wouldn't restart my computer unless I play a game during the pwr cut ).

So, it seems like whenever there is a lot of PSU usage then only my UPS can't back my computer from restarting. After some of incidents like this there was no more proper restarting, I mean the computer restarts but there is no display on the screen.

Then I force shutdown it n restart again ,then it will be normal. Actually what is going on and is my graphics card getting hurt?? It is brand new.

The power cut at my place happens pretty often but comes just after some seconds after it's gone.

Am I ramming my gfx card or any other hardware ? It seems they are working still now. Or has something happened already but I am not understanding?

I will buy a UPS of 1200 VA very soon. Will it be enough ?

Help Needed....
 
What is the 1200 VA rated for watt wise? Should be somewhere in the neighbor hood of 700-800w? Your PC probably isn't even hitting 500w (hard to say without seeing your specs) so that should be enough backup for a few minutes. Enough to let you shut your PC off anyway.

Can you get your hands on a kill-a-watt or other volt/watt meter and see what you are drawing during a gaming session?

Be sure to get a UPS that has AVR or similar. I always stick with APC.
 
jesus i wouldnt flash a bios in your house dude lol

i dont know what could cause it, from past experiance i found that the psu is causing the screen to go blank,

is windows loading while the desplay is off or the computer is dead but running if you know what i mean?
 
windows runs but display is off( Remember this is occasional problem, doesn't happen always ).

specs:

Intel core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33 GHz @ 2.33 GHz

2*2 GB Apacer DDR2 Ram

Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit

Intel DG 35 EC

Gigabyte HD Radeon 6950 1GB OC ( default 870/1250 MHz )

XFX Pro 650 Watt psu

Samsung SyncMaster P2250 21.5" (1920*1080)

pretty back-dated computer
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