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Want to buy a UPS, what specs do I need?
Satsumomo
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Edit: Changed the title to UPS, we call them No-breaks here.
I live in an old neighborhood, in Mexico, in a commercial area. Transformers blowing up out of the blue isn't a rare thing, so blackouts and brownouts aren't rare either.
What I basically want is something to just let me save my work and turn off my computer in the event of the power going out for a while. My computer is as follows:
E8400 C2D processor @ 3.6ghz
4GB RAM
HD4850 videocard
Corsair TX750 PSU
22" Acer LCD monitor
I've been looking at some, and they state things as "Max 200W", I think my system draws around 350-380W at peak, should I get one that has a 400W max? Those are No-breaks that give me something around 30minutes time, something I'm not interested in, and they cost over $150!
The power doesn't go out for long most of the time, it's usually 2 or 3 seconds, but it's enough to piss me off the whole day if I lose progress on anything I was working on, or worse, if my system files become corrupted.
Any info, is appreciated.
I live in an old neighborhood, in Mexico, in a commercial area. Transformers blowing up out of the blue isn't a rare thing, so blackouts and brownouts aren't rare either.
What I basically want is something to just let me save my work and turn off my computer in the event of the power going out for a while. My computer is as follows:
E8400 C2D processor @ 3.6ghz
4GB RAM
HD4850 videocard
Corsair TX750 PSU
22" Acer LCD monitor
I've been looking at some, and they state things as "Max 200W", I think my system draws around 350-380W at peak, should I get one that has a 400W max? Those are No-breaks that give me something around 30minutes time, something I'm not interested in, and they cost over $150!
The power doesn't go out for long most of the time, it's usually 2 or 3 seconds, but it's enough to piss me off the whole day if I lose progress on anything I was working on, or worse, if my system files become corrupted.
Any info, is appreciated.
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http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000Z80ICM/?tag=googhydr-20&hvadid=2917186405&ref=pd_sl_262aryy2o_e
Unfortunately Amazon won't ship that to Mexico, try checking local online tech retailers or any U.S. based sites you know that ship internationally.
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I'm not very good with electricity concepts, but, would a 200W unit be able to supply 400W but just half the time? For example, 200W allows 5 minutes, would I be able to pull 400W out of it for 2.5 minutes (Or less..)?
I have no idea... but my PSU is a NorthQ 500w "Godzilla" unit and when the power goes out, I will usually get around four minutes out of the 400w UPS - more than enough to save anything I have open and shut down properly.
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No.
Is VA = Volts * Amperes? That's the same as Watts isn't it?
This is the UPS list of one of my local retailers, and this is the other one.
And only plug essential devices into the UPS side of the unit. It should be sectioned between UPS coverage outlets and surge protection outlets. Monitor goes in surge, while PC goes in UPS. Your computer should be configured to automatically shut down/hibernate when power falls too low, so the monitor should be unnecessary.
If you plug anything else in, When the UPS fails over to battery, those devices are going to be draining power that your PC could be using.
Essential devices for me would be PC, modem, router.
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