UPS Suggestion

[Krishh]

Could someone please suggest a UPS for my rig? 

Currently I have my CPU connected to an APC BE700Y-IND (monitor, speakers and modem are all connected to another one I had lying around). The thing is, whenever the power goes out while I'm gaming, the UPS just gives up (overloads might be the appropriate term, but I'm not sure) and my CPU dies.This only happens with certain games, though. Far Cry 5, Just Cause 3, Shadow of War and even Crysis 3 didn't cause any problems during power outage. However, The Witcher 3, Hitman (2016) and GTA V all did. 

Recently I replayed Far Cry 3 and I forgot to turn on V-Sync and the same thing happened. Also, while I was playing Watch Dogs 2, this happened in one particular area and unplugging my headset stopped the problem (didn't work for any of the other games). 

I did find an Amazon review that might explain this, and I'll include an image.

I really don't want any more saves to get corrupted or hear that horrible beep my UPS makes. Here are my specs:

 

i5 7600 w/ stock cooler

ASUS GeForce GTX 1060 3GB Dual-Fan OC Edition

Asus H270-PRO motherboard

2 x 8 GB DDR4 Corsair Vengeance memory

1 x 2 TB WD Blue HDD (internal)

1 x 500 GB Toshiba HDD (internal)

1 x 250 GB Samsung EVO 850

3 x 120 mm case fans

Cooler Master Masterwatt Lite 600W PSU

 

HyperX Cloud Core headset and speakers (3.5mm jack) are always plugged in along with 2 keyboards and a mouse.

 

 

[SkyHound0202]

UPS is not designed for heavy load like gaming during power outage. It's designed to leave some time for you to save and shut down gracefully before the outage can damage your system and/or corrupt unsaved files.

If you do want to game during outage, get a standby generator or home energy storage devices.

Anyway, the model you have 420Watts / 700VA (0.6 power factor "W") limit. Based on your config, the draw at plug during gaming is dangerously close to the limit, which will trip the UPS immediately or cause a voltage drop for the battery inside due to heavy load.

There's nothing wrong with that PSU, it's just have a VA rating that's too low for you. If you want to continue using this UPS, better check if the battery is still OK and stop playing when it beeps. Or just get a generator or power storage.

[Krishh]

21 hours ago, SkyHound0202 said:

UPS is not designed for heavy load like gaming during power outage. It's designed to leave some time for you to save and shut down gracefully before the outage can damage your system and/or corrupt unsaved files.

If you do want to game during outage, get a standby generator or home energy storage devices.

Anyway, the model you have 420Watts / 700VA (0.6 power factor "W") limit. Based on your config, the draw at plug during gaming is dangerously close to the limit, which will trip the UPS immediately or cause a voltage drop for the battery inside due to heavy load.

There's nothing wrong with that PSU, it's just have a VA rating that's too low for you. If you want to continue using this UPS, better check if the battery is still OK and stop playing when it beeps. Or just get a generator or power storage.

I don't want to game during power outages, just an opportunity to safely shut down. Do you think a 1000VA / 600W one will have me covered, or should I spring for 1350VA / 810W ?

Thanks for responding BTW.

[Kalm_Traveler]

3 hours ago, Krishh said:

I don't want to game during power outages, just an opportunity to safely shut down. Do you think a 1000VA / 600W one will have me covered, or should I spring for 1350VA / 810W ?

Thanks for responding BTW.

I prefer overkill always for UPS output.... got a SMT2200C from APC last week, had to run a new dedicated 20A circuit for it but it's ~ 1980w output, and outside of gaming it says it can run my HEDT rig for several hours.

[W-L]

14 hours ago, Krishh said:

I don't want to game during power outages, just an opportunity to safely shut down. Do you think a 1000VA / 600W one will have me covered, or should I spring for 1350VA / 810W ?

Thanks for responding BTW.

That unit should be enough actually to power your system but if you are adding a lot of additional high wattage devices it may max it out. I would first check to see if that battery on the unit is starting to degrade and not able to provide the necessary output it needs for the wattage. If you want to just replace the unit completely a 1000VA/600W one would be more than enough, look for good quality units such as APC, Tripplite, Cyberpower, Eaton and such.