What UPS should I get?

[Rhaemond]

Hi, my PSU is currently an FSP Aurum 92+ 650W 80 PLUS Platinum PSU. 

I am looking for a UPS that can manage to save and shutdown my work whenever there is a power interruption. Would 650VA be enough? Or should I get 1000VA? I only need a few mins to properly shutdown and/or save anything important I might be working on. 

Any help would be appreciated. Thank you! 

[Guest]

So, at the most the "wattage" capability of a UPS is only 60% of the VA rating.  Sometimes 50%.  So a 650VA can probably only support 325 to 390W.

 

So, to know for sure if a 650VA would be enough, we would need to know what all of your components are to see if you exceed that 325W threshold.

 

 

[Rhaemond]

4 minutes ago, jonnyGURU said:

So, at the most the "wattage" capability of a UPS is only 60% of the VA rating.  Sometimes 50%.  So a 650VA can probably only support 325 to 390W.

 

So, to know for sure if a 650VA would be enough, we would need to know what all of your components are to see if you exceed that 325W threshold.

 

 

• CPU
  Ryzen 3 2200g
• Motherboard
  B450m Bazooka Plus
• RAM
  DELTA TUF Gaming Alliance RGB 3200mhz (8gbx2)
• GPU
  GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
• Case
  Tecware Nexus M
• Storage
  Seagate BarraCuda 250GB, Western Digital WD Green 1TB, Crucial BX500 480GB
• PSU
  FSP Aurum 92+ 650W
• Display(s)
  NVision IP240 24″ IPS 75hz BorderLess Monitor
• Cooling
  Stock Wraith Ryzen fan
• Keyboard
  Generic gaming keyboard
• Mouse
  Logitech G103 Prodigy
• Sound
  Logitech Z213 Compact 2.1 Stereo Speaker

   

  I also have 6 RGB fans with a controller. I have also mildly over locked my CPU to 3.9 and RAM to 3333mhz

   

  Would 650VA be still enough or should I get something higher? 

[Guest]

That's a pretty low power PC.  Probably about 300W tops.  So the 650VA should be fine...

 

 

[Rhaemond]

1 minute ago, jonnyGURU said:

That's a pretty low power PC.  Probably about 300W tops.  So the 650VA should be fine...

 

Unless you plug your monitor, etc. into it as well.

 

Yep my monitor goes into my AVR at the moment, so most likely I'll also be plugging it into the UPS... Would that be an issue? 

EDIT: Also be planning to upgrade to maybe a 2700X and a 1070 in the future. Would 650VA be future proof? 

[Rhaemond]

2 hours ago, jonnyGURU said:

That's a pretty low power PC.  Probably about 300W tops.  So the 650VA should be fine...

 

 

Oh there's also around ~15$ difference between 650VA and 1000VA. Would that be worth it?

[Citruss Cooler]

I would recommend a 1000VA unit. They are normally about 600W output, and that extra power provides extra battery backup time. At a normal PC load you should be able to easily get 10-15 minutes battery as opposed to 5 minutes with a 650VA unit.