Psu and ups

[L7xCast]

I know there's probably alot of people asking the same question as me, but im going to buy this Antec VP plus non modular psu and now i also want a ups, because we get alot of blackouts where i live, and sometimes the power goes out for only 10 seconds, what ups do you guys recommend? And i have seen alot of people talking about active pfc and pure sin wave vs sim wave,how do i know what ups to choose, i just Wanna have like a few minutes to stop my game and completely shut my pc down, sorry for sounding like a complete idiot, if someone can enlighten me on this matter, i would really appreciate it 

[connorkincaid]

5 minutes ago, L7xCast said:

I know there's probably alot of people asking the same question as me, but im going to buy this Antec VP plus non modular psu and now i also want a ups, because we get alot of blackouts where i live, and sometimes the power goes out for only 10 seconds, what ups do you guys recommend? And i have seen alot of people talking about active pfc and pure sin wave vs sim wave,how do i know what ups to choose, i just Wanna have like a few minutes to stop my game and completely shut my pc down, sorry for sounding like a complete idiot, if someone can enlighten me on this matter, i would really appreciate it 

 

Budget?

[L7xCast]

4 minutes ago, connorkincaid said:

Budget?

About 140 dollars? 

[SupaKomputa]

Why not Antec NeoEco zen?

For ups APC is one of the most popular.

650VA will be enough.

[connorkincaid]

2 minutes ago, L7xCast said:

About 140 dollars? 

https://www.newegg.com/tripp-lite-smart1300lcdt-5-15r/p/N82E16842111466?item=N82E16842111466&source=region&nm_mc=knc-googleadwords-pc&cm_mmc=knc-googleadwords-pc-_-pla-_-ups+(back+up+power+supply)-_-N82E16842111466&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-57y3_6h8QIVt25vBB32ZAWkEAQYCyABEgIVJ_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

I was looking for something in a similar price range a minute ago, this has been working wonderfully for me. 

[L7xCast]

3 minutes ago, connorkincaid said:

https://www.newegg.com/tripp-lite-smart1300lcdt-5-15r/p/N82E16842111466?item=N82E16842111466&source=region&nm_mc=knc-googleadwords-pc&cm_mmc=knc-googleadwords-pc-_-pla-_-ups+(back+up+power+supply)-_-N82E16842111466&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-57y3_6h8QIVt25vBB32ZAWkEAQYCyABEgIVJ_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

I was looking for something in a similar price range a minute ago, this has been working wonderfully for me. 

I can get this rct 2000va/1200w ups  for about 140 dollars if you convert my currency to dollars? Will that one work with my psu? And what is this pure sin wave and simulated sim wave if i may ask? And something about the psu being PFC active? 

[connorkincaid]

9 minutes ago, L7xCast said:

I can get this rct 2000va/1200w ups  for about 140 dollars if you convert my currency to dollars? Will that one work with my psu? And what is this pure sin wave and simulated sim wave if i may ask? And something about the psu being PFC active? 

 

 

 

It should work just fine with your PSU. 

 

Pure sin wave and simulated sin wave are basically two different forms of how a UPS handles the power received. I think my explanation would be quite lacking if I went through the trouble of trying to explain it in detail. Here's an article to help explain it a little better, not really anything you need to worry about too much however.  

 

https://blog.tripplite.com/pure-sine-wave-vs-modified-sine-wave-explained

 

Concerning active PFC, it is simply how your PSU handles power. It utilizes electronic circuits to give your PC more efficient power, compared to a passive PFC. 

[L7xCast]

12 hours ago, connorkincaid said:

It should work just fine with your PSU. 

 

Pure sin wave and simulated sin wave are basically two different forms of how a UPS handles the power received. I think my explanation would be quite lacking if I went through the trouble of trying to explain it in detail. Here's an article to help explain it a little better, not really anything you need to worry about too much however.  

 

https://blog.tripplite.com/pure-sine-wave-vs-modified-sine-wave-explained

 

Concerning active PFC, it is simply how your PSU handles power. It utilizes electronic circuits to give your PC more efficient power, compared to a passive PFC. 

I did some research today, some people say pfc power supplys may unexpectedly shut down or crash entirely when used with a simulated sine wave ups?