UPS Compatibility

[UltraChad00]

Hello Newbie here i am planning to build my very first pc what UPS Brand you guys would suggest and do 1000v enough for 1000watt gold psu (Seasonic)? 

[DreamCat04]

8 minutes ago, UltraChad00 said:

Hello Newbie here i am planning to build my very first pc what UPS Brand you guys would suggest and do 1000v enough for 1000watt gold psu (Seasonic)? 

What UPS to buy depends heavily on what the PC is actually gonna use and not on what your PSU can deliver. Your 1000 watt PSU is just offering 1000 watts to your components. They might only consume 300-400 watts. What are your PC's specs? I'd recommend getting a UPS that can handle 100-200 watts more than your PC actually consumes in a worst-case scenario where everything is actually consuming its max power

[OhioYJ]

I second what @DreamCat04stated. Getting a UPS that will handle a 1000 watts is pretty expensive, and likely unnecessary.  I also have a 1000 watt Seasonic PSU in my machine, I'm use the APC BR100MS2 on mine. Actually have two of those in the house, one on my son's PC as well.

[UltraChad00]

I chose 1000w for future upgrade but my current build plan might only have 500w and i kinda want to make my UPS future proof also i

[manikyath]

something to keep in mind is that UPSes are usually rated in "apparent power" (which is why they are expressed in "VA" instead of "watts") and usually you gotta divide the VA rating in two to get how much watts they can actually provide.

 

on top of that, a bigger UPS will usually also provide much better battery life.. but will also cost a lot more when you inevitably have to replace said batteries.

(especially in the smaller units, the battery can only really handle a few outages before it's too beat up to provide the necessary power)

[IPD]

31 minutes ago, manikyath said:

something to keep in mind is that UPSes are usually rated in "apparent power" (which is why they are expressed in "VA" instead of "watts") and usually you gotta divide the VA rating in two to get how much watts they can actually provide.

 

on top of that, a bigger UPS will usually also provide much better battery life.. but will also cost a lot more when you inevitably have to replace said batteries.

(especially in the smaller units, the battery can only really handle a few outages before it's too beat up to provide the necessary power)

This.  I always say add up the max potential draw of all devices, and then add 10%.  If your PSU is for 1000w, there's no way that a 1000VA would even remotely make sense, because your PSU is probably 80% efficient.  Meaning that if your PSU can push out 1000w, and it's 80% efficient (as all are rated for), then you have a 1200w draw possible from just your PSU alone.  Add in a monitor and any peripherals, and it goes up from there.

 

Then add to that the fact that VA != wattage rating, and wattage rating is usually lower by a fair margin.  My 1440VA Eaton is rated for 1080w. 

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ESZJ6RG/?th=1

 

Consider something along these lines:

 

https://www.tripplite.com/smartpro-120v-2.2kva-1.7kw-line-interactive-ups-tower-extended-run-3-db9-ports~SMART2200NET

[UltraChad00]

I found a cheapo ups online (AWP Aide 1200W-2000VA UPS with AVR Uninterruptible Power Supply (6 Sockets)) is this good or Bad

[IPD]

8 hours ago, UltraChad00 said:

I found a cheapo ups online (AWP Aide 1200W-2000VA UPS with AVR Uninterruptible Power Supply (6 Sockets)) is this good or Bad

Says modified sine wave.  Not ideal, but if that's about the best you can find, then perhaps it's what you need.

 

I also have no experience with that brand whatsoever.  APC, CyberPower and Eaton (Tripp-Lite) are who I generally recommend.