UPS Recommendation, experiencing power surges

[Kevinjr12]

Hi, I moved into a new house I am renting a few months ago and I have noticed a few power surges already that have cause brief power outages (house is pretty old). I am looking to get a UPS to get more protection for my PC. I currently use a triplite surge protector, but it has never been tripped by the surges. I am looking for a recommendation of what UPS to get, and I have a few questions.

 

1. I read I shouldn't plug the UPS into a surge protector, is that true? If so, will the UPS alone provide more protection than the surge protector?

2. I use a ethernet connection for internet for my computer, does that mean the router also has to be plugged into the UPS for full protection (can enough power go through the ethernet cable to hurt the comp)?

3. Should I plug my monitors/other peripherals into the UPS as well? Is there a UPS that could power all of that? Or just use a surge protector for the rest?

 

My comp specs are:

 

• CPU
  Ryzen 7 5800x
• Motherboard
  MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK
• RAM
  G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32GB DDR4-3600 CL 16
• GPU
  ASUS TUF Gaming NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 OC
• Case
  Lian Li Lancool II Mesh
• Storage
  Western Digital Black SN850 1 TB, Western Digital Black SN750 2 TB, Seagate BarraCuda ST2000DM008 2TB 7200 RPM
• PSU
  Enermax Revolution D.F. 850 W 80+ Gold
• Display(s)
  LG 27gn950-b, Dell S2721QS
• Cooling
  Noctua NH-D15

   

  Thanks!

[WereCat]

Both of the APC UPS I use offer surge protection. Some outlets are for battery backup + protection and some are just protection without battery backup, I use those for extra monitors and printer as they are not that essential.

 

Regarding the Ethernet, I've had signal issues when routing that from router to switch to wall ethernet outlet to UPS to PC and was getting disconnects. Going directly from router to UPS to PC works fine though but that's not feasible for me so I don't use it. I have a 2nd smaller UPS just for my router now.

 

I have the APC Back UPS Pro 1500 for my main PC, works fine and saved me from many micro outages already.

[Thomas4]

1. Correct, don't plug a surge protector into a UPS, because a UPS is a surge protector too.

2. It's OK to plug the router into the UPS.

3. It's OK to plug the monitor in as long as the UPS has the capability of supporting one.

 

[Sarra]

I have two computers. A gaming rig and an older server/home PC. Both have a UPS; The gaming rig runs off one UPS, my monitors, server/home PC, and ALL of my networking gear run off the second UPS.

 

During a power outage, the server will shut down after 5 minutes; My gaming PC will shut down when there's 5 minutes of UPS runtime left (if I'm not home, then I'll shut it down in the first 10 minutes of outage). My networking gear will run for hours, and if I need emergency internet access, it's available on my phone via WiFi, if 4G isn't working (has happened here not too long ago).

 

Run time while gaming is around 7 minutes, idle run time is like 45 minutes.

[Hairless Monkey Boy]

If you are dealing with lots of small power surges, then you want something with AVR (auto voltage regulation).

 

If you are powering a system like yours with a new efficient PSU, then you also want something with PFC (power factor correction) compatibility.

 

And if you are powering a device like a computer that may be sensitive to the quality of the power, then you want something with a true sinewave output, not simulated sinewave or steppped sinewave output.

 

The Cyberpower CP1500PFCLCD checks all those boxes, and has enough capacity to handle your PC, all peripherals, and your networking devices.

[GuiltySpark_]

1 hour ago, Hairless Monkey Boy said:

 

 

The Cyberpower CP1500PFCLCD checks all those boxes.

I have this exact unit and am very happy with it. When connected to my PC it even reports stats to HWInfo. At the 190W load which is my PC and display at idle at the desktop, its estimating 40 minutes or so of runtime. 

 

[Kevinjr12]

Thanks all!