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nournachabe
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Hello friends,

 

I live in a country where there is a lot of power cuts. We do have a backup generator but it takes a minute to spool up.

 

My PC has:

- Gigabyte GTX 970

- Intel 4790K

- Asus Z97 pro motherboard

- 8 GB of RAM

- 1 TB of HDD plus a 120 GB SSD

- 650W power supply

 

Does anybody have any idea how big the UPS has to be in order for it to keep my computer powered for a minute or two?

 

Thanks a lot :D

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i have no idea about UPS's, so i searched on amazon and looked for the one with the biggest number of AVR

i found one that has 2000 of those but is expensive a bit, but more expesive is replacing a dead CPU or GPU due to a blackout

 

http://www.amazon.com/Opti-UPS-TS2250B-2000VA-Backup-Outlets/dp/B004K6MCL0/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1414528522&sr=1-1&keywords=ups+2000

 

this one looks cooler 

 

http://www.amazon.com/CyberPower-CP1500AVRLCD-Intelligent-1500VA-Mini-Tower/dp/B000FBK3QK/ref=pd_bxgy_e_text_y

 

Edit: after researching a bit i found that at a 200w load the second linked UPS can last 50 minutes in battery power, so you can get a cheaper one that has less AVR

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i have no idea about UPS's, so i searched on amazon and looked for the one with the biggest number of AVR

i found one that has 2000 of those but is expensive a bit, but more expesive is replacing a dead CPU or GPU due to a blackout

 

http://www.amazon.com/Opti-UPS-TS2250B-2000VA-Backup-Outlets/dp/B004K6MCL0/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1414528522&sr=1-1&keywords=ups+2000

 

this one looks cooler 

 

http://www.amazon.com/CyberPower-CP1500AVRLCD-Intelligent-1500VA-Mini-Tower/dp/B000FBK3QK/ref=pd_bxgy_e_text_y

Yeah I guess it's better to be safe than sorry ;)

 

Thanks mate

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I think that 1200W UPS would be able to power that system for an hour or 2.

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Get APC for UPS. :P

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