Is a UPS worth it for a average person

[AMD Lover]

I have around a $1600 PC right now and its being updated and will be around $2000 by the end of the year. When the power goes out it kills me that my PC didnt shut down properly. So my question is a UPS worth it. I've picked out a 1500w Tripp Lite and figure that would give me 50 minutes to finish or shut down my PC.

[Samdb]

Not really, unless you're reading, writing data there isn't much damage to be done.

[Godlygamer23]

It's helpful when updating your BIOS, if you plan to do that at all.

[XiaoPigs]

Definitely if you always do a lot of important documentation and/or school work. Plus you save yourself the risk of getting your board and other parts shorted out or something. So yea a UPS is worth it, even for an average person if you ask me

[obsidian1200]

For the average person with a ~$200 Tablet or some cheap laptop? Not really.

 

For the computer enthusiast/professional that has a $1000+ desktop computer? Absolutely.

[OddlyShapedTree]

If the things you do on your computer are valuable and hard to get if they would be corrupted then sure. But not if you are writing a paper for school, just get into the habit of saving frequently. Like every time I stop to think I mash ctrl+s out of habit. 

[eshbop]

Modern PSU are good at stopping your components from getting fried even when you get a power surge. If your working with modern SSDs they'll flush their cache before the power is no more, mean nothing should get corrupted. UPSs fix dirty power, though good PSUs do that to some extent as well.

 

The only reason I see you'd want one is if you're doing professional work on your computer or want to be extra safe.

[CwGoh]

If you have professional work that you can't lose in a power outage/surge, sure go for it. If not, get a surge protector and you'll be fine.

[Hoppa]

I've said this before in another thread but I find UPS' to be very helpful when brown-outs occur. Brown-outs and power surges do have the potential to destroy your equipment.
So for me I like to be safe than sorry, even when the chances of my equipment being damaged is low.

[allthatremains94]

Get one just incase, or at least something that you can plug all of your wall connections in, like a good surge protector. My neighbor's computer, modem, and router were all burnt out during a lighting storm in '08, as well as with many other people in my area.

[bartekxx12]

Is it worth it?   Yes

Do I have one?   No... :(

[Blade of Grass]

I'd say go for it, I personally want to get one too.

[Traygor_Icarion]

Yes, I have been using them forever. Especially since I live somewhere where lightning knocks out power all the time.

[mgsstar]

Its useful if you don't want to lose your stuff if suddenly the power goes out. Don't have one so I just save my files periodically to avoid losing it.

[jigglywiggly]

not really

more useful if your computer has a non ntfs file system though

from a few power failures i've had ext4 partitions get corrupted very quickly, but fsck usually helps

ntfs is very rock solid though

 

 

i have one for my router though, pfsesnse not that I really need it anymore since I switched to the nanobsd build which doesn't perform any writes in normal operation.

[WoodenMarker]

If you can't be interrupted in what you're doing, get one.

Otherwise, an ssd helps with quick restarts.

[Lil Chillbil]

I don't own one persay... I just use a epic surge protector (aka military grade wattage) 

[Emperor_Piehead]

I had 2 motherboards killed by power surges and I use a 400w one to quickly shut it off when the power goes out,

[jigglywiggly]

I don't own one persay... I just use a epic surge protector (aka military grade wattage) 

military grade wattage

toplel

[AMD Lover]

Get one just incase, or at least something that you can plug all of your wall connections in, like a good surge protector. My neighbor's computer, modem, and router were all burnt out during a lighting storm in '08, as well as with many other people in my area.

Okay i just quoted a random person but... Is $40 for a 1500w UPS worth it

[Art Vandelay]

If you are scared about power surges or unclean power, buy a good surge protector.

 

Most overclocking designed motherboards these days have things built in to prevent bricking them with a failed BIOS flash.

 

If you are writing vitally important documents, it might be useful, but either saving quickly, or using google docs works as well. Microsoft Word has a function where it autosaves your work, in case your computer explodes.

 

Consumer grade UPSs don't really provide any more protection from unclean power than a good power bar, and server grade ones are so expensive that there's no point.

[ANIMAL_ORIGIN]

I think it is important. Especially if you live in an area with regular power cuts.

[AMD Lover]

The one i want will only run my computer for 10 minutes

 

 

Is it worth $50

[sabot]

Depends on what the pc is doing and how the power is in the location, frequent surges and short power outages, than yes.

[AMD Lover]

We've had two outages in the last week and if we get any build up of ice in the winter its a 80% chance that the power is going to go out