Is it necessary to use pure sine wave UPS?

[paul1975]

I'm looking for a UPS for my 24/7 workstation, I don't know if it's necessary to use a pure sine wave ups.

 

My pc build

 

Intel CPU 2011 Core I7 5820K 3.3 GHz. 

Asus X99-A ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard 

Zotac GTX750 Ti (2GB) 

Super Flower Leadex 750W 

Platinum Samsung 512GB 950 PRO M.2 PCIe Type 2280 SSD 

64GB ram 

 

From my knowledge, I understand that you need a pure sine wave ups to provide power interruption protection for active PCF power supplies. Is this correct?

 

But, I'm still not sure if Super Flower Leadex 750 w Platinum is an active PCF power supply though.

 

 

[NinjaJc01]

 

I'm looking for a UPS for my 24/7 workstation, I don't know if it's necessary to use a pure sine wave ups.

 

My pc build

 

Intel CPU 2011 Core I7 5820K 3.3 GHz. 

Asus X99-A ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard 

Zotac GTX750 Ti (2GB) 

Super Flower Leadex 750W 

Platinum Samsung 512GB 950 PRO M.2 PCIe Type 2280 SSD 

64GB ram 

 

From my knowledge, I understand that you need a pure sine wave ups to provide power interruption protection for active PCF power supplies. Is this correct?

 

But, I'm still not sure if Super Flower Leadex 750 w Platinum is an active PCF power supply though.

 

Some PSUs can be fussy about the waveform, try looking at the spec sheets online.

[Enderman]

just get a pure sine wave one, they are using newer technology and have generally better build quality

the 1500VA pure sine wave cyberpower one i got recently has been working extremely well

[agentagent47]

if iam not mistaken,johny guru said that he use simulated sine wave UPS on some of his APCF Power supply PCs and it work normally over the course of years of using them without any problem. i myself are asking the same thing.

btw what are you doing with that GPU on that rig ?

[W-L]

 

-SNIP-

 

It is not absolutely mandatory to have a pure sinewave UPS on a PSU, what does occur at times is if stepped sinewave is used the PSU may buzz or have more operational noise due to it trying to compensate for the stepped sinewave. The ones you must avoid are squarewave where most PSU's will not accept in anyway. 

 

I personally would recommend this from APC, it would be more than enough for peripherals and networking equipment and if you plan to upgrade the system:

http://www.apc.com/shop/us/en/products/APC-Power-Saving-Back-UPS-Pro-1000/P-BR1000G

[paul1975]

Thanks for your information

 

Is 1000VA APC SMC1000I better than PBR1000G?

 

My local store has 1000VA APC SMC1000I and it is on sale.

 

It is only $400 while P-BR1000G is $449, which one should I pick for my system and Super Flower Platinum  750W active PCF?

[W-L]

Thanks for your information

Is 1000VA APC SMC1000I better than PBR1000G?

My local store has 1000VA APC SMC1000I and it is on sale.

It is only $400 while P-BR1000G is $449, which one should I pick for my system and Super Flower Platinum  750W active PCF?

 

If your comparing theses two, usually the smaller BR1000G is lower cost and more consumer type product, the SMC1000 version is more for server and networking operations and costs more but the main difference between the two is lower charge times on batteries for the server one and pure sinewave operation, there are a few other smaller things such as lower transfer times and usually better/high quality components for commercial products.

http://www.apc.com/shop/us/en/products/APC-Smart-UPS-C-1000VA-LCD-120V/P-SMC1000

http://www.apc.com/shop/us/en/products/APC-Power-Saving-Back-UPS-Pro-1000/P-BR1000G