How big of a UPS do I need?

[mastaman01]

Hey everyone,

So I've been thinking of getting a UPS for a while, but I didn't know where to start. Basically, I've been delaying it. However, I live in a old house, and I've notice its age in its power delivery in the house. For example, I've noticed if the AC or furnace starts up the whole houses lights flicker. I wanted to get a UPS to regulate the power to my pc and not put it under that stress. I was thinking of this one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16842102048

but I didn't know if i needed one that big. I would have my pc, monitor, modem, and router connected to the battery. 

it is a 24 in monitor and the pc I'm most worried about.

PC specs,

i7 4790k

gigabyte gaming 7 mobo

GTX 970

1 ssd 2 hard drives

16gb ram

750 W power supply that obviously isnt being pushed to its max

Any feedback would be appreciated,

Thanks

 

[Member]

That's a good UPS. I recently bought the CP1000PFCLCD for my NAS, they are really reputable. 

 

Take a look at this chart: https://www.cyberpowersystems.com/products/ups/intelligent-lcd 

[W-L]

6 minutes ago, mastaman01 said:

-SNIP-

With all of that your system wouldn't draw more than say around 400W, a bit more overclocked but either of these will be more than enough including all the peripherals and networking equipment:

https://www.cyberpowersystems.com/products/ups/desktop/cp1000pfclcd

http://www.apc.com/shop/us/en/products/Power-Saving-Back-UPS-NS-1080VA/P-BN1080G

[DrMikeNZ]

4 minutes ago, Member said:

Take a look at this chart: https://www.cyberpowersystems.com/products/ups/intelligent-lcd 

That Est runtime column seems a bit misleading.

[W-L]

5 minutes ago, DrMikeNZ said:

That Est runtime column seems a bit misleading.

They based it on the maximum, most UPS's unless they are extended runtime units only last a few mins at full load. 

[DrMikeNZ]

Just now, W-L said:

They based it on the maximum, most UPS's unless they are extended runtime units only last a few mins at full load. 

Ie, how long the UPS will last with nothing plugged in, which is not how people use UPS's. The table says "178 minutes", although the half and full load specs are 11 and 3 minutes respectively. As I said, the column is misleading.

[mastaman01]

thank you for the help. Ill be picking up a UPS tomorrow.