A UPS?

[BDunkz]

Hi guys,

so i was scrolling though workstation builds and i stumbled apon something called a ups. Now the basic idea (i think) is its a battery to keep your pc running when there's no power. I'm wondering if anyone could help choose one, so ive got a pc, 

-i7 6700

-asus 1070

and a nas

-500w max ever 

and a wifi router.

 

i want to be able to keep using my pc all the way though the power outage so I'm wondering if anyone can recommend one.

thanks,

 

BDunkz

[BlueCrazii]

Just buy this one and you are golden 

 

[sazrocks]

How long of a power outage?

[LienusLateTips]

That's not what a UPS is for. It's for saving your content and shutting down properly. usually 5 or 10 mins battery time

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, BlueCrazii said:

Just buy this one and you are golden 

 

yep thats the only way you can last a power outage

[themctipers]

its more suited towards having enough power saved up so that you can stop what you're doing and shut down the computer safely instead of it just suddenly shutting down. you won't be doing any gaming while the power is out on your desktop 

[d3sl91]

Most UPS are not designed to be used "through a power outage". Most consumer units are designed to give you enough time to gracefully shut down your system (so, maybe 10 minutes). 

 

Otherwise, your best bet will be something from APC or Cyberpower. I'd reccomend at least 1000VA, preferrably their largest consumer ones, which are (I think) 1500va. https://www.amazon.com/APC-Back-UPS-Battery-Protector-BR1500G/dp/B003Y24DEU

This will give you ~20 minutes, maybe, to shut down your systems. Once your systems are shut down, it could probably run your networking for a couple hours as well. 

 

The other thing to think about, is auto shutdown. Each of these can control one system via USB cable, to tell the system to shut down. 

So, you may need to get two.

 

 

[W-L]

4 minutes ago, BDunkz said:

-SNIP-

As said they are more designed for saving critical work and safely shutting down your system, there are units that are designed for extended run time but cost a lot of money. Something like this would be more than enough for your system, ideally for the NAS that should be on it's own unit for it to be able to safely pwoer down during an extended power outage. 

https://www.cyberpowersystems.com/product/ups/cp850pfclcd/

 

-Moved to case and power supplies- 

[maxxsann]

Generally speaking, a UPS is used for two reasons:

• Smooth out power delivery to the system, protecting sensitive components from fluctuations/ surges
• Safely saving your info and shutting down your system in the event of a power outage - tops 5-10 minutes of use

A good brand name ups like APC will run you about $200-250 USD and you'll need something like this: 

PC Power-Saving Back-UPS Pro 1300

[BDunkz]

2 hours ago, sazrocks said:

How long of a power outage?

5-20 mins

 

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, BDunkz said:

5-20 mins

 

maybe 10-15 mins, probably not 20

[BDunkz]

2 hours ago, themctipers said:

its more suited towards having enough power saved up so that you can stop what you're doing and shut down the computer safely instead of it just suddenly shutting down. you won't be doing any gaming while the power is out on your desktop 

OK well if it was just For Saving some stuff and shutting down the nas, how much would I have to spend?

[BDunkz]

1 minute ago, JDE said:

maybe 10-15 mins, probably not 20

Could you recommend mend one from Australia?