Suggest a decent UPS

NMS · March 29, 2018

Hello.

So at this point I'm pretty done with the constant power outages in this damn country, and therefore I would like to purchase a UPS to would give me those few minutes to properly shut down my system.

But I know absolutely nothing about them and so here I am.

I've been looking into this one: http://www.apc.com/shop/gr/en/products/APC-BACK-UPS-1400VA-230V-AVR-Schuko-Sockets/P-BX1400U-GR?switchCountry=true

My PSU is Corsair RMx 650. And I require only two outlets: one for the PC and the other for the monitor. My system usually shuts off within 3-5 seconds so I don't need a lot of time.

Any suggestions?

Razor Blade · March 29, 2018

Can't really go wrong with a good known brand UPS. APC and Tripp lite I have had pretty good luck with both in the past. I have a cyberpower right now and it has been doing well for a few years now though the battery did die right at 2 years so I ended up replacing the battery.

The biggest thing is making sure you size the UPS to your needs. 1400VA is a lot of power even pulling around 600 watts it should last about an hour. So if you're wanting to be able to do some work before shutting down during a power outage a larger UPS like that would be worth it.

NMS · March 29, 2018

22 minutes ago, Razor02097 said:

Can't really go wrong with a good known brand UPS. APC and Tripp lite I have had pretty good luck with both in the past. I have a cyberpower right now and it has been doing well for a few years now though the battery did die right at 2 years so I ended up replacing the battery.

The biggest thing is making sure you size the UPS to your needs. 1400VA is a lot of power even pulling around 600 watts it should last about an hour. So if you're wanting to be able to do some work before shutting down during a power outage a larger UPS like that would be worth it.

That's where I wasn't sure really. Seemed like 1400VA is a lot. Although the graph suggests that at full load I will have about 2 minutes only, which is fine though.

RyzenDoctor · March 29, 2018

I own a cyberpower one:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00429N19W/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I nabbed it on black friday for close to 50% off. love it. you can set it up to shutdown the PC in an outage (i do leave it doing things in the background occasionally when I'm not home)