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UPS/Surge protector

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Superfly3176

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Looking for a good ups or surge protector. Really I just want something that won't let my pc/monitor get slammed during a quick power outage. I don't even know what to look for as far as these go. Can someone help me out?
 
I would definite recommend UPS for computer. Its all depends on how long do you need to battery to last and what kind of computer is plug into the unit. If you don't need a long battery running time, pretty much any UPS will do the job. Check out Staples
 
Maybe 5 minutes or less? I was looking at staples have a gift card there.

PC is an i5-2500k, z68 mobo, 16gb ddr3, radeon 6950 2gb, 1x SSD 2x 7200rpm hdd, 1xDVD drive about 6-8 fans? Guess I don't understand the Wattage/VA at all...
 
Superfly3176 said:
Looking for a good ups or surge protector. Really I just want something that won't let my pc/monitor get slammed during a quick power outage. I don't even know what to look for as far as these go. Can someone help me out?
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We need to your rig's spec. One of my rigs has a 950W PSU. I use an APC 1500 VA unit rated at 980W. Along with the rig are 3 24" LCDs and a set of Bose 2.1 speakers. It lasts about 25 min because even at full load my rig doesn't consume 950W.
 
wra18th said:
We need to your rig's spec. One of my rigs has a 950W PSU. I use an APC 1500 VA unit rated at 980W. Along with the rig are 3 24" LCDs and a set of Bose 2.1 speakers. It lasts about 25 min because even at full load my rig doesn't consume 950W.
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See post above, and PSU is 750W.
 
An APC750va would probably be fine for what you're looking for.
 
Superfly3176 said:
Whats the difference between a backup & surge outlet?
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unfortunately you have to spend some money to get decent protection. The 1200RS APC backups I have I think were $300 retail 'ish. But they let the entire system run a good 20-25 minutes before blackout and have really fast undercurrent and overcurrent detection that will isolate your hardware in milliseconds and switch over to battery power until the line becomes stable again. It all happens in under a second, but if you set the deviation band on the narrowest setting you would be suprised how many small spikes or dips it catches....
 
Superfly3176 said:
Whats the difference between a backup & surge outlet?
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Surge protection merely absorbs any spikes in the line through MOVs but does nothing for brownouts which are worst. A battery backup is just that. Modern UPSs provide voltage regulation which is better than just surge protection. But once the unit cannot provide good regulation due to excessive increase or decrease of voltage, it isolates your loads from the input voltage and switches over to the battery which usually outputs a modified sine wave. This modified sine wave is not really an issue for the power supply. More expensive units output a pure sine wave but unless your running mission critical sensitive equipment, I wouldn't spend the cash on it.
 
wra18th said:
Surge protection merely absorbs any spikes in the line through MOVs but does nothing for brownouts which are worst. A battery backup is just that. Modern UPSs provide voltage regulation which is better than just surge protection. But once the unit cannot provide good regulation due to excessive increase or decrease of voltage, it isolates your loads from the input voltage and switches over to the battery which usually outputs a modified sine wave. This modified sine wave is not really an issue for the power supply. More expensive units output a pure sine wave but unless your running mission critical sensitive equipment, I wouldn't spend the cash on it.
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stepped sine wave, most decent equipment can handle it for short periods. I haven't seen any systems that output a true sine wave anywhere near reasonable either. but like you said, if you needed one you aren't working with a home pc to begin with
 
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