Anyone using simulated sine wave UPS w/ active PFC power supply?

[bgc99]

I'm building a system with a Seasonic Platinum rated power supply and I'm wondering how a UPS with a simulated sine wave output will affect it, if at all?

Thanks,
BGC

 

[OlyAR15]

I bought an APC simulated sine wave ups, did not work reliably with my power supply, was very unstable. Ended up buying a cyberpower pure sine wave ups and relegating the APC unit to my cable modem and router. That way I still have Internet access in the event of a blackout.

Of course, your mileage may vary and your particular power supply may be fine with a simulated sine wave.

 

[bgc99]

Cyberpower is really the only choice if you want a true sine wave unit that is affordable for home use.

 

[WilliamM2]

I'd go with an APC smart UPS. I've bought plenty of re-furbs here, and never had an issue:

http://www.refurbups.com/Refurbished-UPS-Systems/APC-Smart-UPS-Tower-Specials

At home I'm using an SUA750, it power my i52500 (@4.5GHz) for 55 minutes. The Cyberpower 1200VA I had before this would only power it for 20 minutes. You get what you pay for.

 

[rchunter]

I'm running APC smart ups smc1500 on my main computer at home. Happy with it.

 

[bgc99]

I assume the APC units have fans, do they run all the time or just when the unit is on battery power? How loud are the fans? I'm trying to build a quiet pc which will be moot if the UPS has a loud fan.

 

[WilliamM2]

The SUA750's and 1000's have no fans.

The 2200's we use at work do have a fan, it runs when on battery, or charging. Probably a bit more than you need though, unless you are running servers.

 

[bgc99]

No servers. I7-4770k, gtx 970, 3 or 4 case fans plus cpu cooler, 1 ssd, 3 hard drives.

I've been looking at the cyberpower pfc true sine wave series, but I'm open to others. I'm wondering if the 1500va unit is worth $40+ more than the 1350va unit in my case.

I turn off my pc when I'm not using it so I would be at it or nearby if a power outage occurs in order to shut down pretty quickly.

 

[Blain]

I'm building a system with a Seasonic Platinum rated power supply and I'm wondering how a UPS with a simulated sine wave output will affect it, if at all?

Yes, a 1500AVR Cyberpower (Simulated Sine Wave), and Seasonic SS-520GB active PFC.
I've been running this combo for 2 or 3 years now without any issues.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Are Supermicro PSUs active PFC? Most of my servers are Supermicro and they're on a square wave UPS. I wish they'd make most UPSes and inverters pure sine though, I really don't get why they don't. It can't be that much more expensive to produce.

This is what a "simulated" sine wave looks like:



Another UPS, switching to inverter:



And back to AC: (that's the same UPS as first pic I think)