APC BACK-UPS XS 900VA / 540 Watts

[nwrigley]

I'm looking to buy a UPS unit and this one is on sale this week at Best Buy for $99.99. This unit should provide enough power for my current system and expected new system (Core 2 quad) and has AVR protection. Does anyone have any experience, opinions on this unit?

http://apc.com/resource/includ...ex.cfm?base_sku=BX900R

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ol...oduct&id=1142298456537

 

[Burner27]

You may want to get one that exceeds the power output of you PSU. If you're using a 500w or less PSU with this rig you will be ok although your runtime will be very small. I would get one that is 1100va or higher.

 

[Zepper]

No one I know of uses the full power from his/her PSU. The max even most gamers use is maybe 350 to 400 watts. And add a monitor on that. So depending on your actual power usage, the backup time may be a bit short but it will be adequate to get the system safely shut down. A handy tool to have is the Kill A Watt meter - perfect for sizing UPSes. Newegg has them on sale again for members right now.
. Here's the link to the ad: http://email.newegg.com/a/hBGe...IjBODngEA44Mvmqn/nweg7 . You'll have to sign up if not already to use the code.

.bh.