Can anyone suggest me the best uninterrupt power supply for me?

[hunkeelin]

^ lol. Ok. here's the thing i won't spend a car on a PSU. But i am willing to spend a fortune if the UPS can do
- prevent thunderstorm from fking up my computer
- at least last for 5 min and telling me is using it's battery when power goes off so i can chance to turn my pc off
- can support my rig's specs listed in my sig

 

[Ferzerp]

Wrong board entirely....

 

[2is]

You'll need to specify a budget. A UPS can range from under $100 to several thousand.

And yes, wrong forum

 

[hunkeelin]

I want a UPS that can satisfy my rig. it's a 1000w.

 

[2is]

Still need a budget. If you want the "best" that can satisfy your rig, well... here's the best I found.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16842301091

 

[hunkeelin]

^ lol. Ok. here's the thing i won't spend a car on a PSU. But i am willing to spend a fortune if the UPS can do
- prevent thunderstorm from fking up my computer
- at least last for 5 min and telling me is using it's battery when power goes off so i can chance to turn my pc off
- can support my rig's specs listed in my sig
- it will last 5 years (not the battery but i mean it won't break for no reason)

 

[douglasb]

Good luck finding a UPS battery that lasts 5 years.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Good luck finding a UPS battery that lasts 5 years.

Technically the gell cells can last that long, if longer, but APC UPSes purposely slightly overcharge it so they die faster. At least that's what I read on another forum while researching using flooded lead acid batteries.

If you only need 5 minutes, you can probably get away with any 1000va UPS. Use a clamp on meter or other measuring device to find out how much watts your machine uses as even though your psu is 1000w I doubt the machine is really using that much. Video cards are what suck up the most power (some will use 400w on their own) so depending on what video card you have you may be pulling 500-600w at the wall. 1000va is 600w, so if you are pulling that much try to look for a 1500va ups.

Now if you want something that can last several hours, look at a setup like this.

 

[2is]

Good luck finding a UPS battery that lasts 5 years.

He specifically said he was NOT referring to the batteries, but the UPS unit itself.

Anyway, if I needed 1000watts worth of battery backup capacity at a reasonable price, I'd probably go with something like this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16842102130

 

[lakedude]

1000va is 600w

Sorry to nitpick but not really.

On one side you have both the Watt and VA ratings of the UPS, and on the computer side it depends on the power factor.

That Cooler Master is a "Active PFC Power Supply" so Watts and VA will be roughly equal...


http://www.xand.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/SADE-5TNQYF_R0_EN.pdf

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817171049

 

[lakedude]

it's a 1000w.

Your rig most likely never draws anywhere near 1000 Watts. If you got $18 bucks you can see exactly what your rig pulls with the Kill A Watt.

http://www.amazon.com/P3-Internation.../dp/B00009MDBU

 

[Arkaign]

I recently installed two of these :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16842101142

They server two moderately older dual-quad Xeon servers, and has kicked on a couple of times, both for about 20 minutes, with zero issues, in addition to two 4-drive NAS boxes.

 

[Ferzerp]

He specifically said he was NOT referring to the batteries, but the UPS unit itself.

Anyway, if I needed 1000watts worth of battery backup capacity at a reasonable price, I'd probably go with something like this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16842102130

He also specifically edited after the person said a battery won't last that long.

 

[Vic Vega]

OP, this is your 3rd thread in some hours on the same basic issue...