LiquidStool Posted October 20, 2010 Member ID: 508 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 4 Topic Count: 140 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 472 Content Per Day: 0.09 Reputation: 38 Achievement Points: 5787 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/25/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 7, 2016 Birthday: 01/20/1969 Share Posted October 20, 2010 hey, can anybody recommend a UPS? needs to be able to shut down pc safely. Only need about 5min back up power. Battery pack should be easily replaceable. Not sure how i work out the power of UPS i'll need but i'm running win 7 with 3 internal HDD, 3 external HDD, BR/RW DVD/RW, 32" LCD monitor, printer and security camera software. Don't think i need to worry about the monitor but am concerned about HDD damage, getting an average of 3 blackouts a week, which will only get worse as the winter draws in. don't want to pay a fortune, and must run 240v in thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sitting-Duc Posted October 20, 2010 Member ID: 561 Group: ++++ Senior Admin Followers: 84 Topic Count: 502 Topics Per Day: 0.09 Content Count: 5334 Content Per Day: 1.00 Reputation: 4610 Achievement Points: 41340 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 29 Joined: 10/14/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 20 Birthday: 04/06/1992 Device: Windows Share Posted October 20, 2010 Can't help.. your avatar is too off-putting. In-fact closing this window now due to me feeling sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
RickJames Posted October 20, 2010 Member ID: 58 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 7 Topic Count: 370 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 2552 Content Per Day: 0.47 Reputation: 3 Achievement Points: 16507 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 26, 2012 Birthday: 08/27/1975 Share Posted October 20, 2010 APC and Cyber Power are ur top ones here in the states. Get with me later if you need any assistance later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidStool Posted October 20, 2010 Member ID: 508 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 4 Topic Count: 140 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 472 Content Per Day: 0.09 Reputation: 38 Achievement Points: 5787 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/25/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 7, 2016 Birthday: 01/20/1969 Author Share Posted October 20, 2010 errrr, what's wrong with my avatar? I've already changed it because people were moaning about the other one with the McDonalds flag!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidStool Posted October 20, 2010 Member ID: 508 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 4 Topic Count: 140 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 472 Content Per Day: 0.09 Reputation: 38 Achievement Points: 5787 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/25/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 7, 2016 Birthday: 01/20/1969 Author Share Posted October 20, 2010 RickJames APC and Cyber Power are ur top ones here in the states. Get with me later if you need any assistance later. Thanks man, preciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChknFngr Posted October 20, 2010 Member ID: 922 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 72 Topic Count: 149 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 3472 Content Per Day: 0.66 Reputation: 1286 Achievement Points: 23224 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 12/23/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 16, 2021 Birthday: 10/01/1975 Share Posted October 20, 2010 i have a few APC mge ups systems, for several different use, for example my father have one so that even in case of a power outage, the garage door still can be open the simple units is not that expensive and really helpful at my place i use two of them for 2 different pc, and one for the modem. but read carefully the manual, as some of the plugs are only 'protecting' and some are for the ups Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
2_MANY_BEERS Posted October 20, 2010 Member ID: 96 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 107 Topic Count: 1048 Topics Per Day: 0.19 Content Count: 8813 Content Per Day: 1.64 Reputation: 3300 Achievement Points: 62183 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Wednesday at 11:15 PM Birthday: 06/30/1954 Device: Windows Share Posted October 20, 2010 I heard that Fed X and UPS were joining together and they would be called FedUp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEEJAYKEG Posted October 20, 2010 Member ID: 1238 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 35 Topic Count: 1207 Topics Per Day: 0.23 Content Count: 6083 Content Per Day: 1.17 Reputation: 4984 Achievement Points: 50727 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 11 Joined: 03/12/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 11 Device: Kindle Fire Share Posted October 20, 2010 Have a look at the Belkin range - I have one here and it is supposed to be good for 20-30 minutes. It also cleans up the power supply to ones kit so spikes don't do any harm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
BoomSlang Posted October 20, 2010 Member ID: 94 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 7 Topic Count: 60 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 556 Content Per Day: 0.10 Reputation: 368 Achievement Points: 3770 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Thursday at 01:16 PM Birthday: 12/03/1955 Device: Windows Share Posted October 20, 2010 LiquidStool Don't get one to small. I have a 1250 ACP with 11 min of backup. If it's to small your PC will still turn off on you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
CplMOFO Posted October 27, 2010 Member ID: 1924 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 68 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1012 Content Per Day: 0.20 Reputation: 101 Achievement Points: 5864 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/26/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 21, 2023 Birthday: 05/30/1973 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Oh jeez... shitty avatar pic... Lol..I'd say go big or go home. If you need a UPS for a gaming rig, even if you need 5 minutes only of backup, will require a big UPS. What's your PSU? You're from the UK, dunno if they sell Kill-a-what device at the hardware store over there...it's cheap...like $15 US dollars. Hook this up to the wall outlet, plug in your power bar to measure max power draw. It's this... It give you the exact reading of the power draw at the wall. There must be 240v versions where you live. That could help you to choose an appropriate UPS... I wuldn't buy anything below 800 Watts APC models tho... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
LiquidStool Posted October 29, 2010 Member ID: 508 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 4 Topic Count: 140 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 472 Content Per Day: 0.09 Reputation: 38 Achievement Points: 5787 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/25/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 7, 2016 Birthday: 01/20/1969 Author Share Posted October 29, 2010 Cheers everyone - i'll look for summat similar over here Mofo, apprciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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