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What ups to get?
I’m building a pc in a week and i wanna make sure i don’t lose anything. I need help in finding an ups that doesn’t break the bank but is still good. If it helps im running a ryzen 7 9800x3d and a 9070 xt. Can anyone give me a recommended wattage or a good…
I’m building a pc in a week and i wanna make sure i don’t lose anything. I need help in finding an ups that doesn’t break the bank but is still good. If it helps im running a ryzen 7 9800x3d and a 9070 xt. Can anyone give me a recommended wattage or a good brand?
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I have Goldenmate UPS's for my builds. Been good for me the past 7/8 months. Have a 1000W/1500VA model and a 800W/1000VA model.
Would a cyber power Lx1500Gavr 1500VA/900W work well?
It's Simulated wine wave, rather than Pure sine wave. Yes it works, but some modern PSUs are picky about that, and will just shut off instantly when the UPS switches to battery. I can't predict which ones.
Look around for deals and pricing, but personally I'd go with a Cyberpower pure sine wave PFC UPS, and I prefer 1500VA / 1000W range. 1350VA would work with slightly less uptime. With a powerful rig actually doing something, you won't have much uptime at all, but an idle rig will have more than a few minutes. Here's a link to get you started but if you copy and paste the model number into a search engine, you'll see retailers like Newegg, Amazon, Best Buy and B&H have this for less than Cyberpower. I also have 9800X3D and 9070 XT and use an older model of this (less pretty/uglier LCD).
Cyberpower or APC are both excellent brands. As for the wattage of the unit, base that on the wattage of the PSU in your new build. So if your PSU is 1000W that's the size UPS you should get.