Need UPS under recommendations under $150 for a PC with a 850w PSU
Power in my area can flicker occasionally, and with tons of old trees around, a downed line isn't uncommon either. I did get an 850W PSU for the system as future proofing, as I do intend to upgrade in the future to a 16gb vram card. I just need a PSU that can…
Power in my area can flicker occasionally, and with tons of old trees around, a downed line isn't uncommon either. I did get an 850W PSU for the system as future proofing, as I do intend to upgrade in the future to a 16gb vram card. I just need a PSU that can give me at most 30 seconds to a single minute to shut down the PC in the event of an actual outage. Specs are as follows; CPU is a Ryzen 7 5800xt(no overclocking or undervolting done) GPU is a EGVA 2080 (not a super or TI) Mobo is a MSI mATX B550 32GB of DDR4 ram(no rgb on it) Also sorry if I tagged this wrong.
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1500VA would give you 1000w of output, at about 2.5 mins of runtime. You could get a smaller unit but if you're hitting 800w of load it will probably alert on overload. 1350VA would give you something like 2 mins at 880w
That's priced at around $170 for me unfortunately, and yeah, it's also out of stock here too.
Are there any 1350VA UPS's actually worth considering?
Unfortunately, I probably won't be able to buy this before the coupon expires. But I'll try and keep an eye on this for when I can.
I edited the post to include one with a USB port. That's the one I own (but in black) and I would spend the few extra bucks for it. Automatic shut down is great and it's plug and play with Win 10/11. You'll probably see another coupon code at Labor Day, so just keep an eye out.
Make sure you get one with some wattage headroom and more importantly, PFC. That way it delivers stable power to sensitive computer electronics.
Amazon sells an AmazonBasics 1500VA UPS that should come in under your price point. Unfortunately, they seem to be back ordered, the one I ordered at the end of April still hasn’t shipped. I’m in Canada, maybe they are more available in the USA.
There's no way you'll actually pull all 850 Watts, so you'll be okay with a 800 W one. My recommendation is go for a Goldenmate refurb - I have two Goldenmate units myself and they're fantastic. They use LFP batteries and not Lead Acid ones, so they can charge and discharge from 100 to 0 percent with minimal degradation and last 10ish years. https://ebay.io/m/ds8yJO - black https://ebay.io/m/GpngFG - white https://ebay.io/m/qGB5F7 - white with USB port (definitely worth the few extra bucks) They both come in under 130 pre tax if you use the ebay coupon code on the page or 140ish with the USB. Refurb UPS sounds nuts, I know, but LFP battery chemistry is durable as heck - they were likely just returns. Free returns and two year warranty anyway. Just as soon as you get one, charge it, plug everything in, start playing a game or whatever, and then pull the UPS plug out of the wall to test it. Should handle the switch over fine. Then plug it back in to make sure it switches back to wall power appropriately. Edit: I should note they have: PFC Are pure sine wave Are not user replaceable batteries but again with LFP you're looking at literally a 10 year life span and 3000ish power cycles. LFP is what China (and some US cars) are using in EVs for a reason - my 2027 Chevy Bolt actually uses LFP batteries because they're so friggin durable they can warranty it forever and not worry. Some people are going to say they're underpowered - but you really aren't going to pull all 850 watts. You're just not. You'll be lucky to pull 600. You can get a more powerful one, but once you jump to 1500 VA you're going to see a price increase as they require more expensive transformers and cooling. Only some models have the USB port (I got the ones that do). I added a link to that one in my edit. The USB is plug and play for Win 11 (again, I'm using it) and for Linux (I have a NAS) I just needed to install NUT and it grabbed it no problem.
Buy a 1500 VA UPS rated for at least 900 W, with: Pure-sine-wave output while on battery Line-interactive operation with automatic voltage regulation USB communication and automatic-shutdown software User-replaceable batteries, preferably The 1500 VA class is preferable to a cheaper 1000 VA unit. A typical 1000 VA pure-sine model may be limited to around 600 W, leaving little margin during a demanding game or after a future GPU upgrade.