r/pcmasterrace • u/Federal-Ad6341 4080 Laptop 175W/13950HX/32GB DDR5 • 1d ago

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u/ToplessHarpist 22h ago

Are people really in 2026 having a multi-thousand dollar computer not plugged into a UPS? That's crazy to me, they're $150 for an OK one and it could save your computer.

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u/ffchusky 20h ago

What's a ups and why is it better than a surge protector?

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u/JustInternetNoise 20h ago

Its basically a battery backup. If the power goes out whatever is plugged into it will keep running for a while.

The only thing is the battery is quite small and will only run a PC for maybe 30 minutes at idle even less under load.

However its enough time to save whatever you're working on and shutt down properly.

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u/ffchusky 19h ago

Thank you for a real reply, I was expecting a snarky answer. I'll look into one of these!

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u/JustInternetNoise 19h ago

And if for some reason you need alot of backup time instead of getting a really expensive big UPS id go for a good solar inverter/charger and a lead acid or LiPFO4 battery, you get more bang for your buck and have more options for expansion or other features.

For example my humble setup. Please ignore the poor cable management im waiting on more supplies and equipment.

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u/aqaba_is_over_there 19h ago

Also you can hook your PC up to it via USB and the PC will know when its on battery power and do a hibernate or shut down when the battery runtime gets low enough.

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u/JustInternetNoise 19h ago

Its far less plug and play then that, but yes its possible. But only really necessary if your useing it as a server, for a normal use desktop I wouldn't bother.

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u/These-Anxiety-5919 17h ago

It's actually not. Windows treats the UPS as a normal battery (like a laptop) and does all this stuff by default when you plug it in.

Any of the major brands at least.