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

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u/solarpurge 19h ago

In my experience those cheaper UPS units do not provide enough power for a gaming PC

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u/Commentor9001 17h ago

Batteries also go bad

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u/rpantherlion 16h ago

Batteries only cost $50 a pop, and 2 years in my batteries are at 98% health.

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u/ToplessHarpist 18h ago

It depends on what you need it for, if you just want to have time to shut down your PC during an outage it's perfectly fine. I have a gaming PC that was high-end a few years ago and my 1500VA APC is not struggling at all during any amount of usage.

It's not going to power you on a no-power gaming spree, but it will save your computer from a power outage during an update for instance.

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u/jeremyw013 Ryzen 7 8700F / RTX 5060 / 16GB DDR5 18h ago

when did you buy the UPS? because i can definitely tell you it's probably not as cheap as when you got it.

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u/These-Anxiety-5919 17h ago

The 1300VA UPS I bought from Woot 4 years ago is $20 more expensive now.

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u/rpantherlion 16h ago

The one I bought 2 years ago is the same price now as when I paid for it. $240. 1500VA, 1000 watts, 6 battery outlets, 6 standard surge protection outlets. Connects to my PC via usb. Y’all act like you’re buying a new GPU