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    Question UPS Recommendations for gaming PC

    Am I right in thinking the APC SUA2200i Tower UPS will provide a max backup time of 29 minutes at 900 watt load? I've linked the product page below. https://www.apc.com/shop/uk/en/products/APC-Smart-UPS-2200VA-USB-Serial-230V/P-SUA2200I?isCurrentSite=false
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    Question UPS Recommendations for gaming PC

    I'm wanting to get a UPS to provide clean power and backup power to my new gaming PC that I will be building soon. I have looked online at power supply calculators and seen that my new gaming PC will use about 600 - 700 watts at full load, I also want to factor in my five monitors and speakers...
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    Xeon x5660 vs Xeon x5670

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    Xeon x5660 vs Xeon x5670

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    Xeon x5660 vs Xeon x5670

    I'm wondering what CPU I should get to upgrade my server, I currently have a X5550 and was thinking I'd upgrade it to a Hexacore CPU. The only problem is they have a £15 price difference for 0.13GHz so I was wondering whether this will actually make a difference as I run game servers like DayZ...
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    UPS backup for Servers

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    UPS backup for Servers

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    UPS backup for Servers

    I'm wondering if anyone would be able to help me find out what UPS would be suitable for my home network as I have just added new servers and think its time for a battery backup. I currently have 6 x 5W servers, 30W CCTV Server, 10W Router, 50W firewall, 100W NAS Server, 800W VM Server and a D...
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    Network Backups for Windows PC

    I'm wondering if anyone knows a good way that I can get my Windows PC to backup once a week to my NAS server however I've changed my windows installation so that the Documents, Downloads, Desktop, page file and the rest are on my second drive since I'm using a 180GB SSD. I've heard that since...
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    1 SSD vs 3 SSDs

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    1 SSD vs 3 SSDs

    I am wanting to know whether I should use 1 large SSD for 3 VMs or give them their own dedicated smaller SSD, Each VM will only be running the Windows 10 OS with a few low usage apps so will this hurt performance and if so how much?
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    Can I use this PSU?

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    Can I use this PSU?

    I have been looking on Ebay and have found this one which is a proper brand so would this be ok? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/272122546953
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    Can I use this PSU?