can i use a 500va ups with my 700w psu?

[shreds]

Hey guys
I live in a very bad power area..frequent voltage drops n spikes..lights flickering etc..

I have already lost my entire pc...i iv built a new one n dont want to lose this one too...someone told me tht u shud get a ups to protect ur pc...budget is tight so i wanted ask whether a 500va ups will be enough to just protect my pc i dont really need it on in case of outages but for just protection against spikes...will a 500va ups damage my pc if my pc draws more power?

My specs:
R9 270x
I5 4570
Corsair gs700psu
Asus h87m-E mobo
Corsair vengence 8gb

 

[shreds]

just want to know if a 500va ups can protect my pc from spikes etc without damaging the pc...any replies wud be greatly helpfull thnx in advance

 

[Anaandrew01]

Yes, 500va power UPS will more then sufficient for your pc. It will protect your system from power fluctuations.

 

[shreds]

What if the power goes out n the pc starts drawing power more than the ups provides? Will the pc be damaged? Or its safe? For 2 3 mins? Cuz thts all i need

 

[Anaandrew01]

What if the power goes out n the pc starts drawing power more than the ups provides? Will the pc be damaged? Or its safe? For 2 3 mins? Cuz thts all i need

PC can draw power as much UPS can give it when power goes off. As, UPS can not supply power beyond its limit.

 

[shreds]

So if im playing some heavy duty game and power goes out n the ups kicks in... and is providing less power than the pc needs at that moment will that effect my pc?

 

[Anaandrew01]

So if im playing some heavy duty game and power goes out n the ups kicks in... and is providing less power than the pc needs at that moment will that effect my pc?

Yes, if your PC will require more power then your UPS can provide then you PC will shut down. And due to sudden shutdown of system you can loss any file on which you were working and also your system can corrupt.

 

[shreds]

It will just simply shut down? No hardware damages except for the file losses