Choosing UPS for gaming rig

[Tornik]

I'm in the process of finishing my new gaming rig build and I want to make sure whether my current UPS would be enough for ¬5 minute shutdown time in case of power outage.

My rig: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/KdZLHN

The UPS I currently have is the TrippLite AVR Series 230V 750VA 450W

If that UPS doesn't feature enough wattage for my rig, would the SVCPOWER VP-2000-LCD 2000VA/1200W be a good choice? It has a 1200W output (rest of the specs here) but is from an almost unknown brand and I'm not sure how important that is when choosing a UPS.

 

[GhislainG]

Will you connect a monitor to the UPS? Depending on the monitor, 450W may not be enough at full system load; the SVCPOWER VP-2000-LCD 2000VA/1200W is more powerful than you need, but its quality is unknown. Are they the only UPS available at a decent price?

 

[Tornik]

Will you connect a monitor to the UPS? Depending on the monitor, 450W may not be enough at full system load; the SVCPOWER VP-2000-LCD 2000VA/1200W is more powerful than you need, but its quality is unknown. Are they the only UPS available at a decent price?

Thank you for the reply.

The monitor and audio peripherals will not be connected to the UPS. I realised that would definitely be too much for the model I have.

There are other UPSs available from known brands but I'll need to save up for them. If my current UPS will do the work meanwhile - w/o having to deal with monitor and audio - I will use it and avoid getting the one I linked above.

 

[GhislainG]

If you already have it, then you could stress test your system and pull the plug on the UPS. Then you'll know if it's powerful enough or not.

 

[Tornik]

If you already have it, then you could stress test your system and pull the plug on the UPS. Then you'll know if it's powerful enough or not.

Wouldn't there be a risk of damage to PC components if it's not powerful enough though?

 

[GhislainG]

The risk isn't higher than a power outage.