Hi guys, I'm looking for an UPS to protect my system from power outages, etc. Don't need to keep the computer on too much time, I just want to protect the hardware.
My PSU is a PPC Silencer 760W. In the official webpage, no Active PFC is listed, though on 99% of the reviews that I've read, they do list it as .99 Active PFC. I don't know how to check it myself and I would think it's a bit complicated, so to be on the safe side I guess I should assume that it has ineed Active PFC.
So the question is: do I really need a pure sine wave UPS? The cheapest one I can find is around $200
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16842102133&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-_-pla-_-NA-_-NA
and that seems a bit too much. I don't want to buy it unless it's really the best choice for my PSU (apart from the PSU, I only connect a monitor which uses something like 10-30 W). It also seems a bit too fancy IMO, I don't want any LED indicators or anything, as I said, just want the hardware to be protected!
Any recommendations on this are welcome!
EDIT: I also forgot to ask the following. Do I need an UPS that delivers at least 770-800W? I have no idea how UPS work. If there is no problem with the power coming from the wall, then the amount of watts that get to the PSU should not be limited by the number specified in the UPS, right? I mean, this number should only be relevant when in battery mode. In that case I don't think I would need that much power.. or do I?
My PSU is a PPC Silencer 760W. In the official webpage, no Active PFC is listed, though on 99% of the reviews that I've read, they do list it as .99 Active PFC. I don't know how to check it myself and I would think it's a bit complicated, so to be on the safe side I guess I should assume that it has ineed Active PFC.
So the question is: do I really need a pure sine wave UPS? The cheapest one I can find is around $200
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16842102133&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-_-pla-_-NA-_-NA
and that seems a bit too much. I don't want to buy it unless it's really the best choice for my PSU (apart from the PSU, I only connect a monitor which uses something like 10-30 W). It also seems a bit too fancy IMO, I don't want any LED indicators or anything, as I said, just want the hardware to be protected!
Any recommendations on this are welcome!
EDIT: I also forgot to ask the following. Do I need an UPS that delivers at least 770-800W? I have no idea how UPS work. If there is no problem with the power coming from the wall, then the amount of watts that get to the PSU should not be limited by the number specified in the UPS, right? I mean, this number should only be relevant when in battery mode. In that case I don't think I would need that much power.. or do I?