Need A UPS For A 860W PSU

[Nilthandrik]

Recently there have a few thunderstorms where I live in which the power has flickered, nothing major but it's enough to shut the computer down.

I've used a UPS in the past but it died an since then I also upgraded my rig.

I'm looking for a UPS than can handle a 860W PSU as well as a monitor Acer H213H. I also have a PS4 that I tend to leave in standby so if it can handle that then bonus.

It doesn't need to run long at all, just enough to shut things down.

 

[spat55]

Well you probably arn't pushing the PSU that high in usage so I'd say around about 1000va minimum and 1500va maximum.

 

[Rogue Leader]

1000va only delivers about 600 watts, if you're gonna run a PS4 off of it (draws about 300w max) you are going to want more like 1500va (which is about 900 watts). Now while your PSU is rated at 860, unless you're running cards in SLI you won't need to cover that amount at all, only what it draws. For that we would need to know your specs.

 

[spat55]

1000va only delivers about 600 watts, if you're gonna run a PS4 off of it (draws about 300w max) you are going to want more like 1500va (which is about 900 watts). Now while your PSU is rated at 860, unless you're running cards in SLI you won't need to cover that amount at all, only what it draws. For that we would need to know your specs.

Trust me a PS4 will not use 300w, I wouldn't imagine he'd be running his PS4 and PC at full load at the same time.

 

[Rogue Leader]

1000va only delivers about 600 watts, if you're gonna run a PS4 off of it (draws about 300w max) you are going to want more like 1500va (which is about 900 watts). Now while your PSU is rated at 860, unless you're running cards in SLI you won't need to cover that amount at all, only what it draws. For that we would need to know your specs.

Trust me a PS4 will not use 300w.

No, normally it will not, however the PS4 can draw up to 300 watts at the max, which is what I said.

The problem is even under wall power your UPS can only provide its max rated power. So if you have a 900w ups and your computer draws 600 and your PS4 draws 300 and you run both a the same time for some reason, in theory you can over draw the UPS and it will shut down. I have seen it happen. Not common, but something to keep in mind when buying.

Hence, I asked for his PC specs.

 

[spat55]

1000va only delivers about 600 watts, if you're gonna run a PS4 off of it (draws about 300w max) you are going to want more like 1500va (which is about 900 watts). Now while your PSU is rated at 860, unless you're running cards in SLI you won't need to cover that amount at all, only what it draws. For that we would need to know your specs.

Trust me a PS4 will not use 300w.

No, normally it will not, however the PS4 can draw up to 300 watts at the max, which is what I said.

The problem is even under wall power your UPS can only provide its max rated power. So if you have a 900w ups and your computer draws 600 and your PS4 draws 300 and you run both a the same time for some reason, in theory you can over draw the UPS and it will shut down. I have seen it happen. Not common, but something to keep in mind when buying.

Hence, I asked for his PC specs.

I agree with asking for the specs but if he just remembers not to have his PC on full load along with his PS4 a 1000va UPS would be sufficient.

 

[Nilthandrik]

Intel Core i7-6700K, 4.2GHz (OC'ed to 4.5GHz)
Asus Maximus VIII Hero
G Skill F4-3000C15-8GV 32GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Samsung SSD 850 PRO 256GB (256 GB, SATA-III)
Samsung SSD 850 PRO 256GB (256 GB, SATA-III)
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB (500 GB, SATA-III)
WDC WD2003FZEX-00Z4SA0 (2000 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA-III)
CORSAIR AXi Series AX860i Digital 860W

 

[Rogue Leader]

Ok, its unlikely your system would draw over 500 watts, in fact it will likely be closer to 450 at max. Based on that I agree with spat55 that its likely 1000va would work for you. In between there is 1350va which will give you a bit more headroom as well.