[SOLVED] UPS for gaming PC

[WebowJo]

Hey guys. I'm running Ryzen 3700x with a 3080ti, might be adding another 3070 for mining.
I only need it for the few second of power loss that I experience once in a blue moon... Not going to game on it when it's using the battery... Should I care then about power ratings? I don't really understand how it works... Like if my PC draws 1kw/h then I must use a 1kh+ ups or is it only relevant when experiencing power loss? I'm asking because thinking so I bought a 950va 600w ups and it has a meter of power usage and when gaming it shows about 450w/600w... So that means it always goes through the battery?? Must I upgrade it in that case? Thanks

 

[bretbernhoft]

If I'm not mistaken, the 600w is the amount of load (or power usage) that your UPS can tolerate from connected devices. For example, I purchased a 1,000w UPS, and only typically draw 300w to 400w while using my computer. All of this is to say that, if you're regularly using the full 600w load capacity of your UPS, then you might want to upgrade to something with more resources.

 

[punkncat]

Battery backup systems are two fold.

You have a wattage rating that is typically the most power the system is rated for. In addition to that you have the rating (sometimes called amp hour in relation to batteries) that is based on the amount of time it can supply (rated) power.

Many backups have a way to connect the unit via USB and will initiate a power down or sleep sequence on the detection of power loss. Others are a bit simpler.

All that to say this if this unit will keep the PC powered when you pull the wall plug (for the backup) then the next question would be how long will it do so and does it provide you time to do a proper shutdown first. Most backup manufacturers provide a calculator of some time to help you with that. Many of the units also have a screen that give you that info in minutes run time.