What kind of UPS do I need?

[IronPickle]

Ever since I moved into my apartment my computer will turn off for a moment and then turn back on like it the reset button was pressed or something. I think this may be caused by momentary lapses in power. I know this is probably putting a lot of stress on my system so I was thinking about getting a UPS to prevent these outages from wreaking havoc on my system. I don't know much about UPSes. I use my system piratically for gaming and watching online videos so I don't need something that can power my system for hours during an outage. I just want something that can bridge power gap during these micro power outages. My system specs are as follows.

PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G3, 220-G3-0650-Y1, 80+ GOLD, 650W Fully Modular

Mobo: GIGABYTE Z370 HD3 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 (300 Series)

CPU: Intel Core i7-8700 Coffee Lake 6-Core 3.2 GHz (4.6 GHz Turbo)

Case: Corsair Obsidian Series 750D

RAM: ORSAIR Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2666

SSD: SAMSUNG MZ-7WD4800/0H3 - 2.5

HDD: Western Digital WD15EARS - 3.5

Monitors: Samsung 28" UE590 UHD Monitor and an older Samsung monitor with 1600 by 900 resolution

GPU: SAPPHIRE NITRO Radeon R9 380 DirectX 12 (I want to upgrade to a gtx 1080 ti when prices are more reasonable)

I also have an old optical drive in there

 

[Karadjgne]

For this you'll need 2 things. A bigger wallet and to do some research.

There's 2 kinds of UPS. One that has square or simulated sinewave, it's the older and cheaper models that seem to last a long time (half an hour usually at a decent load) and pure sinewave that's newer and is certified to work with Active PFC. The pure sinewave kind does not last long at all, only 5 minutes or so.

Because you have the Evga G3 that has Active PFC, you'll need the second kind, of which there are much fewer options. They also cost considerably more than the simulated sinewave do. It's not debatable. With Active PFC, your pc will still work as normal, the surge protection will be just as good, but under battery power conditions, the psu will not work as it's not getting solid sinewave AC power, it gets simulated power that has stops and starts. It's those momentary stops that'll shut you down.

With a 650w psu, I'd be looking at the 1100w+ models as they carry enough power to last the few minutes to tide over any short interruptions or at least give time from full gaming loads to shutdown without instantly turning off the pc.


UPS: CyberPower - CP1000PFCLCDTAA UPS ($148.27 @ Amazon)

That's about the best you'll get for under $300ish. If you look up the model at cyberpower website, it has better explanation.