[SOLVED] What kind of UPS should I buy?

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My area constantly (once or twice a month) gets a power outage and I would like to protect my computer, what kind of UPS will be able to handle the load long enough for me to shutdown my pc?

PSU: Corsair 850i

Processor
Ryzen 5 3600 3.6hz

Manufacturer AMD

Water Cooler: Xigmatek Glace 240

Video Card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 super

Motherboard Asus ROG Strix B-550-F

Ram Memory 32 GB

4 Monitors UR28R550 28" IPC UHD w/ 60hz
 
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My area constantly (once or twice a month) gets a power outage and I would like to protect my computer, what kind of UPS will be able to handle the load long enough for me to shutdown my pc?

PSU: Corsair 850i

Processor
Ryzen 5 3600 3.6hz

Manufacturer AMD

Water Cooler: Xigmatek Glace 240

Video Card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 super

Motherboard Asus ROG Strix B-550-F

Ram Memory 32 GB

4 Monitors UR28R550 28" IPC UHD w/ 60hz
The best answer is to MEASURE your power usage during your heaviest usage. Buy an inexpensive power meter similar to this -- http://www.p3international.com/products/p4400.html
Obviously for your country's power voltage etc.
THEN using that value...
My area constantly (once or twice a month) gets a power outage and I would like to protect my computer, what kind of UPS will be able to handle the load long enough for me to shutdown my pc?

PSU: Corsair 850i

Processor
Ryzen 5 3600 3.6hz

Manufacturer AMD

Water Cooler: Xigmatek Glace 240

Video Card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 super

Motherboard Asus ROG Strix B-550-F

Ram Memory 32 GB

4 Monitors UR28R550 28" IPC UHD w/ 60hz
The best answer is to MEASURE your power usage during your heaviest usage. Buy an inexpensive power meter similar to this -- http://www.p3international.com/products/p4400.html
Obviously for your country's power voltage etc.
THEN using that value, use the charts at APC's website to get an estimate of size -- https://www.apc.com/products/runtime_for_extendedruntime.cfm?upsfamily=27
Again select the appropriate country.
Good UPS units have a USB port which will signal your PC to automatically shutdown.
 
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