I live in a rural area and we suffer from outages ranging from momentary to minutes to hours. I use surge protectors rated somewhere around 4300 joules for just about everything electronic but want something for my desktop so I can power down when these incidents occur.
First, for home use, is a UPS better than an SPS for my needs? The power supply for the desktop is a thermaltake ATX 700w and the monitor is a flat lcd but not sure of the power consumption. Printers, etc. do not matter for power backup.
Can anyone out there guide me on what to look for and some good choices based on experience?
I do plan to connect the backup device to one of my surge protectors as an added means of protecting the computer and the backup device. My home also has built-in surge protection devices mounted to the foundation walls. The unfortunate part is we are surrounded by very tall hardwood trees so a lightening strike would probably cook everything regardless.
Thanks for any guidance you can give me on this.
First, for home use, is a UPS better than an SPS for my needs? The power supply for the desktop is a thermaltake ATX 700w and the monitor is a flat lcd but not sure of the power consumption. Printers, etc. do not matter for power backup.
Can anyone out there guide me on what to look for and some good choices based on experience?
I do plan to connect the backup device to one of my surge protectors as an added means of protecting the computer and the backup device. My home also has built-in surge protection devices mounted to the foundation walls. The unfortunate part is we are surrounded by very tall hardwood trees so a lightening strike would probably cook everything regardless.
Thanks for any guidance you can give me on this.