[kcihtred2]

ok, i have 1 desktop, and 1 laptop i want to hook up to a ups. My monitor and tower on my desktop both run off the same cable (its an old server's Y power cable rated at 1350 watts so no worries there). I don't know much about reliable brands or whatnot so i came to the people i trust. Heres some of the ones i was looking at:


http://www.newegg.co...N82E16842107125


http://www.newegg.co...N82E16842101220


http://www.newegg.co...N82E16842101008


http://www.newegg.co...N82E16842106133


also my pc specs are as follows:


OS: Microsoft Vista Ultimate



CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor - OEM



Mother Board: BIOSTAR TForce TP43D2A7 LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboard



Optical Drive: ASUS
Black 20X DVD R 8X DVD RW 8X DVD R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 14X DVD-RAM
16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 20X DVD±R DVD
Burner with LightScribe



RAM: CORSAIR DOMINATOR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory


Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 (Perpendicular Recording) ST3500630AS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM



Video Card: ASUS EN8800GT/G/HTDP/512M



PSU: PC Power & Cooling S75QB 750W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, ULC, CE, CB, RoHS



Case: RAIDMAX Sagitta 2 ATX-928WB Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail


CPU Cooler: ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED 110mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler - Retail
as for the data things, that doesn't matter all our house is wireless and runs off an old APC UPS downstairs

[piyushsingh]

Hi
I have two UPS and both of them are from APC - a 500VA and another 650VA . They have one of the most reliable backup supplies combined with voltage regulation.
A few things are important in deciding what model to take :
* Total power rating of all the equipment that is to be connected to it.
* The no. of outlets you want.
I checked the links given by you but none of them will be suitable for you. One of them was a voltage stabilizer and not a UPS. The one from APC had very low rating for your needs.

There is very good document created by [~60096] here - http://forums.pcworl...m/docs/DOC-1691 . In the end is a very nice link given by {user:username=smax013} from the APC website that will help you in selecting the proper model.

[mjd420nova]

I use Tripplite units. They have been around a long time and have offered reliale service for me for over ten years. To select the proper size, you need to decide what units (desktop, laptop, monitor, printers etc.) you want to protect and decide how long you wish to operate them before you conduct a manual shutdown. You need to look closely at each unit, usually there is a tag or label near the power cable into the unit or where a modular plug plugs into the power supply unit. This will list the power rating. you will then multply the time you wish to operate on the unit by the power you need to determine the current you need for a period of time. I usually select a unit that will provide the full system a half hour of time before a manual shutdown is needed. Most units also have power conditioning to protect from brown outs and spike suppression.

[rgreen4]

Years ago, I bought a 350VA and a 500VA thinking they would do the job. I wound up using the 350VA in the bedroom with the clock radio, because it didn't have enough to handle my P3 and CRT monitor for any length of time. That's when I got the 500VA, and it did ok. Later I found an APC1100VA in Sam's for $120 and bought two, on for the computers and one for the entertainment system. The entertainment system is not critical, but I am subject to periodic short outages of power out here in the boonies and it is a pain to reset everything. There is also now a computer tied into it as well.
The one in the computer room died (the rechargable batteries do that) and it was cheaper to buy a new one. The one I found at Sams is this APC BN1250 only at Sam's it was $140 last October not $200. Of course I'm sure the're more now, but I bought a spare for the living room for when the one in there goes, but it has not yet. I have been extremely pleased, it is out of the way behind some things and I often forget it's even there - which is the way it is designed to act.
I would go with either a TrippLite or an APC, they are in the business, and some of the others are weak imitations. I don't trust this item with a company that is into everything from wireless cards to APC's, because you know they don't really make them. Even the batteries in the APC's are made by APC, and I'm sure TrippLite is the same. The only reason I went with APC over TrippLite, was that was what was available at Sam's at the time. First establish your budget and then go with the most you can.
One thing I also learned, even though there is a port for the printer, if you have a color laser, do not plug it into the UPS. A color laser will draw almost 15 Amps on start up, and if it is in a circuit with anything else on, it won't start. It's on the same plug now with a small LCD TV hooked to a surge protector, and if the TV is off, it starts fine, if it is off, it won't. When I first got the printer about a week later I turned on the computer first and the printer would not start. That was the first question tech support asked me - is it plugged in to a receptacle by itself and not a UPS? They cautioned that over time it would do damage to the UPS because of the current pull.