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I recently moved into a new house, and it seems that every time there's an electrical storm, the power will blink on and off quite frequently. I was thinking of getting a UPS (Uninterruptible power supply) for my home computer. I don't need anything that will last for hours. Just something that can ride out the blips during electrical storms. How do I find a unit that can supply enough power for my PC, while not going overboard and spending more money than I need to.
My current setup has a 450 Watt power supply. I have a 19 inch non-widescreen monitor, a router, and a cable modem that I would like to attach to the unit. My computer consists of an AMD 4200, 2 hard disks, 2 Gigs of RAM, a DVD Writer, and a TV Tuner. I also have speakers on my computer, but I think it's not so important if those cut out a little during a power outage.
1Nice thing about most UPS is that they provide battery backup outlets and surge protection outlets, so be sure to only plug the mission critical things into the batter, and the others into surge protection only. – qxotk – 2009-07-29T18:23:56.163
Maybe you should buy an UPS providing true sine waves, not PWM rectangular ones, electronics don't lime the latter too much. – Herb – 2017-05-19T12:44:12.070
If you can find a local seller, I'd recommend the CYBERPOWER CP1500PFCLCD, featuring true sine waves. Amazon has it. 900 W max at 6 outlets, so you can protect pretty much any PC equipment, probably except for your laser printer or your fully automatic coffee maker. – Herb – 2017-05-19T12:52:50.013