I have a situation that whenever my ASUS TUF Gaming A15 running MSFS loses AC power, and there is a delay before our apartments DG power kicks in, the game stutters, and worse, if there is more delay, then I lose WiFi connection and have to generally do a lot of resets and troubleshoots before WiFi returns.
Will a UPS like an APC standard 300W UPS help to prevent discontinuity in power so that the ASUS does not have to run on battery at all. Will the UPS switching in be fast enough?
Thanks.
The switch happens so fast in most modern UPS systems (10ms or less) which is fast enough for your PC, monitor and modem.
I have a 1,000 watt power supply along with 2 monitors, usb hub, modem, etc plugged into mine so went with a 1500VA / 900W model.
I don’t need it to power my sim for any length of time but just keep it running during those short power bumps. As well as protect it from surges.
The other advantage is it feeds your system consistent “clean” power.
This is the unit I went with.
YTS,
Thanks greatly for the very clear answer to my question.
I shall probably keep my system simple/minimal so may manage with a 600VA/300W UPS-maybe APC easily available here in India.
Thanks.
Well, on further study, possibly need at least 1200VA/650W allowing for ASUS,second monitor, maybe a third also.
Thanks.
No problem, glad it helped.
If you put your PC and peripherals on an UPS, make sure your router has one or battery backup so you don’t lose your internet connection or your WiFi
I have to actually voice my disappointment for the CyberPower UPS units. Both units I had suffered from absurdly long switchover times. I don’t have an oscilloscope to do accurate tests. But with some rudimentary tests using an LED bulb, and counting frames in a 60 FPS video I took with my phone, it seems like the voltage output falls out of spec for around 60ms when the unit is disconnected from power. I tried this with just the LED bulb, and with a bunch of other loads totalling about 300w and both showed pretty much the exact same long switchover time. My computer doesn’t like that, and instantly reboots when the unit switches to battery. The first unit also made my monitor reboot so it must have been even worse. The second one only reboots my tower, and that’s the one I did the “test” on. The RMA one had the same issue, and I tried even putting a brand new battery in it. It just seems like they straight up lie on their spec sheet that says the switchover time is 8-10ms.
So yea, i’ll be staying away from any cyberpower units in the future.
That’s unfortunate,
I haven’t had any issues with mine to date. While I didn’t manually test I’ve had the power come off / back on multiple times in the houses house while using the sim and didn’t experience any issues.
OhOh, just a little concern then if getting the UPS(as I said APC make) would be useful!
Anyone have any idea what about the “Online UPS” which is supposed to have no interruption in output since it is always from the inverter, the input power is used only to charge the batteries?
Thanks for the help everyone.