Every PC Gamer Should Have This

[@ZachsTechTurf]

I prefer to buy from APC and Cyberpower btw

[@crasheditz9]

Zach in ur max fps 400$ vid the case is out of stock. Which cases do u recommend instead?

[@AviationEdition1]

Build a budget Flight Simulator pc

[@justplaying8777]

I have an ryzen 7 7800X3D and an RTX 4060. What GPU should I upgrade to? (I'd prefer AMD) It's mostly gonna be used for gaming and video editing

[@The90dreamer]

Can you recommend a GPU under 200usd or the same amount for my Ryzen 5600g It has to be value for monye

[@AviationEdition1]

@@justplaying8777 Yikes.

[@Solanumsaurum]

Instructions unclear, I now own 1% of ups

[@Cadenplaysgamez]

Lol

[@TheDuckter]

Hahahaha

[@Yahn_1]

@@TheDuckter You’ve trademarked yourself now lol😂

[@Cadenplaysgamez]

@@TheDuckter what time

[@Red_Hydrangea]

Stonks 📈📈

[@shanevb]

I have 10 of these to make sure my Ryzen 4070 never loses power

[@ztheyoutuber9614]

Fun fact: the Ryzen 4070 doesn't actually need a ups as it also doubles as a battery also acts as a surge protector so it is the optimal component.

[@jackpowell8155]

Damn, you beat me MF 😂😂😂

[@Ryzen-4070]

It already has 20 UPS build inside

[@harbinger_1984]

Or just get a home generator?

[@TheDuckter]

​@@ztheyoutuber9614finally someone found out!

[@ghptus7836]

I've personally found that making your own nuclear power station works quite well, definitely recommend 👍

[@Baxiljn]

Why else is Microsoft buying recently decommissioned reactors to start them back up for their AI datacenters

[@uss-dh7909]

Imagine not having a stable base load of power but instead relying on technologies that only work when the sun shines and the wind blows.

[@Infinitebelieve-3]

this is pretty handy if you're scared that your power wil go out while updating bios or smth

[@wildrouseacer]

Well for bios update this is literally a necessity rather than just a recomandation

[@QuanTanRs]

The surge protector on it is nice too

[@michaelnajmiller8476]

i am just hoping i never have to update bios

[@BigDTony]

*you're 🤓

[@movingtargetproductions5046]

​@@michaelnajmiller8476 what's your PC? Custom or one from a big box brand?

[@andrew1898]

MOST of them have USB connectivity. Once you plug it into your PC it recognizes it as a battery, and allows you to set auto-shutdown power limits when it switches to battery. I reccomend shutting down at 100%, as most people are going to overload them and they will only last for like 10 minutes

[@baconboy-roblox1840]

Is 625VA enough?

[@Nebularban]

Ive never seen a UPS, myself with USB connectivity. I would love to find one so I can connect it to my NAS and have it be recognised

[@baconboy-roblox1840]

@@user2C47 I got a 3080 and the one I’m looking at is 625VA/360W

[@baconboy-roblox1840]

@epmcgee I only need enough time for me to shut down the pc. I’m not trying to game when the power is out

[@smith7602]

​@@baconboy-roblox1840 Yeah, but the point is it can only put out ~360 watts. If you're gaming, the 3080 is pulling 300 watts, your cpu is pulling 100, and your PSU has 90% efficiency, your computer alone is asking for 450 watts, which your UPS cannot provide and will shut off immediately if the mains power goes out.

[@xMemzi]

Once I started working in IT I realized how important a UPS was. I have the exact model of the picture you posted. It even has a nice feature that will gracefully shutdown the PC when a power outage occurs (or if the battery is low) so you will be fine if you’re downloading a game overnight or something like that.

[@Devill4010.]

Not only for gamers but also people who do digital art and stuff or people who forget to save their work from time to time it will be really useful

[@MarkoVuckovic32]

Honestly it's more important for people that use their PCs for work than for gamers. Losing an important project or whatever just because you had a power outage is horrible.

[@Devill4010.]

@MarkoVuckovic32 I'm a digital artist who often forgets to save my work from time to time and during hurricanes there will be a power outage and clip art studio paints don't auto-save anything and that time I'll be like just kill me already

[@Maake986]

As a sysadmin I can also say how useful a UPS or two in a server rack can be. You don't want your company service to go offline because of a sudden power flicker or something. I have an UPS at home for my homelab setup, and it's saved me already a couple times.

[@KokoroKatsura]

a n i m e n i m e

[@zwicker5585]

This is why I set my preferences to auto save like a mad man. Saves me so many headaches

[@hodayfa000h]

As someone who uses mainly solar panels the flickering is a real pain

[@MrWhite2222]

Yeah you really want a UPS on anything with a microcontroller, like your TV etc. Flickering = brownout and can instantly fry the micro/nanoscale transistors. When voltage goes down AMPs go up; ohm's law. Brownouts are much worse for modern Electronics than full blackouts.

[@StarrDust0]

get on grid again and use a battery with solar.

[@PixelVoyager777]

​@@MrWhite2222 No 😂😂😂 Acc to Ohm's Law, V is directly proportional to i. (V = iR). So when your volts go down, your amps go down as well 😂😂

[@theorphanobliterator]

current spiking has nothing to do with ohms law, that statement is completely false. V=iR. when voltage drops, resistance stays the same so current just also drop. ​@@MrWhite2222

[@MrWhite2222]

@@PixelVoyager777 No, go use an app or on line calculator. A device like a computer will still pull the same amount of watts and when the voltage drops, the amps go up when the watts stay the same.

[@Dantido]

An UPS is a VERY expensive piece of equipment in many areas due to the cost of manufacturing those big batteries. If you don't have the money, a sacrificial 15$ surge protector will do just fine in physically protecting your PC to even the worst surges. You just have to be careful with important software updates (ESPECIALLY BIOS updates). Those no-breakers are a smart buy for people living in areas with frequent outages, but don't feel obligated to buy them over a better CPU or GPU.

[@doomepic]

its 100$ bruh, wdym expensive

[@ticktockbam]

The people who can afford to have a mid to high range PC can definitely afford to get an UPS to prevent their computer from getting damaged in a power outage too.

[@rebcommando587]

That's a very expensive 100-200 investment to a PC that is more expensive

[@PlayerDimhat]

wdym, i use a ups rated for 700W. It costed me 6300tk (about 65 USD). I played valorant on 60FPS for 20 min on it. And also once Watched movie for a hour.

[@bobbyhill3323]

A SURGE PROTECTOR IS *NOT* ENOUGH. My PC was plugged in to a surge protector and got killed by a power flicker. Surge protectors will not protect from flickering. The battery backup WILL. I live in an area that gets lots of storms, especially windstorms, so flickering is a problem. If you live in a similar area, you need a battery backup.

[@gamingbeastlol]

This is the superhero we all needed during BIOS

[@indrahaseo]

that's right, there's no need to be worry about power goes out as long as you have UPS for update BIOS

[@robster7787]

@mrfoxesite They’re excellent equipment outside of gaming needs. UPS is good for anything that needs uninterrupted power.

[@easygoing4964]

​@mrfoxesitewth this dude was talking about

[@thomasschuler5351]

As a Central European: What is a power outage?

[@RycoonGalloy]

when an elderly neighbor switches off your electric breaker by mistake. Or someone working on maintenance on the street needs to cut the power to where you live. Or other reasons power might go out regardless of where you live...

[@NikBates_]

Yea I am 25 Years old and only experienced one outage ever.. during a heavy storm and power was back after 30 minutes

[@nezziaktm9922]

We literally never had a power outage in Germany in 20 years.

[@liminalchaos88]

Congrats ​@@nezziaktm9922

[@Honk_with_a_bonk]

sometimes if a storm gets really bad, (we had a huge ice-over once, lost power for a day or two), it can cause issues with the power lines. maybe a short, or maybe there's so much ice it's too heavy and the lines break, (like a 1% chance of happening though, and we don't get snow often anyways) or like how someone else said, maintenance.

[@JesseWolting]

I live in the netherlands and never in my life has the power gone out.

[@Dasius2]

Yeah i bet the same is true for most of Europe or at least its so rare that it isn't worth worrying about. I'm in the UK and I think I have had 2 power cuts in the last decade and one was because someone hit a cable.

[@MasterIQi]

I live in Iraq and the power goes out like 2-3 times a day in winter and in summer we get like 6 hours of electricity so UPS is essential

[@Paister2]

That’s the life i always dreamed of. In here it happens once in a week.

[@JesseWolting]

@Paister2 now i realise how many things i take for granted 😅

[@Log-On-Line]

i live in wales in the middle of no where and my power goes out maybe 10 times a year

[@Donald.Archer]

In South Africa this is a must. We have power outages from 2 to 6 hours at a time. I have a ups on my laptop and pc that will last 8 hours and my Internet routers have a 10 hour backup battery

[@TheDuckter]

Eskom needs to get their stuff together 😭

[@jamesmnguyen]

Hopefully South Africa will get their electricity situation fixed. I can't imagine living like that.

[@newolde1]

​@@jamesmnguyenit's simple, you adapt. llke the op. You're much more capable of adapting than you give yourself credit for.

[@matthewboschin6313]

​@@TheDuckter don't want to jinx it but I haven't had loadshedding in months...

[@matt_1981]

No loadshedding for months, I am fortunate enough to have solar (and borehole water) and luckily don’t have to rely on Eskom or Jhbwater for anything

[@danielkelsosmith]

Your PSU is literally a built in surge protector. You only need a UPS if you live in areas with unstable electricity, or work with a lot of important data on a daily basis. Please save yourself some money and only buy this if you need it.

[@MasterCode86]

Yeah, but psu's tend to catch fire during power surges and even if they don't, replacing them can be a real hassle on some builds. Also this things have modular batteries and are design to blow fuses that can fixed for cheap. At most you will spend 100 buck every 6 years while a high end psu can go for much more and you have the security that any power issues will fry it first...

[@maman89]

From borneo and can confirm this. UPS for NAS is way more useful than a gaming pc with a disconnect session 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@ethernet01]

a $15 surge protector is a sacrificial component that is far cheaper to replace than a $80-150 PSU (WORSE YET, DOWNSTREAM COMPONENTS IF THE PROTECTOR WAS DEFECTIVE) the more surge supression the better

[@spidergod9940]

"Your frying pan is already a hammer. You don't need a balpeen hammer for driving nails." Idk, man, I'd rather rest my pc on a wooden beam that can withstand 500 pounds than one that can withstand 50 pounds.

[@ethernet01]

also a surge protector protects other peripherals monitors, amps, usb hubs and their clients, network switches, amps / speakers not to mention the fact you have zero indication of when the protector in your PSU has expired, as the usual MOV based protectors are a wear component almost all microwave ovens have a larger module built in, and its perfect in that case because microwaves have simple ROM programs, full size package ICs and 8 bit computers with massive tolerances that could care less about power quality even after expiration it will survive medium surges from things like power being restored after an outage or fluctuations

[@myxer_1]

In Florida, this might be the best purchase you could make

[@sandboxforlife21]

Fr

[@Triangle1234]

It absolutely fucking is lol. Saved my pc and my 3d printers.

[@RTX4070Benchmark]

@@RX7Drifter maybe its because you people dont constantly get smashed by storms

[@RX7Drifter]

@@RTX4070Benchmark that and adequate infrastructure

[@Slimzu]

the ryzen 4070 is a better purchase

[@medicineboy_8891]

As someone in iraq this is pretty much needed for whatever device you have wether its a pc or a console its required The electricty cuts out every 2 hours for like a minute or two to switch lines Ive had my ps4 bricked like two or three times (damaged power supply)

[@mohammedyousef7d650]

dang :(

[@zweihander00]

I am from iraq aswell, I lost my 60Hrs elden ring save file because of this problem, scared something similar happening to my pc. So I am thinking of buying a ups for the pc.

[@kyrothezoroark]

This thing would’ve been so helpful a few years back. I was playing farcry primal and finally got the alpha saber tooth or whatever the strongest ones get called. I fast traveled to my base and the power cut for a moment. Farcry saves during fast travels and you only get one file, so my entire save got corrupted and it was such a painful blow that I haven’t picked up Primal again.

[@kingofgames-pe7pr]

In Iraq or any country with electricity issues, this is OLD news and a ups is a must

[@markarca6360]

South Africa has entered the chat. Nigeria has entered the chat.

[@kkdias9924]

@@markarca6360 india has entered the chat. even after 20 years we still get 9-15 power cuts everyday in addition to longer announced power cuts upto 6-12 hours.

[@mikelogbuli8175]

​@@markarca6360as a Nigerian a UPS is like a must to have at home

[@markarca6360]

@@mikelogbuli8175 Remember NEPA? It has been ridiculed that it stands for "Never Expect Power Always". It has been rebranded to the PHCN (Power Holding Company of Nigeria).

[@omaryousri-bg2nl]

Egypt joined the chat 2 years ago

[@N0_1_in_particular]

I do this! My PC also runs a few MC servers, and we have a lot of power outages here and that has caused corruption before and it’s always a pain. I have a UPS that communicates with a Python script I made so that when power goes out, it’ll close all non-essential apps, shut down the servers, wait till they’re closed, then shuts down my PC. It’s amazing! Saved me a few dozen hours at least, and I set it up about 2 months ago!

[@Puhapamacslucy]

Replying so more ppl see this, please yall, do it like this person and don't let your servers get f*cked.

[@N0_1_in_particular]

@@Puhapamacslucy my PSU doesn’t even last 1 minute even with my PC idle, but that’s all that’s needed! That one extra minute saves my life frequently. Got it for $20 at a thrift store! Best investment ever.

[@x3nstudios]

if theres no power how do you still have wifi?

[@uss-dh7909]

@@x3nstudios If their modem/router are powered via UPS, then they're probably still able to get internet over DSL/coax. Or at least that was my situation a few years ago when a water main broke during the middle of winter and they had to shut off the underground power so the crews could dig safely. The ISP was completely unaffected by this since all their cabling was ancient and suspended up on telephone poles. Getting home for the rest of the winter was like driving on a lake, and then the ruts that melted and froze come early spring ended up being sharp enough that I was worried about ruining my tires and rims.

[@JoePez]

One of these things literally saved my butt during hurricane Helene. I was trapped up in North Carolina in a place with no cell service and our Wi-Fi router was hooked up to one of these things. Power was estimated to be out for weeks and this was the only way we were able to call for help. Absolute lifesaver

[@Katje61mc]

Nice!

[@krokodyllezy]

The people in europe: 🤫⁉️🤨☝️🤷

[@flyingcatguy]

So true

[@philiam0420]

I was in Europe last week and there was a huge power outage for quite a few hours where I was staying.

[@Lukas_Trowman]

​@@philiam0420 Power outages in Europe are usually planned and announced in advance. Accidental outages are quite rare due to reliable infrastructure. Unless there’s a specific reason to believe otherwise, it’s unlikely to be unplanned

[@paradoxx_4221]

I have experienced a power outage ONCE in my life, and that was during a heavy storm probably 10-12 years ago

[@paulocampino5045]

Bought a APC 500VA UPS in 2000 because power flickers always happened when i was burning a CD. But 24 years passed and it's extremely rare for power shortage or flickers even during thunderstorms. Live in Europe

[@Shay_Plays]

I remember watching a Scrapman video and in the recording the power went out for a bit and he was still playing until his power came back on. It was actually super cool.

[@PythonicSerpent]

Yeah I can't wait for the next multiplayer Monday with scrap man also did you see that moonbo put his from last week out today

[@Shay_Plays]

@@PythonicSerpent im not exactly sure what you mean with the second part, but yeah multiplayer mondays are always exciting to wait for

[@ShrimpLTD]

Another scrapman veiwer?!

[@Shay_Plays]

@@ShrimpLTD wait another one yoooooo

[@whythoughmhmm]

viewers of random channels I watch or watched just show up randomly.

[@Casiquearenoso]

Great explanation!!! Even non tech savvy people would understand! Thanks

[@tariqadwan2760]

I used to be a laptop guy who didn't have these issues until last year I got a PC and ups have my internet on it too its really a blessing

[@Aled_Vickers12]

alright man some of us are minimum wage

[@frengo96]

The pain is real bro

[@mastertang4200]

Here a UPS capable for my PC costs more than my GPU

[@sacredeyes3508]

The cheapest one is $60 god damn

[@G1NZOU]

Yeah but someone on minimum wage probably doesn't have a 4090 that they need to protect.

[@fearlesswindows]

Facts bro

[@natescode]

100% agree! They're amazing. I have my NAS running on my PSU

[@superstars6175]

Imagine getting hit with a windows update while you’re trying to safely shutdown your PC? 💀💀💀💀💀

[@RyanCR]

that's why you hit shut down and not shut down and update

[@mcraft5559]

don't forget bios updates

[@Zireaelist]

Stable power delivery, no brownouts, no surges. It's one of the primary things I tell people with expensive electronic equipment to invest in.

[@2centsbear638]

Just got that cyberpower one when I went to Microcenter to get a graphics upgrade last week. The employee was really knowledgeable about em and helped me understand that it could be very helpful if the utility company messes something up or if there is one of the thousands of problems the grid can have. Good to see this video after I've got one installed

[@Night5225]

Ideally, your whole house should have surge protection.

[@Baxiljn]

It’s called “the breaker tripping”

[@GGigabiteM]

Funfact: most damaging surges come in through the internet connection if you have copper. A UPS won't protect you at all against these, and they're the most destructive. While a mains surge may damage your power supply, a network surge has direct access to your motherboard, and can literally blow craters in it. There are lightning suppressors for network equipment that use gas discharge tubes to ground. Expensive, but well worth the investment. I'd recommend Ditek, but there are other brands. Just make sure they use gas discharge tubes and not cheap MOVs or TVS diodes that don't offer as much protection. Over the past two years at my job, I've replaced a half dozen routers, several PoE switches, several NVRs, a dozen cameras, 5-6 cable modems, 2 DSL modems and installed a PCIe NIC in a server that had its network chip quite literally blown up on the motherboard. All of those devices have the same thing in common, the surge came in through either the internet connection, or a nearby strike energized a CATx cable to hundreds or thousands of volts and blew stuff up.

[@alilhard]

Some UPS have ethernet ports just for this purpose and (at least when I bought mine) it barely changes the price.

[@GGigabiteM]

@@alilhard Yeah, and they usually use MOVs or TVS diodes, not gas discharge tubes. They have about the same protection ability as a power strip (ie. not at all.) In addition to that, up until very recently, said ethernet ports were only rated at 10BaseT or 100BaseT, so if you had a Gigabit network, it would slow down the entire network by a factor of 10.

[@sebastianprimus3804]

Just use wifi if you don't need a very fast speed. Problem solved

[@GGigabiteM]

​@@sebastianprimus3804 In enterprise, you need fast and reliable speeds, which makes wifi useless. Anything can cause interference with it, you could spread the channels out to prevent clashing, but not account for the cell tower two miles away that one day just upped its broadcast wattage and trashed your whole wifi netowork reception.

[@rizingpho3nix]

Learned that an UPS was essential when I was in the army. I was a commo soldier and I had two UPS for my signal equipment.

[@andrewmcallister7781]

Totally agree! Now just need you to agree to stop power extension cables inside the PC. UPS is also good for BIOS updates, especially on cheaper MBs without recovery or a BIOS flash button.

[@MarkoVuckovic32]

Power extension cables are necessary for cases that have front mounted psu. For example Asus AP 201

[@andrewmcallister7781]

@@MarkoVuckovic32 he uses them for aesthetics purposes. Personally I would avoid cases that need them. The increase voltage drop from the PSU to high power components like the GPU, this reduces stability and increases power loss in the cables

[@MarkoVuckovic32]

@@andrewmcallister7781 oh, ok in that case, you are right. It does seem kinda pointless then.

[@Kontofel]

The ryzen 4070 actually powers your home so you dont even need a grid supply

[@crated_]

Also, one other thing to mention is that you can connect a cable from the UPS to your pc that can tell the PC to shutdown on its own. So if you've left your pc on while going to the store or something, it can shut it off safely for you.

[@TheGoldenTrooper11]

here in europe power outages are really rare so we dont really need this

[@JARV1S_exe]

Exactly, I’ve never had some power outages

[@lee6v]

All it takes is one power outage to possibly fry some of your pc components, a surge protector is a cheap but good way to save yourself from that

[@Rocky_Aspen6021]

But the chances are never 0 😈

[@darrenbannan293]

Are power lines buried in Europe? Falling branches are a big problem for the above ground lines that are all over in the forested North East US

[@lyrakae]

Bro where do you live? I'm right next to a power plant and an outage happens about once every 3 month!

[@christopherdark4671]

Another point he vould have made. Power is wonky and damages your PC. Best case is it only fries the psu. That's a few hundred bucks, and an afternoon clenched so tight you can't walk straight wondering if the whole pc is trashed. Worst case is that it is trashed, and you're now trying to salvage the ssd and one ram stick that somehow survived. Replacements could be several hundreds or even thousands of dollars if your rig was high-end. A d*mn good ups is sub $200. So if the power is somehow wonky and mercs whatever is plugged into it, then you lose an easily replaceable ups, not your gaming rig worth multiple times more. I dont know about ya'll, but I'd spend $200 to prevent a $2,000 problem.

[@W1hm352]

i mean i have home insurance which covers everything so if lightning hits my home and fries my pc the insurance would pay for all of the pc parts plus compensation for things that werent backed up even

[@christopherdark4671]

Some amount of it will be out of pocket. Deductible, whatever they try to weasel out of paying for (because all insurance companies are weasels to some extent), and the stress involved with screaming into the corpo void. All that considered, I'd still call the ups a more than solid investment. Though, if you have a crazy high end rig, keeping the insurance papers nearby can't hurt either.

[@mckinleyostvig7135]

This is 100% proof you've never filed an insurance claim. Those companies are evil and most of them time are taking money for nothing. ​@@W1hm352

[@DejoBleyo]

you can make your own surge protector + emi filter

[@Ryzen_4070_Official]

The Ryzen 4070 is so good you will need at least 4070 of these

[@WhiteBucket]

Don't let a tryhard take hold of a joke 💀

[@RandomizedYoutuber012]

Facts

[@TheDuckter]

No no, the ryzen 4070 has a built in ups

[@KenBH]

​@@TheDuckter ur dragging it already kid

[@deedeecarlsberg1568]

​@@KenBH right? It was funny for the first three times

[@Pompaci-j8v]

Surge protectors are a must for PC's, but UPS's are only for people with a lot of money.

[@jezlowkeyfr]

Aren't they built into psu's or the outlet you plug your pc into?

[@Pompaci-j8v]

​@@jezlowkeyfrYou connect surge protector plugs to the end of your computer's power cable. PSU's also has surge protection built into it.Surge protected sockets are there just for extra Protection.

[@samin90]

Some battery powered "generators" like Ecoflows have UPS capabilities, but aren't anywhere near as fast as a dedicated UPS. I found that they're good for networking equipment rather than a PC. They'll last a lot longer as well

[@-KnightzFn-]

In staying in lebanon and not having a ups is a death wish 😂

[@kaslee_]

My friend should have had this before burning his motherboard because of a bios update

[@Mayson2006]

dang

[@christopherdark4671]

I had sympathy pains reading that. That sucks big time.

[@zoolookers]

Imagine living in a country where your power goes out so often you need this 😂

[@jpkoen7819]

Welcome to South Africa. Where we experience load shedding

[@Hussain_Zaki]

Welcome to iraq. The country that should export fucking power. But no, we get daily shutdowns for hours

[@Onemorerep03]

It happens with storms are ppl not thinking

[@Jk8Z]

Doesn't need to be often, just takes once at a critically inopportune moment.

[@rahulpm2884]

Bait

[@MasterCode86]

I actually own exactly that model. One for the rig, another for my network cabinet. These puppies can give you a solid 30+ minutes of heavy load. I run everything on my room bar the ceiling fan from it

[@ancienttech4603]

I used to go through psu's once every year or two. Surge supressor didn't help. Got a UPS and never had another psu problem. Considering they are about the same price as a good psu, it was well worth it.

[@25myma]

There's a catch though; if you buy low quality or your UPS goes bad, you risk frying both your pc and monitor..had real horror stories with PCs breaking down, people buying new ones and those going bad too in a few days or weeks... My advice is; simple surge protectors with a fuse OK, UPS or large capacitor protectors NO.

[@randomtslur]

Something tells me the reason you love these so much is because of load shedding from your time in South Africa and I respect that. My GF lives by these, right now load shedding is on a pause (likely to win favor in their elections) but yeah it's saved her PC on several occasions. FYI I'm American just know this stuff from her

[@joshuaweezorak7042]

From years of servicing gas stations that have a lot of their equipment run off these. I've been collecting all the broken ones, fixing them up and using them everywhere. My house is active for 2 hours after the power goes out. Which is more than enough time to go downstairs and switch to battery backups.

[@big-wade]

If you have a 4090, you can actually hook up five of these together to get up to 6 minutes of power on time after your power goes out Edit: Guys, this is not a real suggestion... I was just making a joke about how much power a 4090 draws.

[@Ultimateharen]

Pure sine wave inverter ups is much better

[@computhenics]

Instead of buying five of them together you can get an inverter with something like 150 Ah battery. It's going to cost you way less (costs $200-$250 here) and will provide you with a longer backup.

[@vitezomanul1693]

blud were not rich like you, no need for a fancy device just to play more when the power is out its ridiculous

[@average_patriot]

He's not rich

[@kinginthenorth1437]

@@average_patriot Yeah, he seems so accustomed to living in a shitty apartment (or area) that doesn't have proper wiring or power grid that it hasn't occurred to him that flickering power isn't a regular occurrence for a lot of people.

[@average_patriot]

@@kinginthenorth1437 he probably just lives in a area with a lot of storms

[@samnesssepiol1230]

​@@kinginthenorth1437 I mean, for other countries, yes, it is a commom ocurrence

[@mynamejeffgaming]

​@@samnesssepiol1230not in australia

[@Hollywoodbridge]

Great tip, new GPU’s coming soon and good time to do these little important upgrades

[@ooeh7050]

As someone who live in country that power goes off alottt This is soo important

[@DatFelryn]

thanks for recommending a UPS. my home often has power flickers for a few minutes at a time and this will help greatly.

[@ZihaireEAdams]

As an lighting technician we used them for our lighting desk in case of any issues with help us if we need to do a quick save. I love them

[@rrcoster]

Worth the money been using one for ages on everything. Nice using internet during power outages as usually get 2 hours run time just running network equipment

[@SpeedyGwen]

I actually never ever had power issue, even when the microwave blue up, it only cut off the electricity in the kitchen but not the rest of my apartment, we never had power flicker nor shut off

[@nigeladams8321]

Yeah most people don't need this

[@sealstech8087]

I like that you mentioned that you should shut down safely when you realize there is an issue. Some folks treat these things like backup generators, they dont even make a perfect sine wave. I did walmart networks for a while and some stores arent allowed to have generators. When power goes out an alarm sounds notifying personnel to start their emergency closing duties. The registers stay up for 30minutes along with the network so folks can checkout while employees dump ice on all the coolers before sweeping for customers and locking the store before the battery backup dies. Pretty wild to witness ESPECIALLY when its a tornado that killed the power and youre 1800 miles from home. Thats the first time I got stranded in an elevator. We made it back to the hotel but it took me 3 hours to get to my room. Damn elevator didnt even have a working phone and my cell service didnt work in that faraday cage.

[@sunflorwby]

In countries where constant power outage are common, owning a UPS is mandatory and every store that sells pcs also sells these UPS along with their set ups

[@ZiggityZeke]

The Amazon basics one i got 4 years ago still works great

[@mrminecraft4772]

get one for your router/modem too, power and internet come on different lines so there is a decent chance only one goes down, usually one-line breaks when a telephone pole or something gets damaged

[@bcraftr]

Rocking a old gaming laptop rn But I want to build a desktop so this would be useful

[@SuperTux20]

I gotta get mine replaced, actually. It does surge protection still, but the battery inside is bad after having it for so many years, so anything plugged into the "battery" outlets end up spontaneously shutting off entirely when the power flickers (basically defeating the purpose of it)

[@Alexwhatisit]

I remember one of our internet providers gave us one for free for signing up. Thing was great. My brother got it in the move and now I want one for myself again.

[@liammacdonald1515]

As a Nova Scotia Power customer, I definitely need one of these things.

[@Zambini845]

Also worth mentioning that the internal batteries on these need to be replaced every 3-4 years. (Usually Sealed lead acid, like a car battery). It's not terribly expensive but neglecting to replace them can be. No one tells you it's got a consumable until your power lasts 35 seconds at 100%.

[@Jk8Z]

I just bought one of these for my PS4. Haven't needed it yet since we only get about 1 power outage a year at most where I live the UK, but I switched the plug off for a few minutes while it was in standby and it worked great!

[@cooltjh4]

i got a ups for my consoles since we get alot of brown outs in my current home. at my other house we would just straight lose power then it would come back on. brown outs still maintain power but cause certain electronics to not fully shut down causing even more damage than just being shut down/unplugged. its like turning it on and off again multiple times in a short period of time. the ups doesn't last long but it certainly gives you enough time to safely shutdown everything. it also serves as a surge protector.

[@please-wake-up-now]

Honestly, this seems like a must-have if you live in an area with frequent power outages. I can't tell you how many times I've lost progress because I forgot to save 🔌😅

[@ZoraEpsilon571]

I swear this thing has caused more problems now than anything I've ever had hooked up to the router before. When hooked up it keeps making the internet short and when I have it plugged into the wall, not a single issue. What the hell is wrong with the one I have.

[@joereality6939]

I had to switch to a laptop due some changes in my life style, but when i am home and the light flickers it feels so nice not losing all the progress i made before saving

[@HeroOfTime2610]

oh I had this idea ages ago and wondered why more pcs didn't have some sort of short term backup battery, glad it's actually a product a lot of people use because it seems so obvious to me, just incase have a battery that lasts for like 5 minutes so if it does go out you can save anything your doing and shut down properly and you won't just damage your pc

[@GratingIceTin]

I'd also get one for any gaming consoles you have, life saver either way.

[@alilhard]

First thing in my cart when I decided to build my tower almost a decade ago was a ups, still got my tower, one screen and my NAS plugged into it. My main concern wasn't even complete power loss (though that happened a few times) but keeping a stable current

[@MarcSpctr]

In developing countries, this couples with an Inverter is already a normal thing. Now, yes, there are UPS inverters, but issue with them is that their turnaround time is approx upto 18-20 ms, while an avg PC PSU can hold power upto 12-13 ms, thus even though those inverters are advertised as "UPS", they still can cause shutdowns or data loss. An avg UPS on the other hand has turnaround time of around 5-8 ms which is good. thus get a UPS for emergency situations, hut if you want longer backup, add an inverter to it.

[@Toki-os8kx]

You can get a power station that does the same and has a much higher capacity than a UPS and can power appliances for much longer. You can even keep gaming for a few hours depending on how power hungry your rig is. And yes, good ones, even reputable cheap power stations, support passthrough power so you can keep the power station charging while its powering other things

[@totallynotpaul6211]

Where I live, blackouts last for hours to days, and happen every few weeks. I've never encountered an electrical device being damaged after an outage, even with no surge protection.

[@pythanthofficial]

I bought a UPS for my brand new PC and for my consoles and not even a day later, our power went out. Whew, it’s a lifesaver for sure

[@elyrienvalkyr8167]

I have this exact battery... and it doesn't do shit. If you have a legit gaming pc, it won't power it. These days gaming pcs require FAAAAAR too much power to operate off a battery. That battery could probably run a console, or small devices. Mine keeps my router online. But even at full charge it can't support a gaming pc.

[@12Ajay1251]

These are really common for almost any business, commercial or industrial sites. Only they are huge cases with hundreds to thousands of 12v batteries in series.

[@midtown3221]

I've been using a UPS for years now. Definitely one of my best decisions. What I DIDN'T realize is what the USB port was for until I replaced the first one I bought. Now it's always connected, running the software and set it to turn off my pc for me when stuff happens. 😊

[@AdrianValenciaYT]

Here in Mexico a UPS is mandatory lol No-break is optional tho, but very useful when updating bios so it's always cool to have one.

[@LunaStar666]

I don't have this issue but this might be useful for any of my friends who might need this.

[@GySgt_USMC_Ret.]

Started using a 20k whole house backup system last year (still use an APC powerbar for any transient spikes). Haven't had a power outage since. Best to all

[@HydroStudios]

I would buy a UPS and I see why you want one but my parents wont let me get one because "Its not nessesary because the PC isnt a priority"

[@Draak_en]

In my country it's pretty mandatory to have a UPS if you want to be a serious PC gamer, or if you work a lot on a pc (especially if you work from home). A surge protector is a good and cheap alternative if you only game, but if you work, you need the UPS in order to save whatever you are working on. I'll always have a UPS even if I'm in a country with far more stable electricity, just incase that once in a blue moon moment appears.

[@ethernet01]

UPSes have saved my computers more from old 1st gen AFCIs tripping and have allowed me to preform electrical work without interrupting my servers at all, so still great even though power outages are less than a half day and twice a year at most in this part of the US especially often forgetting about the server when switching off the main, then finding out later that the upses kept everything running while new circuits were landed in the panel from experience avoid new non beige/modern logo APCs (post schnider electric purchase) they have a stupidly high failure rate and it defeats the purpose of a UPS if its the one interupting the power Eaton and Cyberpower work great, also older brands like tripp-lite and optiUPS have good things said about them

[@shazidalmahmud]

It is interesting. In Bangladesh when building a pc online it is a common practice to include UPS with it bcz of load-shedding. And we are used to think that in US people are lucky bcz they dont have to spend extra 3/4k on UPS.

[@LordTrolled]

Laptop users sitting there rubbing their hands together like a comic book villain rn

[@DingleFlop]

As an alternative, for a more Multi-use device, you could consider a Jackery or EcoFlow power station. You allow it to "charge" off AC while powering your PC. This unit can then be used for other tasks should the need arise.

[@ItzLugi]

As a South African, there was a stage where UPS were the norm because of our frequent power cuts.

[@flambokuma2299]

I use APC at home and it's what I use when I help others get setup. I have 4 in my house, one for my computer and another for the router and home security system. I keep the other 2, still sealed in the box, as secondary backups. If the UPS does I just grab a new one and swap them out and order a new backup. No need to wait 2 weeks for delivery and be scared the whole time. Oh and I have a generator in the garage that takes 5 mins to get running and provides enough power to keep the fridge, my computer, router, security system and a handful of lights on plus a 20gal tank of gas that will keep it running for weeks if needed.

[@GetShwiftyInHere]

My job has all stations equipped with one. 2 computer setups per station including monitors, of course. It has come in handy numerous times in the midwest. Not that we're the only ones getting bad storms.

[@newland0805]

this is madnatory for indian houses and buildings the power goes out here all the time so you will see it everywhere in india

[@randomman-9821]

We always have the power going out in south Africa due to Eskom so these are super useful

[@LTLX7000]

I have one, also make sure to have your internet router on a UPS so you don’t have to wait for it to reconnect

[@MyJuankmilo]

I live in a place with poor electrical infrastructure so these are a must. I have two 2000W UPS on my room. One for PC and another one for Starlink Internet. Theres also one UPS per room over here for the TVs and one for our Camera System.

[@pulsefel9210]

i bought one of these when i got my new pc. havent used it just yet cause my apartment doesnt really have a good spot to put it, but will be ready for when i get a better place.

[@TheAmericanCelt]

I agree with the UPS but the power strips are needless in a home with breakers up to code. Trip resistance is typically 10amp/15amp depending home breaker. And most power strips pop at 10amp.

[@astergaming9606]

Me with combination of inverter big enough to power by house for 8 hours and a ups makes me feel invincible to power outages