UPS is a necessity especially for us desktop pc users. An APC BR1500MS2 Back-UPS PRO is a good UPS, made in Pinas, true sine wave yung output nya so less conflict with sensitive electronics like battery chargers. If funds allow, it's better to go for the biggest power load capacity like 1.5kVA or 900 watts, for more headroom in back-up run time. Don't overload the UPS, transfer the less essential plugs into the "surge-protect only" outlets of the UPS. Also replace batteries after the 3rd year or so.
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grabe almost 20hrs na ata ako nag research about simulated sinewave compatibilities at as pure sinewave nakesyo need daw ng pure para sa mga activated PFC na psu. Naliwanagan ako sa vid na to haha thanks! Earned a sub!
I can only imagine kung anong capacity nung UPS na ginagamit dati sa workplace namin dati kasi hindi naman siya visible pero ang alam ko lang if you plug it to a specific outlet, we have around 10-mins to save our work and turn-off our machines whenever magkaroon ng brown-out sa office. There were over 300 workstations there! Thanks for this informative video!
For sizing, what i do is i hook up my entire system to a wattmeter, run it at full load via benchmarks or playing a game and checking the total system consumption. From there, i get a UPS with at least double the capacity e.g. My total system consumption for my rig at full tilt is around 600W so i got a 1600W ups. I read this in i believe an APC white paper that modern UPSs are most efficient at around 50% load although they're efficient down to something like 20%. At around 80%, you're losing some of that efficiency to heat generated by the unit plus noise so 50% max load is a nice number to target. Edit: While not covered in the video, if you have the budget for it, you can go for a double conversion UPS aka "true UPS". Runs your pc entirely on battery and it's constantly charged by mains. No switch over and provides consistent voltage and amperage. They're unfortunately expensive and a bit loud. They used to be less readily available. I used to go straight to a distributor but now APC has one on lazada and Eaton has more distributors now unlike before so they're quite easy to find
Usually most ups are made from just capacitors, so is not really surprising they don't last. I wonder though if there's a hybrid like a ups with an actual battery rather than just capacitors?
this is a good video, testing each scenario. Yung problema ng UPS is halos every 2-3 years mag ffail yung battery kahit hindi mo sya palagi nagagamit, na dedegrade sya, so you have to have it's battery replaced, and replacing battery needs to be brought to a computer repair shop, price of the battery usually is cheaper, but mostly yung common sizes lang na pang 650va lng, so buying those 1000va UPS is okay but after 2 years palitan mo din ng lower va battery unless meron yung shop ng malalaking batteries which is rare, parang part of the maintenance, for me it is still worth it esp. if yung area nyo prone sa frequent brownouts just in time maka pag save ka, what I usually do is have 2 UPS, one for the PC system, and another one for the monitors + ISP router/modem and when it comes to UPS, I always go with APC brand - Those are built like tanks, palitan lang ng battery okay na ulit.
Problem is it's very hard to find replacement battery for UPS. Even the shop I bought it from said to just replace the UPS if you urgently need it cause most shops/distributors don't have readily available battery for replacement and if you are going to request one for your UPS, it will take months. And yes, based on my experience the battery dies in 2-3 years from using.
@@melalcantara4377 actually yan yung problema ko, yung dati kong UPS na may 1000va, after a year at natapos lang yung warranty lumobo yung battery kaya pina replace ko pero ni-replace is maliit lang na battery yung pang 650va lang. Wala daw silang stock for higher battery. So my current UPS has only a lower wattage lang that is around 300watts compared dati ng 600watts. Wala din ako mahanapan na battery, di ko naman alam mag DIY. Nakakalito din mag search ng battery, 12v 7ah ata yung 650va, and 9ah naman yung 1000va, I might be wrong though. If mag replace ka ng whole unit parang nag tatapon ka lng ng UPS, na dapat yugn problema is battery lang not the unit itself.
"Good day! I recently purchased a UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) unit, and I've noticed that the unit becomes warm or even hot during operation. I wanted to inquire if this is considered normal behavior for a UPS, or if it might indicate a potential issue with the unit. Your insights would be greatly appreciated."
when to replace the ups battery and how.... these are very important questions. you can't simply just get a ups without knowing those things as well. so the video feels a bit of a quicky but doesn't cover everything about the ups buyers guide. though appreciate you at least gave it a mention.
Is it okay to plug ups from an extensiom chord? Kumbaga si extension chord ang nakasasak sa mismong main outlet and si UPS ang nakasaksak kay extension chord?
What would be the cost on a build with these parts? 1) cost of the build 2) cost of just the parts + shipping Here are the parts: CPU: Intel Core i7-12700K Cooler: Lian Li 360mm Galahad AIO or a equivalent air cooler Motherboard: MSI Z690 Edge WiFi DDR4 - RAM: XPG Spectrix D60G 3600MHz 32GB (2x8GB) - Storage: WD Black SN770 1TB NVMe SSD - GPU: MSI RTX 3080 Gaming Z Trio - Case: Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic Black - Case Fans: Lian Li UNIFANS SL120 3 Pack Black x2 - PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G5 Extensions: Asiahorse Dual EPS Black
isinuggest ng kaworkmate ko na elec engineer na need p rin ng voltage regulator pra sa ups kasi may posibilidad na masira rin agad ang ups lalo na kung mayat-maya ang pagkakaroon ng brownout
Would it be fine to plug a power strip to a UPS? This is mostly cuz I have too many things to plug in and the most I can plug into a UPS seems to be 6. I'm not really sure so hoping this gets noticed!
It's your computer ang nagvavary ng wattage and since the ups don't have the battery capacity monitoring hindi mo alam kung naka full charged sya during testing. Para accurate ang testing base on power consumption, gamiting mo ng watt meter or mas ideal ang smart switches with power consumption monitoring.
how about po mga average lang ang pc specs but need ng UPS na magatatagal talaga for like 5hrs or so just in case matagal bumalik ang kuryente? sana po masagot.
If meron namang budget, I will recommend using "Powerstations with UPS function" (i.e Ecoflow River Pro) rather than using traditional UPS. Mas higher ang battery capacity kasi nila na pwedeng tumagal ng 1 hr or more. Pwede pang mag connect ng portable solar panels para mas tumagal. Ma monitor mo din yung power consumption ng PC mo.
APC is seen as top tier but they are quite pricey personally we carry Prolink in the shop, good quality also but cheaper than APC, and in cases where replacement is needed replacement is very fast
Not sure if I missed it, but has there been an occasion during your tests that the UPS didn't kick in, not because it couldn't handle the needed power but rather it just didn't?
Usually when that happens, there's something wrong with the battery or, in very rare instances, if there's a fluctation, the power returned right as the relay to switch from battery to mains. There's a really short gap where there's no power at all which shuts down the computer.
for me best APC UPS kahit mahal siya it can really save your electronics and i have been using them for almost 15 years and never ko nag ka problema lalo na sa brown out. i recommended getting the older version of the APC UPS because its more durable than the newer models. I have both 600 and 900 watts UPS and it always save my electronics during brownouts. reagarding the prolink i might try buy the 2000 va for my new pc im building right now kasi di kaya ng 2 ups ko un isa. buying a 2000 va is more appropriate kasi nasa 1000 watts needed sa pc ko.
will 1200va suffice for a setup with a 4090 or would you recommend something else? my system is as follows: 7900x, 4090 tuf oc, x670e proart, firecuda 520 1tb, gskill x flare 5600 64gb, seasonic vertex gx 1000w, dell ultrasharp u3223qe, and huion kamvas 22 pen display. im also planning to fill out all the available ssd slots in the future, if that matters. the rig is primarily for 3d animation and rendering. thanks for any feedback you can provide
thnx nahanap ko din sagot sa problema ko, kulang pala talaga ang 650va running with rtx3060 tapos naglalaro ng diablo 4 pag nag brownout rekta shutdown, unlike honkai star rail tumatagal pa sya
So kung strictly for gaming lang po, enough na po ba yung good quality AVR na may surge protection? Since ang worry ko lang naman po is wag masira yung system sa surge. Thanks!
Is UPS Njoy 1000Va/600Watt is good as ups? And doest it support pc 3060Ti ? Please I need help in this and you got the experience.I hope you can answer me and thank you!!
Hello gagana po ba ang modified sine wave ups sa psu na may active pfc? Nakacoolermaster po ako 850w gold, kaya po ba ito maisalba kung sakali magblackout?
Hi sir, just want to ask question how about pag ang problem is sa mismong wall socket ko parang lack of wattage yun narereceive ng system unit ko? will the ups help sa concern ko?
Go for commercial ones, meron kami dati sa server room namin 10KVA, can round 10-15 minutes, 4 servers + 5 switches and 1 firewalls. Palit batteries every 1 year.
baka hindi kaya ng VA ang pc mo, sabi kasi sa 650, 1 cpu, 1 monitor, na check mo ba ang VA? and also need mo icharge din ang ups, dapat naka amber light lang after use
@@pr0jectSkyneT i have my router power cable plugged into the ups. Do. I connect the router out to the ups in? & ups out to pc? Don't understand this bit and can't find any info online. Thank you 😊
@@kpunk4247 you should be good. It's also for PoE switches. For example you have a PoE switch that powers IP cameras. If lightning hits any of the cameras, it would spike the LAN. To protect your PC, you would connect the rj45 input to the PoE switch and the output to your PC for added protection.
is it normal for the ups fan to randomly turn on? I have the same prolink 1500va ups and sometimes the fan will just suddenly turn on kinda like it does in battery mode. the charge is full and there's no beebing or anything. the fan will just go sometimes and it can be a bit loud.
@@hwsph it never really felt hot to the touch. I waited a few days and it hasn't done that since. I guess it's like what you said that it has some sort of auto fan setting. thanks.
Respect comment po pwede gamitin ang ups ko sa computer para eh source sya if walang kuryente samen pero naka charge sya parati and naka connect sa wifi router
i didn't understand anything in this video and english is not my main language although i understand english not completely but i understand most of it i didn't understand what the best solution is for me, anyway, i'll leave my doubt here and waiting for someone to take the time to answer my question: My current PC has a 450W power supply and has a gpu that is not connected to the power supply, anyway, but next year I'm going to buy a GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS XS OC gpu and from what I've seen on the net this gpu uses 125 watts, obviously my 450w power supply is not good enough for this gpu so I'm going to buy a 650W or 700W power supply, my question is: After looking at several UPS's on the platforms I've seen, none of them talk about watts but VAT's, and that's really the question, how many VAT's do I need for a PC 650w/700w + monitor ? note: my PC is not a fancy PC, not cost thousands € or $
Hi, I know this is an old video, but I'm planning to upgrade my rig, my first upgrade will be a PSU to 850watts and then 3060ti (I know 3060ti is okay with 600, but I just don't want to worry if I'll be upgrading to a higher end GPU in the future). I was looking at a ProLink UPS with 1250 VA and as said has the capacity of 936 watts, does that mean it is compatible with 850 Watt PSU or can I get a lower VA with lower Watt rating or will that kill the UPS? My only goal is enough time to send messages and shutdown my pc.
getting a lower capacity UPS won't kill the PSU, it just means you might have less time on battery (ie when the ups is powering the system in case of power failure) personally with that set up 1250VA is the minimum I would recommend, you can get something below that but you would probably be under extreme urgency to shut down the computer asap
I have a 3090, with a R 5800x3d. Just bought a 1000VA 500W UPS, and it just turns off and starts beeping like crazy until I press the button. Should I get a higher VA/W UPS?
Hingi po sana ako advice. Planning to buy a UPS po pero wala pong proper grounding ang outlets namin (two prong). Should I go for a ups? Gagana pa rin po ba ang surge protection kahit naka plugged-in lang sa two-prong oulet using an adopter?
hi i just wanna ask if the Prolink brand is good ups? i wanted to get a ups because there is always a random brownout here in our area. EDIT : i just wanted to have a time to turn off my pc and save my stuff. i dont need my pc running all the way. my pc is Ryzen 5600x RTX 3070 750w PSU. should i get the 1500 va? i hope my comment will notice thank you.
Sir nakabili kami apc ups 650va 360w Kapag sa youtube fb oklang umaandar ang ups pag nag brown out pero pag sa games naman un mataas grphics ayw gumana ng uos pag namatay ang kuryente long beep lang sya Sana matulungan nyo ako sir
budget options to mga to, kahit sabihin pa natin na 2000va parang ewan lang. line interactive eh. if you want some serious business UPS, kunin nyo yung APC Easy UPS On-line type. kinuha kong capacity is 1500va lang pero tumatagal ng 30mins on a standalone battery, im planning to buy a expansion battery in the future para tumagal sya ng more than 1 hour even while gaming. kahit 1500va lang tumagal sya ng 30mins even while gaming, of course this kind of ups is expensive, nabili ko sya dati for around 18k sa lazada.
this is very timely. dami ko nakita sa tiktok.FB flexing a mini ups for modem only so they can still have wifi while on poweroutage. merong nag aadvertise that they can last somewhere between 3 hours to 12 hours. hmmm
I was tempted to try further tests (how long can it run a cellphone, how long can it run a modem/router) but I think these would take hours, as you mentioned, so maybe we'll do them in a follow up vid 🤔
Pwede po bang gawing AVR ang UPS? i mean, hindi naman po nasisira ang UPS kapag may fluctuation ng kuryente? Pangit ng mga AVR ngayon naglalabasan, nasira tuloy monitor ko. 😢
yes most ups already have built in surge protection, ie. they also have the same functions as an avr (fun fact you're psu also probably has these same protections already built in)
Hello, Dito ako kasi na curious lang, 650 VA, parang ndi nya kaya ang 2 monitor at cpu .. ilang minutes ba sya icharge or sadyang hindi kaya ng 650 VA, kasi nag brownout at namatay din ang pc, naka amber light sya pag tapos ng shift from 12pm to 3am ph time, is it enought charging point?
I can't answer that, I don't know the monitors involved or what you're trying to run on the pc at the time the ups kicks in and what your pc hardware is and even if I knew all of those things, as mentioned in the video the rate of power consumption varies, exact same hardware, running the exact same software, using the exact same charge on the exact same UPS, will yield different results all of the above said, a 650va ups is roughly good only for a load of 390w, this is also mentioned in the video I can imagine this being insufficient for the set up you described
