Power supply and UPS, Can you help please?

Anonymous user · ‎2021-06-28

I am very lucky because I have been able to save up for a new pc for the last 2 years and it arrived 2 weeks ago.

I'm lucky because it has the following:

Intel Core 2 Quadro Extreme QX6700 2.66GHz Quad Core overclocked to 3.0GHz
Asus Striker nForce 680 Deluxe Motherboard LGA775
Corsair XMS2-8500 C5 Dominator TwinX PC2-8500 4GB
Asus Geforce 8800 GTX 768MB PCIe
Western Digital Raptor 150GB 16MB Cache SATA
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 750GB 16MB Cache SATA-II
NEC AD7173A 18x DL DVD±RW
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music

This requires an Enermax Galaxy 850W EGA850EWL Modular PSU.

I know that at home the power supply is very prone to Surges and Brownouts. I have already had one hard drive wrecked in a previous PC some years ago.

So I would like to protect my investment but don't have enough technical knowledge.

I am looking for a UPS and I believe it needs to have an output of at least 1500va...is that right or could I get away with something lower? The technical literature that came with the Enermax PSU also says the UPS must supply the PSU in Sine Wave type not Simulate Sine Wave.

Could someone out there help me by suggesting a suitable APC product? Thanks for your patience and assistance.

Anonymous user · ‎2021-06-28

I am very lucky because I have been able to save up for a new pc for the last 2 years and it arrived 2 weeks ago.

I'm lucky because it has the following:

Intel Core 2 Quadro Extreme QX6700 2.66GHz Quad Core overclocked to 3.0GHz
Asus Striker nForce 680 Deluxe Motherboard LGA775
Corsair XMS2-8500 C5 Dominator TwinX PC2-8500 4GB
Asus Geforce 8800 GTX 768MB PCIe
Western Digital Raptor 150GB 16MB Cache SATA
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 750GB 16MB Cache SATA-II
NEC AD7173A 18x DL DVD±RW
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music

This requires an Enermax Galaxy 850W EGA850EWL Modular PSU.

I know that at home the power supply is very prone to Surges and Brownouts. I have already had one hard drive wrecked in a previous PC some years ago.

So I would like to protect my investment but don't have enough technical knowledge.

I am looking for a UPS and I believe it needs to have an output of at least 1500va...is that right or could I get away with something lower? The technical literature that came with the Enermax PSU also says the UPS must supply the PSU in Sine Wave type not Simulate Sine Wave.

Could someone out there help me by suggesting a suitable APC product? Thanks for your patience and assistance.

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Anonymous user · ‎2021-06-28

I am very lucky because I have been able to save up for a new pc for the last 2 years and it arrived 2 weeks ago.

I'm lucky because it has the following:

Intel Core 2 Quadro Extreme QX6700 2.66GHz Quad Core overclocked to 3.0GHz
Asus Striker nForce 680 Deluxe Motherboard LGA775
Corsair XMS2-8500 C5 Dominator TwinX PC2-8500 4GB
Asus Geforce 8800 GTX 768MB PCIe
Western Digital Raptor 150GB 16MB Cache SATA
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 750GB 16MB Cache SATA-II
NEC AD7173A 18x DL DVD±RW
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music

This requires an Enermax Galaxy 850W EGA850EWL Modular PSU.

I know that at home the power supply is very prone to Surges and Brownouts. I have already had one hard drive wrecked in a previous PC some years ago.

So I would like to protect my investment but don't have enough technical knowledge.

I am looking for a UPS and I believe it needs to have an output of at least 1500va...is that right or could I get away with something lower? The technical literature that came with the Enermax PSU also says the UPS must supply the PSU in Sine Wave type not Simulate Sine Wave.

Could someone out there help me by suggesting a suitable APC product? Thanks for your patience and assistance.