Need a new UPS: Any Recommendations?

dja2k · 04-12-06, 12:29 AM

I have just officially got warned of my old UPS having a bad battery. I have a belkin 1200VA 750 watt UPS which at my point with my computer was at load 40%. I need a new one, but don't really know what to get and what I need. My power supply on my computer is a 520 watt and I do have all the stuff listed in my sig running. So any help?

dja2k

dja2k · 04-16-06, 02:23 PM

Anyone ?

Seven7Thirty30 · 04-16-06, 02:57 PM

What are your needs? In the event of a power failure, do you want enough time to shutdown your computer safely, or do you want to be able to continue working on your PC? If you want to be able to keep the PC running, how long do you want to keep working? Will you work on tasks that draw low power (web surfing), or high power (like gaming)?

Also, what's your price ceiling?

dja2k · 04-16-06, 05:04 PM

I want something that would give me at least like 10 minutes or so, just to finish what I am doing. Not for high power, but what I have connected now, gives me around a 40 percent load on idle. I had a belkin , but the battery on those gives out very fast, this one only lasted 1 year. I want to spend no more than $150.00 on a good one. I don't know if I need a high va, joules, or watts version for what I have, don't understand those ratings.

dja2k

mortimer · 04-16-06, 06:24 PM

Why not replace the battery(s)? You can get them fairly cheap on-line.

http://www.shop.com/op/aprod-~Belkin...ry&sourceid=16

dja2k · 04-16-06, 10:56 PM

Do you think those batteries are better than the original because now that I did research on my old Belkin UPS, they say the batteries on the are cheap? Also those have to be wired in a series since there are two of them to equal an original, would I have problem doing the cross wiring?

dja2k

mortimer · 04-17-06, 06:51 AM

Not cheap. Identical (OEM) and less costly. Open up your current UPS to get part numbers. Use the same wiring, etc.

Haste266 · 04-17-06, 08:37 AM

i would just buy a replacement
cheaper...

im curious, how long did ur current battery last as i have the same UPS...

dja2k · 04-17-06, 06:34 PM

The belkin UPS battery lasted only a little more than a year. Of course, thats why I can't use the warranty on it as the battery only has 1 year warranty.

dja2k

Seven7Thirty30 · 04-17-06, 10:31 PM

This is a pretty good UPS. It's well within your price range and should satisfy your needs.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16842101002

04-12-06, 12:29 AM	Thread Starter #1
dja2k Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Texas	Need a new UPS: Any Recommendations? I have just officially got warned of my old UPS having a bad battery. I have a belkin 1200VA 750 watt UPS which at my point with my computer was at load 40%. I need a new one, but don't really know what to get and what I need. My power supply on my computer is a 520 watt and I do have all the stuff listed in my sig running. So any help? dja2k __________________ CASE: FRACTAL DESIGN Arc Midi High Performance Case PSU: CORSAIR Gold AX 850W MB: ASUS Z68 Maximus IV Gene-Z FANS: 7 x 140mm YATE LOON D14SM-12 w/ Scythe Kaze Q8 8 Channel Controller CPU: INTEL Core i5-2500K @ 4.6GHz HSF: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO + 2 x 120mm YATE LOON D12SL-12 (Push\Pull) + ARCTIC MX2 Thermal Paste RAM: G.SKILL Sniper Gaming Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) PC3-12800 @ DDR3-1600 GPU: HIS IceQ Boost Clock Radeon HD 7950 3GB @ 925/1250 Mhz HDD: 2 - SAMSUNG 840 PRO 128GB SDD (RAID-0) + 2 x WD Red 3TB Intellipower EXT: WD 1.5TB Intellipower (Thermaltake eSATA Dock) DVD: 2 - LITEON DVD±R's Burners INPUT: LOGITECH K800 Black Illuminated Keyboard + LOGITECH Performance Mouse MX DISPLAY: ASUS ProArt 24" P-IPS (DP) \ PANASONIC 65" Plasma (HDMI) SOUND: OnBoard + LOGITECH G51 5.1 Speakers OS: WINDOWS 8 Pro x64 with Media Center TEMPS: CPU (RealTemp @ 39°C idle - 79°C max), GPU (GPU-Z @ 41°C idle - 65°C max)
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04-16-06, 02:23 PM	Thread Starter #2
dja2k Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Texas	Anyone ? __________________ CASE: FRACTAL DESIGN Arc Midi High Performance Case PSU: CORSAIR Gold AX 850W MB: ASUS Z68 Maximus IV Gene-Z FANS: 7 x 140mm YATE LOON D14SM-12 w/ Scythe Kaze Q8 8 Channel Controller CPU: INTEL Core i5-2500K @ 4.6GHz HSF: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO + 2 x 120mm YATE LOON D12SL-12 (Push\Pull) + ARCTIC MX2 Thermal Paste RAM: G.SKILL Sniper Gaming Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) PC3-12800 @ DDR3-1600 GPU: HIS IceQ Boost Clock Radeon HD 7950 3GB @ 925/1250 Mhz HDD: 2 - SAMSUNG 840 PRO 128GB SDD (RAID-0) + 2 x WD Red 3TB Intellipower EXT: WD 1.5TB Intellipower (Thermaltake eSATA Dock) DVD: 2 - LITEON DVD±R's Burners INPUT: LOGITECH K800 Black Illuminated Keyboard + LOGITECH Performance Mouse MX DISPLAY: ASUS ProArt 24" P-IPS (DP) \ PANASONIC 65" Plasma (HDMI) SOUND: OnBoard + LOGITECH G51 5.1 Speakers OS: WINDOWS 8 Pro x64 with Media Center TEMPS: CPU (RealTemp @ 39°C idle - 79°C max), GPU (GPU-Z @ 41°C idle - 65°C max)
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04-16-06, 02:57 PM	#3
Seven7Thirty30 Member Join Date: Oct 2005	What are your needs? In the event of a power failure, do you want enough time to shutdown your computer safely, or do you want to be able to continue working on your PC? If you want to be able to keep the PC running, how long do you want to keep working? Will you work on tasks that draw low power (web surfing), or high power (like gaming)? Also, what's your price ceiling? __________________ Core i7-990X - ASUS Rampage III Extreme - 12GB (6 x 2GB) Corsair GT DDR3-2000 2 x HIS 7970 - Dell U2410 Sound Blaster X-FI Titanium Pro 2 x Corsair GT 120GB SSDs, 2 x Seagate XT 2TB RAID Enermax 1350W Modified LIan-Li PC-C60B with Custom EK Water Cooling System
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04-16-06, 05:04 PM	Thread Starter #4
dja2k Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Texas	I want something that would give me at least like 10 minutes or so, just to finish what I am doing. Not for high power, but what I have connected now, gives me around a 40 percent load on idle. I had a belkin , but the battery on those gives out very fast, this one only lasted 1 year. I want to spend no more than $150.00 on a good one. I don't know if I need a high va, joules, or watts version for what I have, don't understand those ratings. dja2k __________________ CASE: FRACTAL DESIGN Arc Midi High Performance Case PSU: CORSAIR Gold AX 850W MB: ASUS Z68 Maximus IV Gene-Z FANS: 7 x 140mm YATE LOON D14SM-12 w/ Scythe Kaze Q8 8 Channel Controller CPU: INTEL Core i5-2500K @ 4.6GHz HSF: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO + 2 x 120mm YATE LOON D12SL-12 (Push\Pull) + ARCTIC MX2 Thermal Paste RAM: G.SKILL Sniper Gaming Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) PC3-12800 @ DDR3-1600 GPU: HIS IceQ Boost Clock Radeon HD 7950 3GB @ 925/1250 Mhz HDD: 2 - SAMSUNG 840 PRO 128GB SDD (RAID-0) + 2 x WD Red 3TB Intellipower EXT: WD 1.5TB Intellipower (Thermaltake eSATA Dock) DVD: 2 - LITEON DVD±R's Burners INPUT: LOGITECH K800 Black Illuminated Keyboard + LOGITECH Performance Mouse MX DISPLAY: ASUS ProArt 24" P-IPS (DP) \ PANASONIC 65" Plasma (HDMI) SOUND: OnBoard + LOGITECH G51 5.1 Speakers OS: WINDOWS 8 Pro x64 with Media Center TEMPS: CPU (RealTemp @ 39°C idle - 79°C max), GPU (GPU-Z @ 41°C idle - 65°C max)
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04-16-06, 06:24 PM	#5
mortimer Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Spokane...	Why not replace the battery(s)? You can get them fairly cheap on-line. http://www.shop.com/op/aprod-~Belkin...ry&sourceid=16
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04-16-06, 10:56 PM	Thread Starter #6
dja2k Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Texas	Do you think those batteries are better than the original because now that I did research on my old Belkin UPS, they say the batteries on the are cheap? Also those have to be wired in a series since there are two of them to equal an original, would I have problem doing the cross wiring? dja2k __________________ CASE: FRACTAL DESIGN Arc Midi High Performance Case PSU: CORSAIR Gold AX 850W MB: ASUS Z68 Maximus IV Gene-Z FANS: 7 x 140mm YATE LOON D14SM-12 w/ Scythe Kaze Q8 8 Channel Controller CPU: INTEL Core i5-2500K @ 4.6GHz HSF: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO + 2 x 120mm YATE LOON D12SL-12 (Push\Pull) + ARCTIC MX2 Thermal Paste RAM: G.SKILL Sniper Gaming Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) PC3-12800 @ DDR3-1600 GPU: HIS IceQ Boost Clock Radeon HD 7950 3GB @ 925/1250 Mhz HDD: 2 - SAMSUNG 840 PRO 128GB SDD (RAID-0) + 2 x WD Red 3TB Intellipower EXT: WD 1.5TB Intellipower (Thermaltake eSATA Dock) DVD: 2 - LITEON DVD±R's Burners INPUT: LOGITECH K800 Black Illuminated Keyboard + LOGITECH Performance Mouse MX DISPLAY: ASUS ProArt 24" P-IPS (DP) \ PANASONIC 65" Plasma (HDMI) SOUND: OnBoard + LOGITECH G51 5.1 Speakers OS: WINDOWS 8 Pro x64 with Media Center TEMPS: CPU (RealTemp @ 39°C idle - 79°C max), GPU (GPU-Z @ 41°C idle - 65°C max)
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04-17-06, 06:51 AM	#7
mortimer Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Spokane...	Not cheap. Identical (OEM) and less costly. Open up your current UPS to get part numbers. Use the same wiring, etc.
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04-17-06, 08:37 AM	#8
Haste266 Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Roanoke, VA	i would just buy a replacement cheaper... im curious, how long did ur current battery last as i have the same UPS... __________________ i5-750 @3.78ghz on a Gigabyte P55A-UD4P / XFX Radeon 5870 / G.SKILL Ripjaws 2x2GB DDR3-2000 Intel X-25M 80gb / 2x 750gb Spinpoint F1 / 2x Barracuda LP 1.5tb / 1x LG GBW-H20L / NZXT M59 Seasonic M12-D / X-Fi Xtrememusic / MCP655, Apogee XT, Black Ice GTX M92 & M184 / Windows 7 Pro x64 / LG 37LH30 LCD 1080p TV Heatware: haste266 \| E-Bay: haste266
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04-17-06, 06:34 PM	Thread Starter #9
dja2k Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Texas	The belkin UPS battery lasted only a little more than a year. Of course, thats why I can't use the warranty on it as the battery only has 1 year warranty. dja2k __________________ CASE: FRACTAL DESIGN Arc Midi High Performance Case PSU: CORSAIR Gold AX 850W MB: ASUS Z68 Maximus IV Gene-Z FANS: 7 x 140mm YATE LOON D14SM-12 w/ Scythe Kaze Q8 8 Channel Controller CPU: INTEL Core i5-2500K @ 4.6GHz HSF: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO + 2 x 120mm YATE LOON D12SL-12 (Push\Pull) + ARCTIC MX2 Thermal Paste RAM: G.SKILL Sniper Gaming Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) PC3-12800 @ DDR3-1600 GPU: HIS IceQ Boost Clock Radeon HD 7950 3GB @ 925/1250 Mhz HDD: 2 - SAMSUNG 840 PRO 128GB SDD (RAID-0) + 2 x WD Red 3TB Intellipower EXT: WD 1.5TB Intellipower (Thermaltake eSATA Dock) DVD: 2 - LITEON DVD±R's Burners INPUT: LOGITECH K800 Black Illuminated Keyboard + LOGITECH Performance Mouse MX DISPLAY: ASUS ProArt 24" P-IPS (DP) \ PANASONIC 65" Plasma (HDMI) SOUND: OnBoard + LOGITECH G51 5.1 Speakers OS: WINDOWS 8 Pro x64 with Media Center TEMPS: CPU (RealTemp @ 39°C idle - 79°C max), GPU (GPU-Z @ 41°C idle - 65°C max)
	QUOTE Thanks

04-17-06, 10:31 PM	#10
Seven7Thirty30 Member Join Date: Oct 2005	This is a pretty good UPS. It's well within your price range and should satisfy your needs. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16842101002 __________________ Core i7-990X - ASUS Rampage III Extreme - 12GB (6 x 2GB) Corsair GT DDR3-2000 2 x HIS 7970 - Dell U2410 Sound Blaster X-FI Titanium Pro 2 x Corsair GT 120GB SSDs, 2 x Seagate XT 2TB RAID Enermax 1350W Modified LIan-Li PC-C60B with Custom EK Water Cooling System
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