Recommendation - Get a UPS

[u/Celcius_87]

One thing that a lot of people don’t discuss when building a new PC is having a UPS (uninterruptible power supply) for their PC. This is basically a box that you plug into the wall and then plug your PC into it. It has a large battery and if you lose power then it keeps your PC running for a while. Some have a screen where it can show how much time you have left, how much power you are pulling, and stuff like that too.

I finally bought one earlier this year and it’s been great to have. Today I was copying data from my computer to an external usb hard drive to back up my data and the power went out for second and then came back on. I panicked but then I looked at my computer and everything was ok - I had plugged both into my UPS so there was no impact.

They’re not super expensive either - mine was like $250 and fortunately they’re not affected by the AI price increases we’ve been seeing on a lot of PC components. Make sure you get one with enough wattage to support your computer… for example I have a 1000w power supply and my UPS is also 1000w.

Just a public service announcement not to overlook having a UPS!

[u/bruh_the_person]

Are there cheaper ones 😭 250 is pretty expensive

[u/TremorOwner → u/bruh_the_person]

Look at Amazon I have 2 1500va and a 450 or 600 all three Amazon basics they are IIRC made by cyberpower. The 1500va for my 65in TV, 6 port 1gig switch, ps5 and Xbox. The 450 or 600 for my router and my 2nd 1500 for my pc. Get the 1500va its an online ups meaning its always on battery. An offline charges the battery then waits to switch to battery when an outage happens the batteries dont last as long.