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Posted July 21, 2016
So I plugged my Desktop PC and Monitor to a batter backup (The brand being APC)

http://img.bbystatic.com/BestBuy_US/images/products/7271/7271045_sd.jpg

I plugged both in the Battery Backup and Surge Protection to protect my PC from shut down due to blackouts.

Now blackouts do happen while I am just doing normal things like browsing the web and when it happens my PC is fine and did not turn off.

But when I play a game it does and it depends on the game. When I play games liek World of Warcraft and Crysis it shuts down when a blackout happens, but when I play games like Baldur's Gate 1 and Starcraft 1 nothing happens.

So does playing hardware demanding games somehow "overload" the systems that not even the batter backup and save it?
Posted July 21, 2016
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Elmofongo: So I plugged my Desktop PC and Monitor to a batter backup (The brand being APC)

http://img.bbystatic.com/BestBuy_US/images/products/7271/7271045_sd.jpg

I plugged both in the Battery Backup and Surge Protection to protect my PC from shut down due to blackouts.

Now blackouts do happen while I am just doing normal things like browsing the web and when it happens my PC is fine and did not turn off.

But when I play a game it does and it depends on the game. When I play games liek World of Warcraft and Crysis it shuts down when a blackout happens, but when I play games like Baldur's Gate 1 and Starcraft 1 nothing happens.

So does playing hardware demanding games somehow "overload" the systems that not even the batter backup and save it?
may need a better power supply.
Posted July 21, 2016
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Elmofongo: So does playing hardware demanding games somehow "overload" the systems that not even the batter backup and save it?
Yes. Each UPS can only give a specific power level for a certain time, after which its battery will be exhausted, and it won't be able to provide any more. An idle computer draws much less power than one under load, thus the UPS will a different amount of time.
Posted July 21, 2016
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pimpmonkey2382.313: may need a better power supply.
Indeed, or other hardware (motherboard, RAM, graphics card) may require replacing if it has been damaged from surges before getting the protection.
Posted July 21, 2016
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pimpmonkey2382.313: may need a better power supply.
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Maighstir: Indeed, or other hardware (motherboard, RAM, graphics card) may require replacing if it has been damaged from surges before getting the protection.
Yeah my 2nd guess would have been video card.
Posted July 21, 2016
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Elmofongo: So I plugged my Desktop PC and Monitor to a batter backup (The brand being APC)
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How often do you get blackouts that you need a UPS - they are normally for business critical machines.
Posted July 21, 2016
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Elmofongo: So I plugged my Desktop PC and Monitor to a batter backup (The brand being APC)
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nightcraw1er.488: How often do you get blackouts that you need a UPS - they are normally for business critical machines.
In this area I would not say often, but there are days were we get flucutations and power outages alot.

Especially in the rainy season.

My island's electric infestructure has been in the crapper in recent years.
Posted July 21, 2016
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nightcraw1er.488: How often do you get blackouts that you need a UPS - they are normally for business critical machines.
Whenever I am in Thailand (in rural area), there an UPS is sorely needed at least for desktop PCs. I'd say there's a short blackout maybe once a week, sometimes even more often, and quite often during thunderstorms. Plus the electricity there is of such poor quality that having an UPS probably makes your PC last longer.

I presume an instant switch off of a PC is always a bad idea, possibly causing problems both to the hardware and the filesystem. I prefer I have some time to at least gracefully shut down a PC during blackouts.

That's another thing why I like laptops, they don't instantly shut down on blackouts, as long as you have your laptop battery in. :)
Posted July 22, 2016
Quick testing my desktop's power use:

While surfing: ~120W (bad number by today's standard I am sure)
While playing: ~320W (not a very powerful graphics card)

So quite a lot more is needed for 3D games. Your UPS should inform you somewhere how much it can supply and for how long when the battery is in mint condition.

Many places in the world, very brief breaks and dips in the power supply are common, even in rich countries.

Then there are [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownout_(electricity)]brownouts[/url] too; drop the voltage enough and the computer will be unhappy.

Smart of you to invest in that.
Post edited July 22, 2016 by Themken
Posted July 22, 2016
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nightcraw1er.488: How often do you get blackouts that you need a UPS - they are normally for business critical machines.
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Elmofongo: In this area I would not say often, but there are days were we get flucutations and power outages alot.

Especially in the rainy season.

My island's electric infestructure has been in the crapper in recent years.
Interesting, we don't tend to think of these things outside our own environments.
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