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<blockquote data-quote="captainflash" data-source="post: 418894" data-attributes="member: 73447">Hello!&nbsp; I was hoping I could get some input on buying a UPS.&nbsp; I have been reading around to try and get a good estimate on what I will need, but I'm still not sure exactly what I should get.I am wanting to power my server with it, which has the following setup:750 watt Corsair Power SupplyAsus A8N-SLI MoboAMD Athlon 64 3200 Processor2GB MemoryPCI Video Card(Mobo doesn't have built in video and I wanted something very low voltage)8 1TB Hard drives in a Raid 5 configuration8 Port SATA RAID controller1 74GB Raptor Drive2 DVD drives5 or 6 120mm Case FansI am not real worried about the UPS powering it for a long time.&nbsp; I mainly want to provide surge/power/conditioning protection for my machine, and hopefully allow it enough time to power down safely.&nbsp; I would actually prefer a UPS that would run until it was about to run out of battery power and THEN shut the PC down, but idk if that is a feature you can get or not.Using a power estimating tool it guessed my setup would use around 500 watts, so I was thinking i needed like a 900ish VA UPS.&nbsp; I know pretty much nothing about these things, all I know about them is what I have read, which is only worth as much as how I interpreted it! Any input would be appreciated <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="captainflash, post: 418894, member: 73447"] Hello! I was hoping I could get some input on buying a UPS. I have been reading around to try and get a good estimate on what I will need, but I'm still not sure exactly what I should get. I am wanting to power my server with it, which has the following setup: 750 watt Corsair Power Supply Asus A8N-SLI Mobo AMD Athlon 64 3200 Processor 2GB Memory PCI Video Card(Mobo doesn't have built in video and I wanted something very low voltage) 8 1TB Hard drives in a Raid 5 configuration 8 Port SATA RAID controller 1 74GB Raptor Drive 2 DVD drives 5 or 6 120mm Case Fans I am not real worried about the UPS powering it for a long time. I mainly want to provide surge/power/conditioning protection for my machine, and hopefully allow it enough time to power down safely. I would actually prefer a UPS that would run until it was about to run out of battery power and THEN shut the PC down, but idk if that is a feature you can get or not. Using a power estimating tool it guessed my setup would use around 500 watts, so I was thinking i needed like a 900ish VA UPS. I know pretty much nothing about these things, all I know about them is what I have read, which is only worth as much as how I interpreted it! Any input would be appreciated :) [/QUOTE]

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