Ste Posted February 20, 2016 Posted February 20, 2016 having been out of the loop in pc hard ware for a long time I am looking for a AC line filter that has at least 6 minutes of battery back up. > main factor is keeping the line clean and a 3-5 year warranty, looking to spend 500 to 800 USD, suggestions? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted February 20, 2016 Posted February 20, 2016 $500-$800? Jesus. I spent $80 on my UPS and it runs my server for ~45 minutes before draining. You can spend a LOT less unless your desktop pulls a huge amount of power. What does your machine draw from the wall under a typical load that you'd want to be able to sustain through an outage? Do any peripherals need to stay powered (monitor, speakers, etc)? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste Posted February 20, 2016 Posted February 20, 2016 well as I said I more concerned with the quality of the line filter, but I can spend less if it will do the job, monitor and pc maybe 400-600 watts for at least 5-10 mins Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted February 20, 2016 Posted February 20, 2016 Most UPS's will run input power through the internal filters/generators before powering gear, so even inexpensive UPS's tend to be pretty clean power. Do you really pull 400-600 watts? What is the goal of the UPS? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted February 20, 2016 Posted February 20, 2016 Not knowing more, I'd suggest something like this: http://www.amazon.com/CyberPower-CP1500AVRLCD-Intelligent-1500VA-Mini-Tower/dp/B000FBK3QK It should give you a few minutes on battery, although I'd question the goal of trying to stay up quite that long unless you've got a backup generator on a 5 minute delay or something similar. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste Posted February 20, 2016 Posted February 20, 2016 Thanks Ill give it a shot!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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