you can put together the most powerful rig imaginable and try to keep it as
safe as you can by not visiting questionable websites putting it in a
locked room and maybe defending it from your cat's claws with a Nerf gun or
something but there are some things you just can't predict asteroid strikes
nuclear war and perhaps the worst of all
power outages there aren't too many things more frustrating than being in
the middle of writing an important paper or work report when everything just
suddenly goes dark fortunately a great defense against this has been around for
quite a while the ups and I don't mean having a guy in brown shorts deliver a
generator to your house I'm talking about uninterruptable power supplies
which can keep your equipment running even if the power grid has gone dark
there are many different kinds of UPS's on the market with different internal
workings but the basic principle of operation they all share is this you
plug your UPS into the wall and then you plug whatever you're using computer
monitor server Rack or whatever into the UPS kind of like you would a power strip
or surge protector the UPS has an internal battery that gets charged from
the wall so if the power goes out your UPS can keep your stuff running keep in
mind however that UPS is designed for and affordable enough for home use won't
keep your PC running for hours on end during a blackout they're designed to
give you enough time to save your work and shut down your computer properly so
you don't lose anything important but that's kind of it buying the right UPS
can give you longer running time more features and increase reliability so how
do you know what to pick one of the most important specs to pay attention to is
how much power the UPS can deliver what makes this a little complicated though
is that it isn't just a matter of say matching your power supplies wattage to
the UPS's UPS capacities are typically
given in volt amps instead of Watts but
those of you who paid attention in physics will know that volts time amps
give you Watts so isn't that just the same thing in you UPS land though they
aren't because of resistance present in electrical load so you'll want to pick
up a UPS with a volt amp rating 50 to
75% above whatever the typical wattage
load from your PC will be and of course make sure you factor in everything else
that you have plugged in such as a monitor some UPS's are also what's
called line interactive meaning they have a special Transformer built in that
can deal with voltage dips or surges if you live in an area where the power grid
just you know isn't the best and you have to deal with stuff like frequent
brown outs that make your lights flicker since Electronics need a steady supply
of power this can give you a great additional layer of protection even if
the power doesn't go out completely also
pay attention to what kind of software the UPS comes with many units will allow
you to connect the UPS to your computer with a USB cable and use software that
will tell you the battery life of your ups and how many minutes of uptime to
expect if the power go goes out as well as automatically shut down your computer
properly once the battery gets low some UPS software will even save your work
for you beforehand a very useful tool in case you stepped out of the room or even
left the house entirely when the power went out and of course you want to make
sure that whatever UPS you get can actually give you enough runtime off the
battery many UPS's will state a number of minutes on the spec sheet but
remember this is only at a certain wattage so if you have tons of stuff
plugged in and you're in the middle of gaming at 4K you simply won't have as
much time so keep these tips in your mind and you can rest easy if there's a
freak blackout or something well at least about your electronics since not
much can save you from having to replace all that food in your fridge if you're
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