Inverter for gaming pc

[JoseQuervo]

Hi Guys. I'm considering purchasing a 1200W / 2000VA Ellies inverter for my gaming rig that has a 1000W PSU.

Does anyone know if I need anything aside from the inverter and battery to make this work ?

http://www.ellies.co.za/electrical/1200W-UPS-and-Inverter/FBI2000W

 

[Segg]

Hi Guys. I'm considering purchasing a 1200W / 2000VA Ellies inverter for my gaming rig that has a 1000W PSU.

Does anyone know if I need anything aside from the inverter and battery to make this work ?

http://www.ellies.co.za/electrical/1200W-UPS-and-Inverter/FBI2000W

Either a whole lot of small batteries in parallel or a very, very big battery. I can't imagine one deep cycle battery lasting more than a few minutes

 

[CriticalConsumer]

You would need deep cycle 100Ah batteries - preferably 2 in parallel. Check the inverter battery input 12V / 24V as this also determines the cost.

Obviously the amount of time you want to game will also dictate the number of batteries you will need.

 

[Mr.Jax]

Although your PC's PSU is rated 1000W, doesn't mean that, even under full load, that your PC is using 1000W at the wall socket, unless of course you have 2 or more high end GPU's in SLI/CrossFire, then you might get close.

Just thought I'd mention it.

A 100Ah battery would maybe give you max 2 hours of 1000W running time. (40A @ 24 volts = 2.5 hours theoretical max, but with 80% efficiency of the inverter and the fact that the battery probably wouldn't be able to hold 40A for 2 hours....)