Mecer 2000VA 1200W UPS and 2 Gaming Computers

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Solitude

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I just ordered a Mecer 2000VA 1200W Line Interactive UPS because we get power outages often and the last power outage broke Windows 10 on my one machine.

I know nothing about these things though so I'm hoping someone can help.

We have 2 gaming computers in the house. One with a 2080 and one with a Radeon RX 570. Can I run both these machines off of the same UPS? And hopefully the monitors too? Just long enough to switch them off in the case of a power outage.
 
Not while gaming, the batteries in that unit is rated to supply 540W for 10minutes, just doing Windows stuff (that is not CPU/GPU hungry) you should be fine for long enough to shut down.
 

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I think he means it's not made for the purpose of actively gaming on it while on battery.... e.g. that it won't last for long periods?

Thus he's advocating for a bigger inverter, for cleaner power and a longer battery life?
 
jsheed_sa said:
I think he means it's not made for the purpose of actively gaming on it while on battery.... e.g. that it won't last for long periods?

Thus he's advocating for a bigger inverter, for cleaner power and a longer battery life?
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Nah, the original post clearly states that it's for switching off the computers when there's a power failure.
 
jsheed_sa said:
I think he means it's not made for the purpose of actively gaming on it while on battery.... e.g. that it won't last for long periods?

Thus he's advocating for a bigger inverter, for cleaner power and a longer battery life?
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Sorry I misinterpreted(read wrong) the OP's post, thought he wanted power during a blackout.
 
So, I got my UPS yesterday and this morning the power went out. Only had one pc connected plus the router and man, it's a life saver! Should have gotten one ages ago.
 
Solitude said:
So, I got my UPS yesterday and this morning the power went out. Only had one pc connected plus the router and man, it's a life saver! Should have gotten one ages ago.
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Next, upgrade to a Mecer 2400VA inverter....

Heaven. :D

UPS's is a waste of money. Those batteries will be killed within in months with our electricity supply. I got tired of keep on replacing UPS batteries and switching off my PC. Or get home and everything is off because I wasn't there to switch it off.

And most of all....


Beeeep beeeeeep Beeeep Beeeep...

:ROFL:

What you can do when you upgrade to the big boy.... Open up the UPS, kill the beeper and use it as power for your router during loadshedding.

/that's all unrelated info I have for now.
 
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