UPS wattage too low

[Turbo Soggy]

I have a computer with a Ryzen 7 2700X and a GTX 1070. My computer is plugged into a UPS that is only 350 watts. What does this mean? Does this mean my computer is only getting 350 watts when I assume it needs much more than that to perform properly? It is a continuous UPS.

[Monk]

That's probably enough to be honest, best bet is to buy a power meter and see just how much it pulls, given that my overclocked 9900k and 2080ti only pull 440w ish from. The wall (under load) , I'd say you are close, but covered.

[Turbo Soggy]

Monk eredeti hozzászólása:

That's probably enough to be honest, best bet is to buy a power meter and see just how much it pulls, given that my overclocked 9900k and 2080ti only pull 440w ish from. The wall (under load) , I'd say you are close, but covered.

If the wattage is too low, will my computer under perform due to lack of power?

[Monk]

Honestly, I've never used a ups so I'm not exactly sure how they operate, however, if you don't have enough power, your system will likely simply shut down.

[tacoshy]

Monk eredeti hozzászólása:

Honestly, I've never used a ups so I'm not exactly sure how they operate, however, if you don't have enough power, your system will likely simply shut down.

basically it is a batetry between wall and other components that in case of a surge will protect the connected devices mostlikely and can deliver power to your PC's for a short while (~10ms for most devices) to not have your PC crash when you have a minimal power surge.

However it barely covers the PC when the PC has a short capcitor surge and requires for 10ms logner mroe then the 350W.

[tacoshy]

there will be no harm then to try it, however you should know that your PC could crash in case it is not enough.
As I was still living in Thailand it didnt crashed (btu hardware isnt comparable) but sometimes when we had a major power surge I had barely enough time to save my stuff.

[Talby]

Which type (or make / model) of ups is it?

There are 3 types (or tiers, from cheapest to most expensive):

The most basic / cheapest ones are "standby" or "offline" type of UPS, where it switches to battery if it detects a power outage

The "line-interactive" type of UPS does some basic filtering / power conditioning as well as battery switching, and is more expensive due to the more advanced protections

The "online" type constantly feeds of the battery so there is no interruption when a power outage occurs, most expensive since the circuity is more complex compounded with battery costs that require more frequent replacements.

If it's not at least the line-interactive type I would not use it for PC use, the more protection makes it much preferred.

[Turbo Soggy]

Hypothetically let’s say I had a 200 watt continuous UPS. Let’s say my computer draws 400 watts. What would happen in this situation?

[_I_]

ups shuts down to protect itself, killing pc pwower

[[☥] - CJ -]

What it means is the UPS wont last long at Load, possibly 10 minutes if that at max load
So if the power goes out while gaming you should stop playing and turn the PC off

If your PC is 400w at max Load the UPS would shut down as soon as the battery kicked in
You always want to have a little more than what your PC is capable of drawing

UPS's are good sources of power in outages and can last a while with low power LED lights and to keep your mobile devices charged, not only to give you time to shut your PC off.

[OLDMAN🎅]

I have a 600 watt VA 1,000 VA UPS with 180 load battery life 17min using CyberPower PowerPanel Personal app to read my UPS systems How old is the UPS you might have a battery problem need to be replaced.
system specs
https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/16154439

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTuJb8qTxZE


How do I perform a Battery Calibration on my Smart-UPS?
https://www.apc.com/us/en/faqs/FA284198/



Self-Test

Schedule Notification Runtime Voltage Self-Test Advanced

Help Features Configuration Self-Test

You can test to verify your UPS will operate normally using the self-test process. At the Self-Test screen you can start the self-test. When you click on the Initiate Self-test button the UPS will switch to battery mode to supply power to your equipment which tests the functionality of the battery. When a self-test ends the result will be displayed on the screen.

If the self-test fails there may be some problems such as:

The UPS does not have enough power
The UPS has less runtime than recommended settings.

The field of Battery Replaced Date* shows your battery replacement date. You can reset battery replacement date via Reset hyperlink when you replace your UPS battery.

Note : It is strongly recommended to run a self-test with some equipment plugged into the UPS. This will improve the measurement of battery power and runtime. Therefore, after self-test, you can expect more precise figures of these two parameters.

Note : Suggestions replace a new battery when PowerPanel detected battery life expired.

*Note : This is not available for all UPS models.