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Post by Johnny Grenade on Apr 18, 2007 10:27:38 GMT -8
Just bought a new UPS system. Im looking forward to getting it set up. Ive recently had brownout types of problems in my area and with summer getting near, it will only get worse. I also have a really old surge protector, that I believe is shot, that this is really meant to replace.
What I bought was a Belkin 900VA 540W unit ($120) with battery backup and surge protection. This should be enough for my gaming box, server, and networking equipment. (I hope) It will switch over to battery if the power goes out and gracefully shut down the computers after a period of time 2-8 mins. It also does voltage regulation to ensure clean power to the computers.
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Post by Johnny Grenade on Apr 19, 2007 5:28:08 GMT -8
Its working nicely. I took some screenshots of the monitor program. The first image is the loading with the following: Server: AMD Sempron 2600, 768MB PC2700 DDR RAM, Dual Hardisk Cable Modem, Dlink 4300router, ATT Dual line phone  The second picture has my gaming machine turned on running Battlefield2 in addition to the server and the rest of the stuff. AMD X2 4800, 1.5GB PC3200 DDR, 10K RPM HD + Server: AMD Sempron 2600, 768MB PC2700 DDR RAM, Dual Hardisk Cable Modem, Dlink 4300router, ATT Dual line phone  Not bad only 59 percent loading. The Belken manual says to keep it under 85%. I have seen it as high as 61% but it didnt stay there long. |
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Post by unisol on Apr 20, 2007 10:39:06 GMT -8
That is some pretty nice software you got there, the software that came with my Tripp Lite is kinda crappy. I don't even bother installing it anymore.
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Post by Johnny Grenade on Apr 21, 2007 4:09:51 GMT -8
That is some pretty nice software you got there, the software that came with my Tripp Lite is kinda crappy. I don't even bother installing it anymore. Yeah, I didnt plan on installing the software, but I read that the Bulldog software that comes with this is highly rated. Also the model I bought has load monitoring that the sub $100 models dont have. I wanted to see how much juice I was pulling with all this stuff. Its really pretty power efficient. only 23 percent with the server and all the networking gear. Thats 0.23 x 540 = 124Watts. Like leaving a lightbulb on 24/7 I guess. |
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Post by unisol on Apr 21, 2007 5:42:02 GMT -8
My PC alone pulls around 150 watts at idle out of the wall. Load up the CPU and the GPU, it might hit 200 watts. This is going by the load meter that my PSU has.
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Post by Johnny Grenade on Apr 21, 2007 17:08:38 GMT -8
My PC alone pulls around 150 watts at idle out of the wall. Load up the CPU and the GPU, it might hit 200 watts. This is going by the load meter that my PSU has. Thats about right. If you look at the pic i have of my game rig and the server going its like around 60% load. Which is around 324W . Breaking this down, the 124W from the server and net equipment and around 200 for the gaming rig running bf2. Right in line with what your PS meter is showing. |
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Post by unisol on Apr 21, 2007 17:30:00 GMT -8
That just shows you that all these claims for needing these super expensive 600 watt PSU's are false.
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