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looking to invest in a UPS

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have been contemplating getting a UPS again, however lm slightly confused why they are rated VA rather than W like a PSU is.

now l have a basic understanding of what l need, however all the information lve been reading seems to suggest more than l need. suffice to say my system has a 550W PSU and most information lve googled wants me to get a 750W rated one when l only plan to connect my system to it (no monitors) as lm hoping to get a UPS that will shut down for me.

suffice to say would it be fine getting a UPS on the ideal that lm not providing overheads for extra peripherals since l only plan to connect one, as l remember a previous purchase that clicked all the time.
 
I use to have a UPS, but since these days my work is mostly done via a tablet/laptop that connects to the bigger monitor, keyb and mouse then I don't really need one :). If the power goes off then I just flip the screen open and continue on.

Saves a fair bit on electricity bills too as my main system, which I still use for the odd game and GPU/video/graphics editing, used about twice the power.
 
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ebuyer just got back to me and recommended:
http://www.ebuyer.com/407855-cyberpo...alue-1000eilcd

as lm only going to use it to keep my system powered through power fluctuations and live near the centre of a town l doubt l will have all that many power cuts (touch wood) lve only experienced one power cut so far due to a storm (l tend to turn off on days they are expected) l just wanted to make sure l stay powered when things happen.

that said l want to make sure this will power all PSUs as lve heard some dont like certain UPSs.
 
but thats more agro than l need lol.
 
just an update, finally went with this one: http://www.ebuyer.com/407855-cyberp...ible-power-supply-550w-1000va-value-1000eilcd

ebuyer got back to and said it should work, connected it all up yesterday and lm finally back on my PC!!! after 4months of being on the laptop lol, just didnt have everything l needed to connect it close to hand since we moved, coupled with the non stop decorating.. not to mention theres still one room to decorate and unpack.
 
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