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Looking at 2 Uninterrupted Power Sources, CST1500SUC and CST135UC2. Which should I go for? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by TheGoldenGod to c/[email protected]

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Both are on sale at Costco, at the moment.

$109 https://www.cyberpowersystems.com/product/ups/battery-backup/cst135uc2/

$170 https://www.cyberpowersystems.com/product/ups/battery-backup/cst1500suc/

I got a rig with a i9-14900 with a 4070ti Super, but with local brownouts I was hoping either one will cover it. Hoping to go with a cheaper option, but if the group consensus is the more expensive option I’ll go for it. Thanks for the help! 🤞🤞

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[–] TheGoldenGod 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

So I can easily get by with the simulated in my situation? I only plan on using it for my monitor, desktop, modem and router.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I would say yes. I have never used a pure sinewave UPS outside of a data center situation and all of those are on-line units as opposed to line-interactive anyway. I have personally never seen an issue with stepped sine UPS units on typical pro/consumer workloads.

lots of small and mid sized shoestring budget deployments make use of "economical" (but name brand) UPS units on legit sensitive equipment without fuss.

edit to add: of course, if your mains supply is absolute garbage, then a better quality can make a difference. if utility is clean and the UPS will just be doing ocassional brown/black out duty, then I would not spend more on a sinewave UPS.

[–] TheGoldenGod 7 points 4 months ago

It will mainly be brownout/blackout duty, thanks for responding. 🙏