Thread: UPS Recommendation needed

Originally Posted by ebaconjr

Are you being sarcastic? Or do you want to start a debate?

Purely sarcastic.

Except for the part about when computers start smoking. There's nothing like having your your PC start smoking right after you walk out the door. Luckily, I was in an office with cubicles and one of the other guys saw the flash from the spark and the smoke so he yanked the power cord. I can squarely blame that on the ceiling tile bursting and dumping water on my computer several weeks earlier. But we had other power supplies start smoking around that office. Most of the casualties were old computers that were due for retirement anyways.

Alrighty then.

Let's not joke about what a UPS is. It is not a light bulb.

At it's core a UPS is a battery that 1) generates heat when it charges, 2) can spontaneously combust or explode if the charge current falls out of regulation, and 3) contains a significant quantity of sulfuric acid. It is somewhat like a pint-sized gas can of potential energy. And just like if someone stored gas in their house, would it catch fire? Probably not. But why take the risk if they don't really need gas in the house?

If a person cares about fire risks in their home then I would like to give them notice without being clouded by sarcasm.

http://www.panamax.com/products.cfm?...il&id=271&ly=h


this is mine...YEH BITCHES!

I have a home theater though...i wouldn't recommend this just for a PC...LOL

Originally Posted by K0nTANK3Rous

http://www.panamax.com/products.cfm?...il&id=271&ly=h


this is mine...YEH BITCHES!

I have a home theater though...i wouldn't recommend this just for a PC...LOL

That is NOT a UPS. You have a power conditioner, which is a completely different animal.

I've gone through about three APC UPS over the years. Their batteries never seem to last all that long. And I did have one of them get so hot that it melted the carpet. Not really bad, but it looks like someone put a hot iron on it. If you choose to use them, I would keep it off of the carpet.

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That is NOT a UPS. You have a power conditioner, which is a completely different animal.
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Right..and it hooks up to a goddamn UPS that i can't find a link for since i'm at WORK.

doesn't do me good commuting back home to clip a picture of my home theater setup to show EVERYTHING connected to that thing...

I KNOW it's a power conditioner...but thanks for helping others learn what it is.

10-4. This thread for UPS recommendations, not random photos of your A/V equipment.

After 10 years of using windows 2k (just for internet use and media storage) I switched from console gaming to PC gaming due to a sudden lifestyle change with a new job promotion. So I went laptop shopping and landed with a vista 64 bit system and the learning curve is taking a bit longer than I thought it would. Not to mention the laptop is asus, and the bios has no CPU modifying options for multicore fixes I saw in the sticky.

Problem: Game runs perfectly for 15 minutes or so and then closes. No blue screen, no nothing, just terminated.

What I tried: Checked BIOS for multicore options stated in sticky, found none.
Opened console and attempted the command stated in sticky, nothing happened...just text.

My System: ASUS G50Vt X1

Platform Technology Intel Centrino 2
System Type Notebook
Built-in Devices Stereo speakers, wireless LAN antenna, status OLED display
Width 14.8 in
Depth 10.4 in
Height 1.6 in
Weight 6.2 lbs
Processor
Processor Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 / 2.26 GHz
Multi-Core Technology Dual-Core
64-bit Computing Yes
Data Bus Speed 1066 MHz
Chipset Type Mobile Intel PM45 Express
Cache Memory
Type L2 cache
Installed Size 2 MB
RAM
Installed Size 4 GB / 4 GB (max)
Technology DDR2 SDRAM - 667 MHz
Memory Specification Compliance PC2-5300
Form Factor SO DIMM 200-pin
Storage Controller
Type Serial ATA
Serial ATA Interface Serial ATA-150
Storage
Hard Drive 320 GB - Serial ATA-150 - 5400 rpm
Optical Storage
Type DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM
Disc Labeling Technology LightScribe Technology
Card Reader
Type 8 in 1 card reader
Supported Flash Memory Cards SD Memory Card, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick Duo, xD-Picture Card, miniSD, Memory Stick PRO Duo
Display
Display Type 15.6" TFT
Max Resolution 1366 x 768 ( WXGA )
Widescreen Display Yes
Features Color Shine, glare
Video
Graphics Processor / Vendor NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GS
Video Memory DDR3 SDRAM - 512 MB




Any help would be greatly appreciated.

EDIT: Forgot to mention I messed around with the visual options also. Tried nearly every combination.

Anyone? Someone else must of had an asus before! This is beyond irritating.