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post Jun 22 2017, 09:23 PM, updated 7y ago

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Thought of asking this since I invested heavily in a 5.7k gaming desktop.

My dad is an electrician and earlier on he was fixing the house alarm system, one thing led to the other and he accidentally tripped the power and caused a blackout for 2 seconds. After that, power was restored and my pc rebooted. But I am a bit worried if the blackout might have temporarily damaged my hardwares/softwares. Best to note that I wasn't transferring any operating system files/doing anything other than regular browsing, since I just turned on my pc.

Just a bit sakit hati because my desktop is only 2 months old and it's already going through a blackout sad.gif. The more I know, the more precautions I can take to minimize harm is what I'm saying. Also the question extends to hardwares too, if some of you software experts are hardware fanatics too...

Also, wasn't downloading any game files, so hopefully nothing gets corrupted in the process. Might have had a Skype update run in the background, but that's about it....
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post Jun 22 2017, 09:26 PM

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you can invest in a UPS backup battery, in case of blackout it will still give u enough juice to shut down properly.
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post Jun 22 2017, 09:37 PM

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QUOTE(yokoloco @ Jun 22 2017, 09:26 PM)
you can invest in a UPS backup battery, in case of blackout it will still give u enough juice to shut down properly.
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Was looking in to this, may I know how much would one roughly cost, and if its inbuilt?
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post Jun 22 2017, 09:38 PM

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a ups is very cheap.
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post Jun 22 2017, 09:56 PM

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QUOTE(MerryGoRound^2 @ Jun 22 2017, 09:37 PM)
Was looking in to this, may I know how much would one roughly cost, and if its inbuilt?
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probably around rm200? depends how big you want the battery capacity to be and some other features.
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post Jun 22 2017, 10:24 PM

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QUOTE(MerryGoRound^2 @ Jun 22 2017, 09:23 PM)
Thought of asking this since I invested heavily in a 5.7k gaming desktop.

My dad is an electrician and earlier on he was fixing the house alarm system, one thing led to the other and he accidentally tripped the power and caused a blackout for 2 seconds.  After that, power was restored and my pc rebooted. But I am a bit worried if the blackout might have temporarily damaged my hardwares/softwares. Best to note that I wasn't transferring any operating system files/doing anything other than regular browsing, since I just turned on my pc.

Just a bit sakit hati because my desktop is only 2 months old and it's already going through a blackout sad.gif. The more I know, the more precautions I can take to minimize harm is what I'm saying. Also the question extends to hardwares too, if some of you software experts are hardware fanatics too...

Also, wasn't downloading any game files, so hopefully nothing gets corrupted in the process. Might have had a Skype update run in the background, but that's about it....
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it depends on your hardware. your psu and motherboard play the big role of protecting all your other hw components. actually as long as you did not cheap out your psu, such that the psu is quality enough to have multiple protection layer such as OVP, UVP, OCP etc, you're pretty much good to go, but still you need to protect your psu manually.
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post Jun 22 2017, 10:35 PM

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Oo. Usually it wont affect anything. Unless you're transferring or updating windows that is. Besides that it wont cause any harm because when there is a surge of current, your main protection is the circuit breaker at your distribution board. Or an MCB (Miniature Circuit Breaker), which controls certain sections of sockets in your house. If a surge in current comes, the MCB will cause the main circuit breaker to cut off. Thus saving all the other MCBs from tripping individually. (Correct me if im wrong electricians.) XD
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post Jun 22 2017, 10:41 PM

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yes ups ard rm200...depends on how much battery power u wan

hardware spoil is subjective to ur luck...
software u could reinstall....n really depends what u do while the surge happen...file corruption is by luck too
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post Jun 22 2017, 11:13 PM

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Oo. Speaking about UPS, tumpang thread sikit, can the RM200 support 2 PCs, 1 router and 1 NAS?
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post Jun 23 2017, 12:13 PM

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QUOTE(bobowyc @ Jun 22 2017, 11:13 PM)
Oo. Speaking about UPS, tumpang thread sikit, can the RM200 support 2 PCs, 1 router and 1 NAS?
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https://www.howtogeek.com/161479/how-to-sel...-your-computer/
https://www.tripplite.com/support/articles/...verapplications
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post Jun 23 2017, 12:25 PM

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QUOTE(MerryGoRound^2 @ Jun 22 2017, 09:23 PM)
Thought of asking this since I invested heavily in a 5.7k gaming desktop.

My dad is an electrician and earlier on he was fixing the house alarm system, one thing led to the other and he accidentally tripped the power and caused a blackout for 2 seconds.  After that, power was restored and my pc rebooted. But I am a bit worried if the blackout might have temporarily damaged my hardwares/softwares. Best to note that I wasn't transferring any operating system files/doing anything other than regular browsing, since I just turned on my pc.

Just a bit sakit hati because my desktop is only 2 months old and it's already going through a blackout sad.gif. The more I know, the more precautions I can take to minimize harm is what I'm saying. Also the question extends to hardwares too, if some of you software experts are hardware fanatics too...

Also, wasn't downloading any game files, so hopefully nothing gets corrupted in the process. Might have had a Skype update run in the background, but that's about it....
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Get yourself one of these, it should be enough to handle your power hungry gaming desktop and also a few other essential items like your monitor, modem and power feed through your USB.

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Details:
https://www.cyberpower.com/my/en/product/sku/UT1500EI

From:
http://www.lazada.com.my/cyberpower-ut1500...53298.html?ff=1
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post Jul 1 2017, 09:31 AM

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The output outlet looks different.
Does it come with special adapter cable or something?
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post Jul 1 2017, 09:39 AM

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Gaming desktop need a huge UPS. At least 1000VA.

Unfortunately the lead acid battery inside is kinda crap. Need to find a way to replace it with a bunch of 18650s.
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post Jul 2 2017, 09:37 AM

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Battery power supply is only for you have sufficient time to shutdown your PC properly. This is my thought.

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post Jul 4 2017, 11:30 AM

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QUOTE(TheMrBinary @ Jul 1 2017, 09:31 AM)
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The output outlet looks different.
Does it come with special adapter cable or something?
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These are actually standard computer power cords

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Only small and entry level UPS use conventional 3 pin plug socket.

You can buy these power cords at:
http://www.lazada.com.my/12m-computer-male...22294.html?ff=1

or maybe even cheaper if you could source it from electrical parts outlets in your area.
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post Jul 4 2017, 04:06 PM

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QUOTE(acbc @ Jul 1 2017, 09:39 AM)
Gaming desktop need a huge UPS. At least 1000VA.

Unfortunately the lead acid battery inside is kinda crap. Need to find a way to replace it with a bunch of 18650s.
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My gaming desktop only use 650W PSU.
What size battery backup do you think I need?

Only need 5 minutes worth of battery so I can turn off my PC in time.
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post Jul 4 2017, 04:07 PM

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QUOTE(Chromax8 @ Jul 4 2017, 11:30 AM)
These are actually standard computer power cords

Only small and entry level UPS use conventional 3 pin plug socket.

You can buy these power cords at:
http://www.lazada.com.my/12m-computer-male...22294.html?ff=1

or maybe even cheaper if you could source it from electrical parts outlets in your area.
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I see, that so convenient direct plug to PC & monitor.
But also cost a little more for the cables brows.gif

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post Jul 4 2017, 04:37 PM

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QUOTE(TheMrBinary @ Jul 4 2017, 04:06 PM)
My gaming desktop only use 650W PSU.
What size battery backup do you think I need?

Only need 5 minutes worth of battery so I can turn off my PC in time.
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1000VA will do nicely. Remember the UPS also need to power your monitor.
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post Jul 4 2017, 05:38 PM

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QUOTE(acbc @ Jul 4 2017, 04:37 PM)
1000VA will do nicely. Remember the UPS also need to power your monitor.
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Sweet
I hope this one will do the job https://www.lelong.com.my/ups-backup-batter...8-05-Sale-P.htm

 

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