how much power in UPS will i need for this?

August 5th, 2016

how much power (VA) will I need for this computer:
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0 GHz
Motherboard: GIGABYTE P43S3L
Memory: GEIL 2048MBX2 (4GB) CL5
Hard Drive: Western Digital 640GB SATAII 7200RPM 16MB Buffer
Graphic Card: GeCube HD4850 512MB
DVD-RW: SAMSUNG X22 SATA
Power Supply: PCP&COOLING Silncer 470W
Monitor: LCD Samsung 2253BW 22″
so.. How much VA do you recommend for this PC?
plz help!

Answer #1
you can try this ups calculator:
http://www.pssdistributors.com/configurator.php
http://www.csgnetwork.com/upssizecalc.html

Answer #2
500 Watts should do the job….600 Watts will be perfect…
Answer #3
you can try this ups calculator:
http://www.pssdistributors.com/configurator.php
http://www.csgnetwork.com/upssizecalc.html

but i have no idea how much volts uses every component in my pc
500 Watts should do the job....600 Watts will be perfect...
you mean Watts or VA?
because its not the same thing i need the details in VA not Watts plz
Answer #4
you mean Watts or VA?
PSU are sold in Watts mesurement,,,
Answer #5
but this is a UPS (uninterruptable power supply) maybe a 1000VA. But with this calculator, just set the watts for now to get an estimate. Then work from there
Answer #6
Anything around 500W or even a 400W would work fine. A system like that on idle would use around 200W. I don’t think you’d be playing games or etc when the power goes out. You just need it to last around 10 minutes or so till you can properly shut it down
Answer #7
you mean Watts or VA?
PSU are sold in Watts mesurement,,,

i don’t know how it sold in the rest of the world but in Israel it sold in VA! not W

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Anything around 500W or even a 400W would work fine. A system like that on idle would use around 200W. I don’t think you’d be playing games or etc when the power goes out. You just need it to last around 10 minutes or so till you can properly shut it down
but what about when its not on idle, when i’m playing! this can happen so how much does it uses then?
Answer #8
When you’re playing it would use around close to 400W. Doubt it would get higher than that especially since your PSU is excellent
Answer #9
i don't know how it sold in the rest of the world but in Israel it sold in VA! not W
In the UK it’s Watts not VA….
Answer #10
Isn’t VA the same as W because technically
Voltage x Amperes = Watt
So VA = W
It doesn’t really matter
Answer #11
oh :O
alright then! so you are saying that I need only 500VA?
so I’ll take 600 just in case