I am looking for a UPS for a threadripper workstation i put together recently. I run this PSU: Seasonic Prime TX-1300 ATX 3.0 - so im drawing less than 1300W. Obviously the biggest power draw is the 5090 but I suspect im never runnign system at load.
Any suggestions would be much appreciated. I would prefer a pure sine wave though.
I happen to have the 230V variant of this APC UPS unit:
No complaints so far Got it used (missing the front panel) and I had to replace just the batteries. Having an electronics background that was significantly cheaper then the entire battery pack. IIRC I spend €120-ish for 4 batteries vs a 600€ APC branded battery pack.
Nowadays, I’d forego expensive UPS w/ SLA batteries, and pick up Ecoflow Delta 3 Plus or other LiFePO4 w/ UPS capabilities. One friend is using that setup and recommended it to me. He lives deeper in the mountains, and experiences more power outages than I do.
I have tried a couple of ecoflows up to the delta pro and unfortunately when they switch between grid power and battery power the voltage drop is long enough to crash my thread ripper box so I ended up sticking another ups between the threadripper and eco flow since the eco flow is also my solar inverter
I’ve been using a Bluetti AC500, It doesn’t seem to notice drops in the source at all. I’m pretty sure it always drive the output via the inverter and uses the battery as an always active buffer. Downside is a fairly high (for a UPS) parasitic energy use which leads to a fairly loud fan at times.
It also solves the problem where the computers and accessories can pull enough power to trip the breaker. I set a max AC draw (1500w), and it can output up to 5kw if needed.
Yes it’s overkill but it’s 2nd purpose if to provide power in case of blackouts. In turn it would charge from the EV.
Blueetti was going to be next on my list of things to try but other then the voltage drop issue which is only a problem when I’m pulling 1500w on the workstation it works well. Gives me 12 KW of battery backup, handles my solar, time of use power offsetting, and is generally not something I have to think about. Maybe in 4 or 5 years I’ll start shopping around again and see what the market looks like then.