- Mar 7, 2014
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Hey Guys....
This is my first time posting here, so I think I have a pretty stupid question, I don't know much about computers so that's why I'm here asking you all !
So, my computers PSU is a Corsair 500 watt , and the power grid around here is pretty flakey so I bought a UPS..
HOWEVER, my UPS is only an APC 550 VA / 330 Watts
Am I slowly killing my computer ?! Please help me !
Here are my specs
Windows 7 OS
8GB DDR3 RAM
i5-3570k CPU @ 3.8 GHz
GeForce GTX 660 Ti , 4GB memory
168 GB SATA SSD
I also have a 20inch monitor plugged into the UPS which has a mediocre refresh rate i think it sits around 60ish or something? I'm not 100% sure about the monitor. It's nothing crazy
Thanks everyone I really hope to hear back from you. The computer has not crashed or anything on me. I use Photoshop, and play games like Skyrim, World of Warcraft, COD , Guild Wars 2, which all seem to be sitting around 100fps (more like 60 on GW2). The thing I notice as of late, one of my Fans when I first turn on my computer (i don't shut down often), it accelerates and then goes really slow and it does this on and off for about a minute or so. Also, when first turning on my monitor there's a visible flashing for about a minute or so as well. So now I wonder if I'm slowly killing my computer by being an idiot and not buying the right UPS. All the other 4 fans seem to be okay, it's just the one. It's also happened when I've been on a high graphics game for a long time.
I bought this computer in January of 2013 so just over a year ago. I try to only shut it down on occasion as I've heard shutting down frequently is tough on your hardware - yet here I am possibly starving it of power haha.
Thank you Lords and Ladies !
This is my first time posting here, so I think I have a pretty stupid question, I don't know much about computers so that's why I'm here asking you all !
So, my computers PSU is a Corsair 500 watt , and the power grid around here is pretty flakey so I bought a UPS..
HOWEVER, my UPS is only an APC 550 VA / 330 Watts
Am I slowly killing my computer ?! Please help me !
Here are my specs
Windows 7 OS
8GB DDR3 RAM
i5-3570k CPU @ 3.8 GHz
GeForce GTX 660 Ti , 4GB memory
168 GB SATA SSD
I also have a 20inch monitor plugged into the UPS which has a mediocre refresh rate i think it sits around 60ish or something? I'm not 100% sure about the monitor. It's nothing crazy
Thanks everyone I really hope to hear back from you. The computer has not crashed or anything on me. I use Photoshop, and play games like Skyrim, World of Warcraft, COD , Guild Wars 2, which all seem to be sitting around 100fps (more like 60 on GW2). The thing I notice as of late, one of my Fans when I first turn on my computer (i don't shut down often), it accelerates and then goes really slow and it does this on and off for about a minute or so. Also, when first turning on my monitor there's a visible flashing for about a minute or so as well. So now I wonder if I'm slowly killing my computer by being an idiot and not buying the right UPS. All the other 4 fans seem to be okay, it's just the one. It's also happened when I've been on a high graphics game for a long time.
I bought this computer in January of 2013 so just over a year ago. I try to only shut it down on occasion as I've heard shutting down frequently is tough on your hardware - yet here I am possibly starving it of power haha.
Thank you Lords and Ladies !
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