power related issues please help

rahulbeniwal

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Hey guys. I got a new rig and I started using it. Everything was perfect but then I found that my ups isn't able to support the configuration.
I had the APC 600va model.
My configuration is..
Core i5 4460
8gb corsair vengeance ram
Sapphire R9 270X 2GB GDDR5 with OC boost
VS650 650W corsair power supply
Gigabyte H97M-D3H
Please suggest me a ups.
Will 800va or 1Kv ups support it comfortably?
 

axe1592

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I'm surprised that 600 can't handle it cause your rig won't draw anywhere near 600 watts even with the monitor. I'd go ahead and get the biggest one you can afford for the most headroom. I'm not much of an expert in UPS's and don't use one so that just my 2¢ and probably not even worth that much.
 

Dark Lord of Tech

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If it was a decent quality supply you would be fine , but the power supply is from the bottom of the Corsair lineup and isn't Haswell compatible.

Corsair:

All power supplies that use DC-to-DC conversion to power their 3.3V and 5V rails have no problem with Haswell's new low-power state, Corsair says. The following Corsair power supplies all use DC-to-DC conversion and are listed as "100% compatible with Haswell CPUs":

AXi: AX760i, AX860i, AX1200i
AX (Gold and Platinum): AX650, AX750, AX760, AX850, AX860, AX1200
HX (Silver, Gold and HX1000): HX650, HX750, HX850, HX1000, HX1050
TX-M (All Versions): TX550M, TX650M, TX750M, TX850M, TX950M
TX (All Versions): TX550, TX650, TX750, TX850, TX950
GS (Current V3): GS600, GS700, GS800
GS (Legacy V1): GS600, GS700, GS800
CX-M: CX750M
CX: CX750
VX: (Legacy) VX550


When an Intel Core (i3, i5, i7) processor is idle, it goes into a sleep state that requires less power than when the CPU is active. Since the motherboard voltage regulation modules that provide power to the CPU gets their power from the power supply's +12V rail, these sleep states can dramatically reduce the load on the power supply's +12V rail.

According to Intel's presentation at IDF, the new Haswell processors enter a sleep state called C7 that can drop processor power usage as low as 0.05A. Even if the sleeping CPU is the only load on the +12V rail, most power supplies can handle a load this low. The potential problem comes up when there is still a substantial load on the power supply's non-primary rails (the +3.3V and +5V). If the load on these non-primary rails are above a certain threshold (which varies by PSU), the +12V can go out of spec (voltages greater than +12.6V). If the +12V is out of spec when the motherboard comes out of the sleep state, the PSU's protection may prevent the PSU from running and will cause the power supply to "latch off". This will require the user to cycle the power on their power supply using the power switch on the back of the unit.

While we are still working with Intel on the details of the testing methodology they use to check PSUs for Haswell compatibility, it is already known that a power supply that uses DC to DC for the non-primary rails (the +3.3V and +5V) will not have an issue with the new low power sleep states. This is because a DC to DC buck converter is used to convert +12V to +3.3V and +5V. This means that no matter what load the CPU puts on the power supply, there will always be a load on the +12V because the +12V is required to provide power to +3.3V and +5V.

Corsair utilizes this DC to DC technology in most of their power supplies. Starting with the CX750 and CX750M and moving all of the way through the GS Series, TX and TX-M Series, the HX Series, both the AX Series Gold and AX Series Platinum, and the new AXi Series. So whatever your budget, if you choose Intel's new Haswell processor and wish to utilize the new, low power C7 sleep state, Corsair has a power supply for you.

corsair.com