pc shutdowns with ups when powercut while playing games only

karanbhoir7 · Dec 3, 2014

i am using windows 7 whenever i play games like cs go ,far cry 4,fifa(this games only load cpu to 30-40%) and power goes off my pc shutdowns even with having ups.. but when pc is on idle its fine no shut down..earlier there was no such problem its been 1.5 years since i bought this ups....

My Config
UPS : Intex Protector 725 capacity 600 VA/360 W
psu : corsair vs 650
Processor : Intel i7 4790K @ 4.4ghz
Cooler : Corsair H100i
Graphics Card : Asus 660ti dc2t
Ram : 4X2 DDR3 Transcend 1333mhz
MoBo : Asus z97 Maximus VII Hero
OS : Windows 7 ultimate

Newbbuilder11 · Dec 3, 2014

karanbhoir7 :

Try just running it off the wall or a different UPS, if the problem persists it could be a PSU problem.

cliffro · Dec 3, 2014

You may need to replace the battery/batteries in the UPS, after a year and a half it's probably not holding as much of a charge as it did when it was new.

Problem is, buying a replacement from the manufacturer costs nearly as much as a new UPS. If you buy a 3rd party battery just be prepared for a possibly shorter lifespan. You could get a 3rd Party one with a higher Amp Hour rating, that could reduce that issue. You just have to make sure it's the same size.

I see yours uses a 7Ah battery, I see 8 and 9 Ah batteries available on Amazon, availability in India will vary of course.

George Mulligan · Dec 3, 2014

Your UPS can only supply 360W when it is inverting. When you are playing games, you are likely drawing more than that, so the PSU will go low voltage and your computer will shut down.

You should get a UPS that is rated at an output wattage at least as high as your needed power. With your setup, I would say 500W is the minimum.

Anaandrew01 · Dec 5, 2014

It seems that battery of your UPS has been expired and you need to change the battery of the UPS to get uninterruptible power supply. I would recommend you to consult to some technical guy and change the battery for the UPS.

synphul · Dec 5, 2014

George Mulligan made a good point. If your system is drawing higher than the rating of the ups, then you're essentially draining the ups as you go and it's struggling to keep up. Older batteries do wear out. Given it's only 360w, I doubt it has the capacity to run your pc very long especially while gaming since it's higher load and you'll drain the battery faster than a pc that's idle. Ups aren't meant to freely play on when the power goes out, it's meant to give you just a couple minutes to close out programs and shut down safely. Factor in the power your monitor uses as well.

You'll often see things like "600w ups" - read the ratings, most give a breakdown depending on usage/power draw. That same 600w ups will only power a 150w usage for maybe 12min, 220w for 8min, 375w for 5min - by the time you get anywhere close to 600w, the battery runtime is like 1-2min max. Which is why you need a ups rated higher than your system draws to ensure you get plenty of runtime on the battery to be able to close down.

This is a snippet from an actual 600w cyber power ups power use rating off the battery:
http://prntscr.com/5dg08b
You'll notice it can support 100w for 28min, but 500w (less than it's rating of 600w) for a mere 2min.

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