Power Supply & UPS/AVR surge protection unit recommendation

syrianrue

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system spec:
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Windows 7 ultimate 64 bit
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A
Intel core i7-4770k 3.5 Ghz
[strike]PSU: Seasonic S12G 650W (80 Plus Gold)[/strike] DEAD
GPU: Gigabyte Geforce gtx 780
RAM: G.SKILL Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400
Hard Drives: main with os: Samsung SSD 840 EVO 250GB
and 3 other hard drives for storage

*possible upgrade in the future:
better gpu
34 inch ultrawide
audio card
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Can someone recommend a good PSU by any chance?
I've recently moved to Taiwan, and I think this is the web site they use a lot for purchasing things online. It lists a lot of PSU on there, I have the 700w-1000w range selected. Can anyone see if they see any good psu from that site by any chance? ^_^ thanks in advance
http://

Also, I've had 2-3 psu died in the past 7 years or so, should I look into getting a UPS or AVR ? I have no clue when it comes to these surge protection units. What's the difference between UPS and AVR? and which is actually preferred for protecting your computer and power supply? They seem to vary greatly in prices.
 
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for power supplies get anything on this list on the tier 1 or tier 2 lists and you will be good.
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html
well known brands make some crap power supplies, this list is made of the creap of the crop models from each manufacturer/brand.

you want to get a UPS. with a UPS the computer is always running from the battery, all the time. when the power cuts out, the battery will let you shutdown safely. when the power spikes it will go into the battery not your PC.
make sure you get one with a big enough battery for your needs, that will depend on how long you want it to run x the hardware you need to run. get one with a pure sine wave inverter these are more complex but more reliable...

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for power supplies get anything on this list on the tier 1 or tier 2 lists and you will be good.
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html
well known brands make some crap power supplies, this list is made of the creap of the crop models from each manufacturer/brand.

you want to get a UPS. with a UPS the computer is always running from the battery, all the time. when the power cuts out, the battery will let you shutdown safely. when the power spikes it will go into the battery not your PC.
make sure you get one with a big enough battery for your needs, that will depend on how long you want it to run x the hardware you need to run. get one with a pure sine wave inverter these are more complex but more reliable.
http://www.apc.com/tools/ups_selector/index.cfm
you can calculate the load and runtime needs to get the right capacity UPS here
 
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