Can I use this UPS on my gaming pc? Dell 1000w ups

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Hi all,

I was looking to buy a ups for my gaming pc and a friend gave me this Dell 1000w ups and I was wondering if it was any good for my pc since I don't know much about ups any help is appreciated. By the way I tested it and it works fine.

Specs:

Intel® Core™ i7-2600K Processor @ 4.5 Ghz
Kingston HyperX FURY 8GB 1600MHz x 2
Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 2.5" 240GB SATA III
STRIX-GTX980TI-DC3OC-6GD5
Cooler Master V1000 - Fully
Modular 1000W 80 PLUS Gold PSU
Asus P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3

And two monitors (1's 120hz the other is 60hz)
 
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1000VA or 1000W? Either way, your system and two displays will draw less than 500W. Many fancier modern UPS have a built-in display that can tell you how much power the UPS is actually providing, you could use that to see how much power you are actually pulling while gaming if the UPS has one. Otherwise, you can probably pull the numbers using the UPS' monitoring software or software like HWInfo which can pull SMB data from USB HID-compliant UPS.
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1000VA or 1000W? Either way, your system and two displays will draw less than 500W. Many fancier modern UPS have a built-in display that can tell you how much power the UPS is actually providing, you could use that to see how much power you are actually pulling while gaming if the UPS has one. Otherwise, you can probably pull the numbers using the UPS' monitoring software or software like HWInfo which can pull SMB data from USB HID-compliant UPS.
 
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If the UPS has stepped sine wave output, look for something like "THD" or "first harmonic" with a number like 30-40% nearby.

It shouldn't be a big deal though since the vast majority of PSUs will work fine with those too. It is only some (mostly Delta-made) PSUs which have a quirky APFC circuit that has issues with non-sine input. Proper APFC circuits simply go into boost regulator mode when they detect abnormal input.
 
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