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>Subject: Re: Prescott and Doom 3 and APC UPS
>From: NBK no@spam.net
>Date: 10/16/2004 5:25 PM Eastern Standard Time
>Message-id: <rlgcd.26029$zA3.4036312@twister.southeast.rr.com>
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>NBK wrote:
>> LeeBos wrote:
>>
>>>> Subject: Re: Prescott and Doom 3 and APC UPS
>>>> From: NBK no@spam.net Date: 10/16/2004 9:42 AM Eastern Standard Time
>>>> Message-id: <4z9cd.25975$zA3.4003396@twister.southeast.rr.com>
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>>>> LeeBos wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> APC's model numbers usually represent the VA or Volt Amp ratings.
>>>>> Yours is
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 500
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>>>>> so I am guessing that that is not nearly enough for your system.
>>>>> 500VA is
>>>>> equivalent to about 300 watts. You need between 500 & 600 for your
>>>>> system. The reason for the alarm is that you are drawing more
>>>>> wattage than the APC
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> can
>>>>
>>>>> deliver. Get a larger one. An 800VA unit will give you about 540
>>>>> watts. If
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> your
>>>>
>>>>> printer, cabel modem etcc are also tn the UPS go for at least a 1000VA
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> unit.
>>>>
>>>>> Even if you don't require all that capacity for your system it will
>>>>> give
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> you
>>>>
>>>>> longer run time in the event of loss of power.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>>> Subject: Re: Prescott and Doom 3 and APC UPS
>>>>>> From: NBK no@spam.net Date: 10/16/2004 8:29 AM Eastern Standard Time
>>>>>> Message-id: <Ku8cd.26645$n%3.3912820@twister.southeast.rr.com>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Pete D wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "NBK" <no@spam.net> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:yX6cd.25969$zA3.3993640@twister.southeast.rr.com...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Pete D wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> What motherboard and power supply?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> "ocbwilg" <ocbwilg@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>> news:mU%bd.2169$_o4.716@fe1.columbus.rr.com...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Presumably you suddenly drawing more power and causing a sag on
>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> line.
>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> "NBK" <no@spam.net> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>> news:vkWbd.26376$n%3.3860641@twister.southeast.rr.com...
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Everytime i play Doom 3, my APC UPS alarm will go off as long
>>>>>>>>>>> as i playing the game. This has been happening since upgraded
>>>>>>>>>>> to a 3.4GHz Prescott from a Northwood 3.06GHz Proc.
>>>>>>>>>>> Windows XP Pro SP2, Pentium 3.4GHz Prescott, 1Gb RAM Crucial,
>>>>>>>>>>> onboard sound, ADS Firewire card, ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 4.10
>>>>>>>>>>> Cats, Maxtor HDD, Pioneer Dvr-A03 DVD-RW, Samsung SM-352 DVD
>>>>>>>>>>> Combo and Enermax 550 Watt PSU.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> This is bizarre,
>>>>>>>>>>> NBK
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ASUS P4P800 Deluxe and Enermax EG651P-VE FMA 550Watt PSU
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> With that sort of supply you should not have a problem. I am
>>>>>>> running a P4P800-E Dlx, 2.8 Gig Northwood, Nvidia 6800, Antec
>>>>>>> 430Watt Truepower supply, Doom 3 at high settings and it runs for
>>>>>>> hours not a problem. How
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> is
>>>>
>>>>>>> your case ventilation? What size is the UPS, have you checked the
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> batteries?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have a Lian-Li PC-60 Case. It has two fans in the front, one in
>>>>>> the back and one blow hole. I have an APC Back-UPS Pro 500. I
>>>>>> will post the specs on the UPS as soon as i find them.
>>>>>> thanks
>>>>>> NBK
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> It is the red overload button that comes on my UPS. I should have
>>>> bought the Northwood 3.4GHz Proc.
>>>> dEXTER
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>>>
>>>
>>> Sorry, but I don't know the power specs for the intel CPU's but it's
>>> just a
>>> guess that it requires a little more power than your old CPU. your UPS
>>> was
>>> probably running at or near it's capacity before you switched and is now
>>> overloaded. I have an older 350VA UPS connected to an old PIII system
>>> that
>>> beeps at me whenever Norton AV runs. The constant disk activity is
>>> enough to
>>> push it into overload.
>>> You really need a larger UPS.
>>
>> Thanks for all your responses,
>> I will probably give APC a call and buy a more powerful UPS.
>> NBK
>Will this UPS do
>http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=270206
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Yes, but a bit expensive.
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