Guys , I'm planning to buy a new UPS , but not sure which one to get . I hope you guys can help me out find the optimal product for my needs .

These are my system Configuration

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Motherboard : Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R LGA 1366
Monitor : Samsung ToC T240HD Rose Black 24
PSU : Corsair CMPSU 850TX ATX 12V 2.2/EPS 12V 2.91
GPU : 2 X HIS H585F1GDG Radeon HD 5850 1GB 256 Bit [Crossfire]
Processor : Intel core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66 GHz
Cooler : Corsair cooling Hydro series CWCH50 120mm
RAM : G.Skill PIS Series 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240 Pin DDR3 2200
Speakers : Logitech X-540 70 Watts 5.1 Speakers

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Case : Cooler Master HAF 932

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Thnx & Regards Shawn

I need u guys to help me in this . Coz its all i have left to purchase . To decide I need your comments and opinions to keep my options open .

Thnx and Regards Shawn

Never used one.

Just like u popeye67 , most of my friends (say about 90%) dont even bother to buy a UPS or surge protector . What i have heard is that "Power Surges" can cause severe damage to hardware components and here i am without having both surge protector and UPS .

So thats why i wanted one .
Would be really helpful if you could suggest one , coz i am not able to pick an appropriate one due to my lack of UPS knowledge .

think smiling bear uses them.

I use a APC Back-UPS E S 350. It's come in handy a few times. As far as size goes it's about middle of the line. What you basicly need it to do is give you tme to shut down normaly, mine will run for 5min. If there's a surge it switches to battery until surge is over generally less than a min. Hope this helps.

Now that u mentioned APC Back-UPS E S 350 , i understand the range that i must be looking for . Like you mentioned , my purpose of buying an UPS is to get ample time to turn off my monitor properly .

Think i'll stick with ur model or a little bit higher ones ... just in case

Regards Shawn

I'm in a bad area and mine has paid for itself twice. I've had it for about 1 1/2 years now works great.

Originally Posted by Smiling Bear

I'm in a bad area and mine has paid for itself twice. I've had it for about 1 1/2 years now works great.

Guess what ! Now that u mentioned , I've decided to go with APC Back-UPS E S 350 . Hope it serves me well just like how it did to you . See ya and thanx for the tip .

Shawn