Return-Path: Received: from mail-ob0-f169.google.com ([209.85.214.169] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4723697 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 24 May 2012 18:03:33 +0200 Received: by obbwd18 with SMTP id wd18so13802503obb.28 for ; Thu, 24 May 2012 09:05:36 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type; bh=llgisb5AZucjMdHqZwWIvh115/jIQAbLA3ZZoA1AdGA=; b=XVURuG3KF5np9XzmjP3qfCxwBg1SWPNHneAYLfgfdRfYE62eREUDS4zJtnOm6RHZlw V42JYP1rMSERlAofDUjTbp7Tem3yKWzWupLbtqxaTE27fM9Jo/G/R5KRU5mqUBN3Unhk qsbA83Kvvo7GuPm0gYnAeTQvjABEJLNsqJTNgFt3oGWesNmgWhe9xd/YALBV1RvsOxOs rR1Zzyyw4hQunFZiAtoFozvq8TBkSMfXXm3quTRaCI4qxZifv3J1sS9OR2YLbjgsyoJS ysw9IAUhrwMxMJoyJKXyxs/505Xu2zyKlgU4aIZSwjVkzFtW2fSt5Hu8raKvKa6UxyMt Prpw== Received: by 10.182.145.4 with SMTP id sq4mr15083065obb.76.1337875536068; Thu, 24 May 2012 09:05:36 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.182.46.163 with HTTP; Thu, 24 May 2012 09:04:54 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: From: Teddy Gage Date: Thu, 24 May 2012 12:04:54 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] OT: Workstation UPS Recommendations To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=f46d0446318014c03404c0ca6ce4 --f46d0446318014c03404c0ca6ce4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Well it all really depends on what you want your ups to do... I mean are you expecting it to be able to power your whole system for half an hour to finish a render? Or just stay live so you can shut everything down safely and quickly? Honestly, until better battery technology is invented, you're going to have to spend, I would say a minimum of $200-$300 on a UPS just for barebones protection. This is assuming you have a rough draw of between 750-1200 watt= s for example, this UPS http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo= =3D1815470&CatId=3D234has a 1200W / 2000VA system, is $200 and would be able to power your system for ONE MINUTE under load at full battery capacity. My suggestion is, unless you are independently wealthy, you're probably not going to find a UPS that's going to give you more than five minutes of battery time under load. On May 24, 2012 11:47 AM, "James WIlson" wrote: > I just upgraded my workstation from a quad core to a 12 core recently and > now my UPS keeps overloading during renders. The box is maxed out, plus > I've got external drives and dual monitors running off of it. > > Does anyone have any recommendations for a reliable UPS that doesn't cost > an arm and leg that can handle the draw that's being created during rende= rs? > Or, if anyone has a resource where I could get some info that's not too > technically deep =96 I don't want an excursion into becoming a UPS expert= . > > Thanks, > > Jim > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to > --f46d0446318014c03404c0ca6ce4 Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Well it all really depends on what you want your ups to do... I mean are= you expecting it to be able to power your whole system for half an hour to= finish a render? Or just stay live so you can shut everything down safely = and quickly?

Honestly, until better battery technology is invented, you're go= ing to have to spend, I would say a minimum of $200-$300 on a UPS just for = barebones protection. This is assuming you have a rough draw of between 750= -1200 watts

for example, this UPS http://www.tige= rdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3D1815470&C= atId=3D234 has a 1200W / 2000VA system, is $200 and would be able to po= wer your system for ONE MINUTE under load at full battery capacity.

My suggestion is, unless you are independently wealthy, you're prob= ably not going to find a UPS that's going to give you more than five mi= nutes of battery time under load.

On May 24, 2012 11:47 AM, "James WIlson&quo= t; <lists@jwmm.com> wrote:

I just upgraded my workstation from a quad core to a 12 core recently and n= ow my UPS keeps overloading during renders. The box is maxed out, plus I= 9;ve got external drives and dual monitors running off of it.

Does anyone have any recommendations for a reliable UPS that doesn't co= st an arm and leg that can handle the draw that's being created during = renders?
Or, if anyone has a resource where I could get some info that's not too= technically deep =96 I don't want an excursion into becoming a UPS exp= ert.

Thanks,

Jim
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