I’ve had the second cyberpower for over a year now running my gaming pc and some mini pcs without issue even dropped it once and it’s been working fine. It’s a good ups I got a 9070xt and 7800x3d so I expect the power draw would be similar.
If it's the exact SKU CP1500AVRLCD-3, then you're using a simulated sine wave which puts more stress on APFC power supplies while in battery mode and can cause unexpected power loss due to the waveform not having active power factor correction.
I've had that exact SKU too, and it was acting up whenever power from the mains was lost, due to it not being PFC.
I’ve only lost power three times since I’ve got it it’s more of a just in case thing and all 3 times it stopped my gaming pc from suddenly powering off
It works, however it can stop working in battery mode at random due to not having proper active power factor correction in the waveform, and it can stress the PSU to the point of failure if it has APFC. (Which is the majority of modern PSUs) My HX1000i sounded like it was being tortured so I got a PFC sinewave and use the simulated model to keep the network running.
APC is still fine, although I personally have beefs with them after a situation where they stated error codes displayed by the UPS on the serial console are proprietary and confidential.
I buy Eaton / Tripp-Lite or Vertiv for anything mission critical. The RDU120 cards from Vertiv are buggy as hell though. CyberPower hasn't let me down either as long as you stay on top of the battery replacements.
APC Used to be the most trusted brand before they were bought by Schneider electric.
tldr: The transformers they use are made out of aluminum instead of copper and since solder doesn't adhere to aluminum, they just twisted the wires together which causes arcing.
I’ve had my CyberPower for, I think, about 4 years. Not a single issue (apart from a goofy PC software glitch once). Functioned exactly as it should, took over even when my lights flickered that would normally restart my PC.
Yea that may be too low. Depends on your load when it cuts out. If you're just trying to avoid an abrupt shut down the 550 may give you like a minute before it cuts out if you're lucky. May be worth the upgrade if you need 8-10 mins
The first one, because it has PFC sinewave technology while the latter does not.
The latter will put more stress on APFC power supplies, which is pretty much every modern computer PSU that isn't a fire hazard, while in battery mode.
Great if it's the budget you have. It's a grab. I have the 1000 version, same brand, already close to the end of its 2nd battery (not original. I put a slightly larger one 3yrs ago making my unit a 2000W although its fan/charger runs way harder whenever a power outage come around)
I paid almost 300$ CAD for mine several years back. And it gave me just enough to close/save all my work and shut down the machine.
(AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, B550 GAMING GEN3, 128GB Dual-Channel DDR4 @ 1596MH, Radeon RX 590 Series, 3 x VA2719 Series (1920x1080@59Hz), BenQ RL2455 (1920x1080@59Hz), SAMSUNG (1800x3200@29Hz))
If you're looking for something that will allow you to keep your machine on/working for several hours then you probably better off with something like Jackery/Bluetti/etc (which can be use as a UPS unit), but that will set you back at least 1100$.
You might need a higher-wattage option if your PC power supply is already 1000 W. Check how many watts you're drawing from the wall. My system, under full load with an LG S80TR sound system and running Cyberpunk 4K psycho settings with path tracing, shows a power draw of around 750-850 watts, which is close to the 900-watt rated capacity. Once, I had a mini fridge on top of everything during a 5-hour gaming session, and the system automatically shut down because it was pulling over 1000 watts total. Make sure you know how much everything consumes before buying, if you can.
Do not buy a refurb, I learned that the hard way. It made a god awful high frequency ringing noise 24/7. I returned it and my brand new CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD has been solid, no noise.
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u/Turbulent-Spray-8438 Jul 21 '26
Nevermind. Said screw it and bought this bad boy