WTF!! i load up wow and my UPS goes nuts and beeps and i shut it down and the UPS shuts up and i load it agian and it beeps.
for the record i have played for less then a hour in the last 6 weeks
UPS Dont Like WoW
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Post 2
Both my computers are running off UPS and dont do that when playing WOW.
Post 3
Quote from Knight Of Nih;305614:
WTF!! i load up wow and my UPS goes nuts and beeps and i shut it down and the UPS shuts up and i load it agian and it beeps.
for the record i have played for less then a hour in the last 6 weeks
Spoken in response to my 'very innocent' question as the whether he'd seen the WOW southpark episode ;)
sensitive spot hey Knighty hehe
Post 4
a) are you running ups monitoring software?
b) what brand ups is it?
Post 5
powerware 500va
no software is used and i dont monitor it or anything like that
Post 6
so no serial/usb cables connecting it to your pc?
only happens with wow? no other games that might cause gfx power draw?
Post 7
aint tested with other games yet, nop no cables.
Post 8
ok was making a racket when i tried to play NWN2 just then so i ripped out the TV and monitor and xbox from the USP and put it on a powerboard and its not making any noised now
stupid thing
Post 9
sounds like overload alarm, you shouldn't have tv and xbox in there, 500va is probably borderline sufficient for running an average gamer PC. I know 350VA won't even hold up just my pc, let alone my monitors.
Post 10
lol i got a powerware 750 va and it doesn't even handle my pc and my monitor anymore, let alone tv and xbox
Post 11
Quote from Harbinger;305670:
sounds like overload alarm, you shouldn't have tv and xbox in there, 500va is probably borderline sufficient for running an average gamer PC. I know 350VA won't even hold up just my pc, let alone my monitors.
Very observant of you Harb :P hehe.
if you had told me you had a tv, xbox, Power sucking pc and LCD monitor on a 500 va i would of slapped you
my 500 use to go nuts when i went over a quarter volume with my Logitech speakers :P hehehe.
if you really want a UPS that'll handle that much load knight id suggest you buy atleast a 2000 +
Post 12
ya, I had a Powerware 5110 1500va and it couldn't power my PC & Monitor at the same time.