UPS recommendation.

[theforce]

My mate lives in a remote area with power going out quite frequently. His PC won't boot unless you clear the BIOS. Changing the PSU might solve the issue but l was thinking that a quality UPS will resolve the issue. Do you guys recommend a specific UPS?

 

[theforce]

I'd recommend changing the motherboard if a power cut is causing that to happen - it really shouldn't.

I hope that isn't the issue. It's a Haswell based i3 system. The first motherboard died within a week and it was replaced by the same type of motherboard. The psu is a 450W MS-Tech one which l know isn't a good, known brand but they had a tight budget. Besides the UPS l was thinking of replacing the MS-Tech PSU with an old Corsair TX750w which is much older but a higher quality PSU which might resolve the issue.

 

[theforce]

Is rest of the machine at that level?
Components and monitor are important to know because those affect to how much power is needed just for chance of succesfull transfer to battery mode without UPS "falling on its knees" instantly.
Another thing is that PSUs aren't at their best comfort level when fed modified square wave so there needs to be decent margin between PC's power draw and UPS' output capability.

And that number in model name of UPS is just apparent power/VoltAmperes which isn't same thing as watts when talking about AC.
If actual watt rating isn't advertised it's usually something like 60% of VA rating, with better ones reaching 70% and worst down to 50%.


As for need to clear CMOS before succesfull booting new BIOS/RTC battery would be worth of try.

It's a Haswel i3 4330 using the integrated GPU, 2x4GB DDR3 sticks, 1 SSD, 1 HDD and an optical drive. There was no budget for a new PSU so l pitched in and bought that MS-Tech PSU to replace his old one. The monitor is very old but a flat screen at least

 

[theforce]

Would you guys recommend a standby or line interactive type of UPS for my case?