Eaton Unveils Pure Sine Wave Battery Backup for Uninterrupted Video Gaming

[TheLostSwede]

Power management company Eaton today announced a new innovation in backup power for video gaming with the North American launch of its Pure Sine Wave Gaming uninterruptible power supply (UPS). The new Tripp Lite by Eaton solution delivers clean, reliable power in AC and battery backup modes and is designed to prevent game crashes and audio/video problems.

"Whether you're a casual gamer or a seasoned pro, no one wants to have their experience interrupted by power problems," said Rusty Scioscia, product manager, Eaton. "Our Pure Sine Wave Gaming UPS was designed with gamers in mind to regulate voltage irregularities and provide reliable battery backup to make sure play continues without disruption."




The new line-interactive UPS provides 600 to 1500 VA of pure sine wave power that is compatible with active PFC power supplies, high-performance gaming components and other sensitive devices. Automatic voltage regulation (AVR) corrects abnormal voltage conditions to prevent instability. Surge protection shields connected equipment from damaging power spikes.

Battery backup ensures uninterrupted play and streaming during short outages. With the addition of an external battery pack (sold separately), the 1500 VA model provides up to 50 minutes or more of battery runtime.

The Pure Sine Wave Gaming UPS monitors the connected PC's true power draw in real time and displays voltage, wattage and battery level data on the detachable wireless LCD control panel. Four strips (two banks) of programmable RGB color LEDs coordinate with gaming setups and can respond to the PC's power draw with user-definable colors and lighting modes. The LEDs are controlled via the detachable LCD or a free downloadable software utility.

To conserve power, energy-saving outlets turn off if the PC or other device connected to the master outlet shuts down or enters standby.

Key Features of Pure Sine Wave Gaming UPS

• 600 to 1500 VA output capacities
• 8 or 10 NEMA 5-15R outlets with USB-C and USB-A charging ports
• Detachable wireless LCD control panel offers easy UPS monitoring up to 20 feet away from the UPS base
• PC's real-time power draw is indicated via LCD control panel and dynamic LEDs
• Energy-saving outlets turn off if the PC or other device connected to the master outlet shuts down or enters standby

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[Solaris17]

1500 VA model provides up to 50 minutes or more of battery runtime.

Eaton is a great company but this is cute. I always go with atleast 1500va and on my haswell servers maybe get 30min under low load before shutdown is triggered. I am guessing if you are on a gaming machine running a system of the caliber of most of the people on this forum you will get like 10min. Just enough time to shutdown and pray your OS isnt going to want to process updates on the way down.

RGB /rolleyes

 

[Space Lynx]

@TheLostSwede no model number?

this is all I can find on their website that looks similar...

https://www.eaton.com/fr/en-gb/catalog/backup-power-ups-surge-it-power-distribution/eaton-5s-ups.html

 

[TheLostSwede]

@TheLostSwede no model number?

this is all I can find on their website that looks similar...

https://www.eaton.com/fr/en-gb/catalog/backup-power-ups-surge-it-power-distribution/eaton-5s-ups.html

There's a link to the product at the bottom of the article, on the front page of TPU.

Eaton is a great company but this is cute. I always go with atleast 1500va and on my haswell servers maybe get 30min under low load before shutdown is triggered. I am guessing if you are on a gaming machine running a system of the caliber of most of the people on this forum you will get like 10min. Just enough time to shutdown and pray your OS isnt going to want to process updates on the way down.

RGB /rolleyes

* Requires SMART1500PSGLCD with BP24V9T external battery pack.

The press release clearly doesn't reveal all the needed info.

 

[Space Lynx]

There's a link to the product at the bottom of the article, on the front page of TPU.


* Requires SMART1500PSGLCD with BP24V9T external battery pack.

The press release clearly doesn't reveal all the needed info.

I rarely look at the front page of tpu, so if the link isn't here in the forum read I will miss it, thanks for letting me know.

 

[bonehead123]

And of course, it has the obligatory rainbow circus pukefest treatment.... not sure why I thought it wouldn't, since the "g" word was part of the tag line

And of course #2, no price is listed, as they didn't wanna be responsible for the resulting strokes/heart attacks......

 

[Space Lynx]

And of course, it has the obligatory rainbow circus pukefest treatment.... not sure why I thought it wouldn't, since the "g" word was part of the tag line

And of course #2, no price is listed, as they didn't wanna be responsible for the resulting strokes/heart attacks......

it's $281 if you go to the official website and click check prices.

 

[SOAREVERSOR]

Did they just RGB a shitty UPS and slap gamer on it?

 

[bonehead123]

it's $281 if you go to the official website and click check prices.

Yea but they could have saved me that extra step by just including it in the PR

Did they just RGB a shitty UPS and slap gamer on it?

Sho nuff, theyz did !

 

[TheLostSwede]

I rarely look at the front page of tpu, so if the link isn't here in the forum read I will miss it, thanks for letting me know.

It's always been like that. I put at least one link in 99% of my news posts.

Did they just RGB a shitty UPS and slap gamer on it?

No, it's not quite that bad. They added a removable LCD display as well.

 

[caroline!]

Did they just RGB a shitty UPS and slap gamer on it?

Yep. It looks hideous, to say the least.

They tell gamers a 1500VA unit will give them 50 minutes of power but don't clarify it requires a battery pack that's sold separately.

My 3000VA gives me half an hour with the computer idling.

 

[Tropick]

I just bought a 1500VA Liebert PSA5 on Newegg last week on discount for $150 shipped. It's stepped sinewave so I wouldn't run my main rig off battery but it should be more than fine for keeping a laptop/phone/4G hotspot powered through a winter storm outage. Alas, I gotta throw it in the trash now due to its lack of RGB

 

[trsttte]

Did they just RGB a shitty UPS and slap gamer on it?

Not really a shitty UPS, EATON is a market reference on this kind of solutions, but yeah RGB strip and GAmEr tax seems to be the added features on this model (and the detachable screen maybe, but that probably comes from a different model as well).

 

[R-T-B]

Eaton why'd you go and RGB my TrippLite? That's just mean.

Yeah, they bought Tripp Lite, and as best I can tell this is their first branded product under them... woo...

Why on earth does a UPS need power consuming RGB anyways?

 

[cvaldes]

Why on earth does a UPS need power consuming RGB anyways?

They're addressing a market segment that values that feature. Clearly Eaton sees that there can be money made off of people who would rather pick this over the hundreds of mostly black box UPSes already on the market.

No one can please everyone all the time.

And the RGB lighting should be able to be turned off -- hopefully with a physical switch (e.g., nighttime).

In any case, no one is pointing a gun at your head ordering you to buy this and put it in your bedroom. Go ahead and buy your plain black or charcoal grey CyberPower or APC UPS. I have several of them yet I'm not complaining about this new product.

If the RGB lighting feature persuades some consumers to purchase their very first UPS, well I think that's a positive.

 

[ir_cow]

Are we going to forget when the power drops, so does the power for the internet modem? I guess I need a battery backup for that as well.

Yeah, they bought Tripp Lite, and as best I can tell this is their first branded product under them... woo...

Nooo! I guess its just Furman left. RIP Tripp Lite.

 

[cvaldes]

Are we going to forget when the power drops, so does the power for the internet modem? I guess I need a battery backup for that as well.

Some people put their computing and network gear on the same UPS. Others -- like me -- put those on separate UPSes.

A lot of gamers -- the target audience for this product -- will probably be the former.

If they've owned a computer with a broadband connection for more a year, they have probably experienced a power-related network outage at least once and may see the value of putting their network gear on battery backup, especially if they play live service games.

 

[thesmokingman]

This thing is gonna last 5mins on battery at best.

 

[maxfly]

In another couple of years Eaton will have bought up all well known consumer companies at this rate.

Another gamer ups, -sigh- just shoot me.

 

[Raiden85]

1500 VA for 50 mins of gaming must be a joke unless your gaming on a PS2, my current 1500 VA 900w is powering a Strix 3090 OC, 5950x, 1x 4K 43" monitor, 1x 32" 4K monitor, a high end router and cable modem. If my system is idling with all that running it will keep me up and running for 25 mins. If gaming I'll get 5 to 10mins max.

 

[cvaldes]

1500 VA for 50 mins of gaming must be a joke unless your gaming on a PS2, my current 1500 VA 900w is powering a Strix 3090 OC, 5950x, 1x 4K 43" monitor, 1x 32" 4K monitor, a high end router and cable modem. If my system is idling with all that running it will keep me up and running for 25 mins. If gaming I'll get 5 to 10mins max.

If you look at the Steam Hardware Survey, the most popular graphics card is the RTX 2060. Practically all of the other cards in the top ten are --60 and --70 variants from the 10 Series and 20 Series. The top 30 Series card is either a 3050 or 3060.

That's what the typical PC gamer is using, not a 3090. By definition, a 2060 is for 1080p gaming so no 4K monitor either.

Same with CPUs, the most common are 4-core and 6-core models, not 16-core monsters.

Your usage case is way, Way, WAY outside the norm for PC gaming. You are almost completely detached from the reality of the average PC gamer.

My primary gaming build (the one described in my System Specs) is a well appointed system but I have no delusion that it's a typical gaming box.

 

[Denver]

VA ?? What ?? Watts ?

 

[dir_d]

I can get RGB on my UPS now... wow

 

[trsttte]

VA ?? What ?? Watts ?

Volt*Amp which is equivalent to Watts + VoltAmpReactive. With modern and decent enough components connected to it they're aproximately the same (W = ~0.95 VA).

Take it as basically a more technical and correct way to describe the max power the ups can supply but also the way most likely to confuse or trick consumers.

 

[R-T-B]

In any case, no one is pointing a gun at your head ordering you to buy this and put it in your bedroom. Go ahead and buy your plain black or charcoal grey CyberPower or APC UPS. I have several of them yet I'm not complaining about this new product.

I am. This is the antithesis of the Tripp Lite brand they are marketing it under. I'm fine with RGB anywhere else usually, but this is aquisition abuse. Of course they are free to do that, but I am free to moan about it as well.