UPS or Inverter for Backup ?

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Hi Folks,

Is there very high capacity UPS which would run my system for more than 1 hr ? If yes, please mention the model and its' price.

and whether, Inverter will be a good choice rather than UPS ? I will just power my Computer System and nothing else.

But, i dont want to spend a lot of money in Inverter, since they will be costing around 14k (inverter + battery). If there isn't any choice in UPS, i would have to empty my pocket. There is emergency need for this.

Please reply.

Please give your system specs.
If the system specs are the same as in your signature, specifically without a graphics card, a 1kva UPS will easily give you 1hr of back up. You should easily get one for 2-3k.
I used to get 40min with my 600va when the graphics card was unplugged.

If you have a graphics card, your power consumption will increase drastically depending on how power hungry it is.

Dont go for an inverter esp since you are powering just a PC. A 1KVA+ UPS will do as mentioned by r4gs above

Check this site for your capacity needs by inputting the wattage of your PC
Back-UPS - Product Information

You need not necessarily go for APC but this is the only site i know of
Others would point at Numeric etc which seem to be good too

Let us know which one you have decided upon.