APC Gaming Back UPS Pro, 2200VA/1320W, Tower, 230V, 2x UK and 2x IEC C13 outlets, RGB Lights, Pure Sine Wave, Arctic (White) BGM2200-UK

The device arrived and was reasonably easy to setup using the guide to plug in the battery. My 1000w gaming PC plugged in easily. The unit shows how much draw its using so was happy that my PC, monitor and some external disks used under 200w at idle when on. The device would give around 30mins of battery cover. Naturally when stressed it could be a lot less, but the alarm when gaming gives me time to terminate the game. There is a configurable audible alarm on unit which can be switched off. Also the software provides audit logs and the ability to send email alerts for a number of event types. I live in the countryside and get almost daily power blips. Hopefully this will allow my PC to not keep crashing when this occurs. The unit comes with a PC connection cable (USB) and the software allows configuration of the settings such as when to perform a hibernation\shutdown at power off. (Default is 5 mins of no power which should cover most daily connection issues). (Software was quite hard to locate but found on the Schneider electric website if you look for powerchute software (Personal)) Its more expensive than what I wanted to pay for a UPS, however it appears well made, has replaceable batteries, is software controlled and covers my PC running a gaming rig running an RTX5080. No issues when I was stress testing my PC and with true sin wave support it should provide a healthy power supply. Had no issues with the UPS running noisy. (I cant hear it) and it stayed very cool.

Very good quality and does what it says on the tin. My only complaint is the Ethernet/data port is only for direct connection to a PC. It’s good if you want the UPS to gracefully turn your PC off, but I was hoping I could access the UI via the LAN, it’s not. The UI is very limited and somewhat pointless outside of the serial shutdown feature anyway as it turns out! Outside of that, it’s brilliant. It’s dead quiet unless it kicks in on battery mode. The screen/lights are fully customisable from RGB disco to completely off and subtle. The Ethernet surge protection is a nice add-on. It’s also very easy to swap the battery out. I primarily got this to keep the internet/wifi running in the event of a power outage + gracefully shutdown my home server. With a router and Wi-Fi AP connected it lasts about 2-3 hours. I will say however if you aren’t fussed about the brand/lights/looks, there are cheaper alternatives - this unit is quite pricey for what it is.

I am not convinced this is rated for the advertised 1320W. it crashed out twice then stated the battery needed replacing. It runs quite loud though quieter than my PC. I have returned it.

It's a good quality product which works really well. Compared to the APC BX1400UI I have used before it has much easier way to replace the batteries, so it's a better investment long-term. (And obviously it can provide more power) It's easy to setup and it has a good variety of sockets, including IEC C13, standard UK plug and both USB and USB-C It's absolutely silent The only downside is that it's pricey

This is the UPS for you if you have a high end rig you’d like to keep powered up in the event of a power down. I’ve got an RTX 4090 with AMD 7800X3d processor. With that running at full load the power draw is at 2/3 of its maximum. That’s with a NAS, KVM and a 4K monitor plugged in. If the power went the battery would stay on for 7-10 minutes, which is more than enough time for me to gracefully power the PC down. With my NAS, I get notifications when the UPS has kicked in and at 15% capacity on the UPS, the NAS will power down. When the UPS is on, you can hear the fans but they’re not crazy loud. It also looks brilliant with all the lights and colours you can change and the screen is easy to navigate. I think they could’ve done with putting more plugs on the back of the UK model but it’s enough for what I need it for. I got this to protect my NAS from a power outage, and it does just that. I’d much rather have spent the money on this than spending time recovering my corrupt data. It’s a bonus that it regulates the power coming into my equipment as well so if there’s a voltage drop in the grid, the UPS will kick in a bit and bump the voltage back up. Same way if there’s a surge, this thing has all the protection and it’s not even that big. It’s heavy but not big. Same size as a small form factor desktop PC.

With solar and wind being unpredictable I've noticed the grid being less stable. Brown outs can really mess up your equipment so a good UPS should be essential in the current economy. This UPS is more expensive than others but it's justified as it sits there very quietly and works nicely with Windows 11 with no fuss via the USB. When the power to the house failed the computer didn't fail and I let it sleep, after the power returned it started up again fine. I run a 5950X CPU and 4090 , a Samsung Odyssey G9 and watercooler stuff without UPS load problems. It's a good shape for the desk and fits behind my monitor. The only downsides are the controls are aa bit fiddly (you probably should download and RTFM) and I had a bit of a bother putting the battery cover back on after removing the transport immobilisers. Other UPSs have very noisy fans that stay on all the time and the battery state does not come across properly over USB, which is concerning if the Electricity supply fails. this one works.

10 out of 10. It is a must have at every household.

All arrived faulty and replaced. DO NOT BUY