APC UPS and the Quad

Hy, soory, again another ups thread
I'm about to buy this one
-APC Back-UPS RS 1500 (Line-interactive)
I'would like to know if it is a good choice to secure my Quad ?
I also found some MGE 1500va ups with Off-line tech, is it a good way to go, or, is th line-interactive is the tech to go for ?
thanks
regards

Check what your needs are going to be; watts, run-time; as the Quad on full-throttle (all four cpus), depending on even how much RAM, PCIe cards, can get much closer to the 865W of the RS-1500. The nice thing is you can extend run-time with an additional battery.
Kill-A-Watt should give you an idea of what you are using.

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