i have a few UPS's around the house, it had always been hooked into one untill last week. but worked fine plugged into the surge protector i have untill now. I'll get the UPS and try that again. if that doesnt work, i guess I'll have to upgrade. dont know where I'm gonna get that money. by the way, i used that site, said i only needed 481 W to run my setup. my PSU is an Xtreme Gear XG-P600. is that a crappy one? 1 rail? i cant find out online yet. do you know?