Guys, are my voltages too low?

Vampyromaniac · Jan 16, 2003, 08:56 PM

Hi people

Well, I dunno how much tolerance people think there is in power supply voltages, how much they may be off by . . . .

So, I was looking at my voltages, and I'm arfaid some may be a bit low. Here's the full list (I dunno what some of them are tho

):

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Vcore. . . . 1.728
Vcc2.5 . . . 2.464 - 2.480 (sometimes goes back and forth)
Vcc3.3 . . . 3.184
Vcc5 . . . . 4.945
+12V . . . . 12.032
SB3V . . . . 3.344
-12V . . . . -11.803
SB5V . . . . 4.999
VBAT . . . . 3.360

Oh, forgot to say my CPU is AthlonXP 1800-palo

Thanks for any help guys

tigerarmyAFI · Jan 16, 2003, 09:20 PM

thats pretty normal, i dont think any psu gives out exact voltages... looking at mine they all seem a bit lower than yours are..

Tempmeyes · Jan 16, 2003, 10:47 PM

The rule of thumb that I live by is if the voltages are within 5% don't worry. Also how stable the voltages are is a factor. I know my vcore goes between 1.808 and 1.82 but that is well within range. Unless your voltage monitor shows your numbers going over +/- 5% rapidly I won't worry at all.

Last bit: If everything is stable at this point (no crashes) all is well.

Jan 16, 2003, 08:56 PM	#1
Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	Guys, are my voltages too low? Hi people Well, I dunno how much tolerance people think there is in power supply voltages, how much they may be off by . . . . So, I was looking at my voltages, and I'm arfaid some may be a bit low. Here's the full list (I dunno what some of them are tho ): Code: Vcore. . . . 1.728 Vcc2.5 . . . 2.464 - 2.480 (sometimes goes back and forth) Vcc3.3 . . . 3.184 Vcc5 . . . . 4.945 +12V . . . . 12.032 SB3V . . . . 3.344 -12V . . . . -11.803 SB5V . . . . 4.999 VBAT . . . . 3.360 Oh, forgot to say my CPU is AthlonXP 1800-palo Thanks for any help guys __________________ *Digitalis 3.3* Athlon 64 3000 // ASUS K8V SE Deluxe // 1024MB PC3200 (2-2-2-10 1T) ATI All-In-Wonder 9700 Pro // 20" Dell 2005FPW (DVI) M-Audio Revo 7.1 + Philips Acoustic Edge // Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 320/16 Western Digital WD3200KS + 120/8 Seagate 7200.7 NEC ND-3550A 16x DVD±RW + Lite-On 52x24x CD-RW Antec Sonata case // 480W Antec TruePower personal bests \|\| Aq'3: 46796 \| 3D'01: 20461 \| 3D'03: 6336 \| 3D'05: 2677 \| PC'04: 4605 \| PC'02: 7691,9092,1250

Jan 16, 2003, 09:20 PM	#2
tigerarmyAFI DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: England Posts: 111 Rep Power: 0	thats pretty normal, i dont think any psu gives out exact voltages... looking at mine they all seem a bit lower than yours are.. __________________ AMD AthlonXP 1800+ ThoroughBred B JIUHB @ 2137MHz Geforce4 Ti 4200 128Mb @ 310/600 (ASUS V8420) ABIT KX-7 333 v1.1 512Mb Micron PC2700 DDR Creative Live! 5.1 Aircooled (45c Full load)

Jan 16, 2003, 10:47 PM	#3
Tempmeyes DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Oregon, USA Posts: 32 Rep Power: 0	The rule of thumb that I live by is if the voltages are within 5% don't worry. Also how stable the voltages are is a factor. I know my vcore goes between 1.808 and 1.82 but that is well within range. Unless your voltage monitor shows your numbers going over +/- 5% rapidly I won't worry at all. Last bit: If everything is stable at this point (no crashes) all is well.