I just built a cheap gaming box. I got this PSU:
hec Orion XPOWER585 ATX12V 2.01 585W $35
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16817339001
Im at work so I'm going off memory of what I saw last night about midnight.
I ran PCWizard, Everest and... one other program.
2 showed 6V as my 12V reading and 1 showed 9V (PCWiz I believe).
My mobo is:
Abit IP35V
http://clubit.com/product_detail.cfm?itemno=A4841009
Ordered on monday, recieved tues. Tues night the IP35-E goes on sale at newegg
For $1 less AR as well.
The computer has run fine thus far (ran Prime95 25.5 on blend all night. Woke up and it had no errors).
Any thoughts? Bad PSU? Faulty monitoring chips on the mobo? Bad mobo?
Well thank you all (2).
I'm not going to buy a multimeter :
I agree, this is a budget build w/ OC'ing in mind, but obviously no world records are expected to be set. Installed the monitoring program off the CD (as none are on the website for this mobo). Shows like 11.9V, so a specialized (cheap) monitoring chip.
On the included CD (from Abit, mobo drivers) it gives me just under 12V for my 12V line... so either that software is bunk, or this mobo is 'special'..... on the mobo mainpage no driver no nothing but bios (ver 10 -> 12). Anywho. Shitty psu? yes. Does it work for this "almost"-mega-cheapo build? sure.. wtf not. Next time I order something i should tack on a $12 DMM. Oh well. F-it, im balls deep.
hec Orion XPOWER585 ATX12V 2.01 585W $35
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16817339001
Im at work so I'm going off memory of what I saw last night about midnight.
I ran PCWizard, Everest and... one other program.
2 showed 6V as my 12V reading and 1 showed 9V (PCWiz I believe).
My mobo is:
Abit IP35V
http://clubit.com/product_detail.cfm?itemno=A4841009
Ordered on monday, recieved tues. Tues night the IP35-E goes on sale at newegg
For $1 less AR as well.The computer has run fine thus far (ran Prime95 25.5 on blend all night. Woke up and it had no errors).
Any thoughts? Bad PSU? Faulty monitoring chips on the mobo? Bad mobo?
Well thank you all (2).
I'm not going to buy a multimeter :
I agree, this is a budget build w/ OC'ing in mind, but obviously no world records are expected to be set. Installed the monitoring program off the CD (as none are on the website for this mobo). Shows like 11.9V, so a specialized (cheap) monitoring chip.
On the included CD (from Abit, mobo drivers) it gives me just under 12V for my 12V line... so either that software is bunk, or this mobo is 'special'..... on the mobo mainpage no driver no nothing but bios (ver 10 -> 12). Anywho. Shitty psu? yes. Does it work for this "almost"-mega-cheapo build? sure.. wtf not. Next time I order something i should tack on a $12 DMM. Oh well. F-it, im balls deep.
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