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4g4a+ Owners... Any 5v rail problems like the 8k7a+?

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canadianpsycho

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Heyas,

Have an 8k7a+ that I'm "upgrading" to a 4g4a+ shortly. Friend is interested in my 8k7a+, but I want to make sure I'm leaving him with a decent PSU. I used to have an Enermax 350W PSU and had the infamous 5v rail problems on the 8k7a+ (but it only seemed to crop up when OCing). Picked up an Antec 400W PSU and it's pretty comfy the way it is. What I'm wondering is, should I pass the Antec on to my friend and buy myself a new PSU? I like the Antec, and no problems as all, but I'm not sure I want to get another 350W Enermax and have my friend have the same issues I was having, and the 431W is a bit too expensive to buy just to pass off to a bud 😉

That being said, what PSU are you 4g4a+ folks running? Any problems at all? I've got a semi standard setup, 2 ROM drives, SCSI card + HDD, gf4 ti4400, 3 case fans, soundcard... I do plan on OCIng the Woody I'm getting.

Thanks
 
I have the 4G4A, and my 5v doesn't meet spec. Same as how it was on the 8KHA+. On my Abit IT7 however, I'm above 5v.

Oh, I was able to overclock my 1.6a to 2.4ghz on the 4G4A however. I haven't setup my IT7 yet to see how it compares.
 
Abit BD7II ran +5 at 4.97 and +12 at 11.67 - of course readings fluctuated, but these were typical.

4G4A+ readings currently +5 = 5.08 & +12 = 12.04.

All using MBM.

1.6A running 2.65, 412 DDR - stable, cool, reliable.

This board is it for me (for a while). 😀
 
The only Epox board that had +5v rail issues with Enermax PSU's was the 8K7A/8K7A+. This was mostly due to the cheaper bi-phase power supply components used on that board. To my knowledge, Epox has never used those components again on any motherboard since.. That being said..

I have the 4G4a+ with a 1.6A @ 2.56ghz, 160mhz FSB, and DDR400 with a measly Antec 350W PSU. The +5v rail reads ~5.10v under full load. 🙂


Edit:

Also, the Athlon and P4 are quite a bit different when it comes to voltages. The P4's tend to pull a lot more from the +12v rail than the +5V rail, and the Athlon tends to do exactly the opposite. This is the main reason most P4 boards have the extra +12v connector..and Athlon boards don't. 🙂
 
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