bad rails?

[Turbonium]

Um, my software voltage measurements show the +3.3V line at 3.008, and +1.5V line at 1.380.

This strikes me as bad. Should I be worried? And are any of these rails feeding my 6800 GT? It's been artifacting lately, and I'm wondering maybe it's the PSU that's the cause.

 

[happy medium]

The 12volt line runs your 6800gt.

 

[Turbonium]

So in other words, my 6800 GT is artifacting due to dying VRAM, and not being undervolted.

Ok, good. The last thing I need at this point is a bad PSU.

 

[Zap]

Originally posted by: Turbonium
Um, my software voltage measurements show the +3.3V line at 3.008, and +1.5V line at 1.380.

Software measurements are notorious for not being very accurate. What you need is a decent multimeter.

 

[Turbonium]

Originally posted by: Zap

Originally posted by: Turbonium
Um, my software voltage measurements show the +3.3V line at 3.008, and +1.5V line at 1.380.

Software measurements are notorious for not being very accurate. What you need is a decent multimeter.

Yea, I've heard this before. Problem is, I don't have one, and even if I did, I wouldn't know how to use it (I'd probably be too afraid to anyway - fiddling around the inside of a running computer doesn't strike me as perfectly safe).

 

[jonnyGURU]

Originally posted by: Turbonium

Originally posted by: Zap

Originally posted by: Turbonium
Um, my software voltage measurements show the +3.3V line at 3.008, and +1.5V line at 1.380.

Software measurements are notorious for not being very accurate. What you need is a decent multimeter.

Yea, I've heard this before. Problem is, I don't have one, and even if I did, I wouldn't know how to use it (I'd probably be too afraid to anyway - fiddling around the inside of a running computer doesn't strike me as perfectly safe).

This might help: http://www.bfgtech.com/bfgpowe...shooting.html#software

 

[Quiksilver]

Originally posted by: jonnyGURU

Originally posted by: Turbonium

Originally posted by: Zap

Originally posted by: Turbonium
Um, my software voltage measurements show the +3.3V line at 3.008, and +1.5V line at 1.380.

Software measurements are notorious for not being very accurate. What you need is a decent multimeter.

Yea, I've heard this before. Problem is, I don't have one, and even if I did, I wouldn't know how to use it (I'd probably be too afraid to anyway - fiddling around the inside of a running computer doesn't strike me as perfectly safe).

This might help: http://www.bfgtech.com/bfgpowe...shooting.html#software

or just follow the first sticky in this forum section...
here

 

[jonnyGURU]

Mine has pictures.

 

[SparkyJJO]

Pictures > *

 

[Turbonium]

Thanks for the links. I might try it out some day.