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Is 3.17v on the 3.3 rail at idle bad?

J

JackDanielsDrinker

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That's what I read with SpeedFan. That's doing nothing with the computer.

I have some BSODs from time to time, too.

My power supply is a Seasonic 350w Tornado. System is:

A64 3000 Winchester
DRI nf4 Ultra
Leadtek 6600GT
2 harddrive, 1 CD-ROM drive
no overclocking

This PS should have enough amps, BUT, it has the 20 pin ATX connector. The motherboard has a 24 pin.

The other voltages are 4.92v and 11.71v. -12v is -9.48, -5v is -0.68.
 
not good, psu a little iffy
speaking realistically, isnt the day of 350W PSU, no matter how good, over?
why tempt fate??
Shouldnt you always look for haeadroom? Safety margin?

run burn in module in sandra and see what happens
 
3.17? i would shut down my computer right away, and throw the psu out of my window if I were you.

or put it on a low end system, if you don't want it to go to waste.
 
Any chance the problem is that I'm using a 20 pin connector in the 24 pin socket on the motherboard? I've read that you can get away with this, but I'm not so sure.

 
unless you are reading that w/ a DMM i wouldn't trust it...
i have never had a mobo read proper voltages
i have also never had a piece of software do it either...

Josh
 
All rails are allowed a +/- 5% cushion.

All these people have no idea what they are talking about. Unless you are experiencing stability problems, I wouldn't worry about it.
 
Originally posted by: Bozo Galora
not good, psu a little iffy
speaking realistically, isnt the day of 350W PSU, no matter how good, over?
why tempt fate??
Shouldnt you always look for haeadroom? Safety margin?

run burn in module in sandra and see what happens
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I was using a 330W Enermax PSU to power a A64 3200+, DFI UT Lanparty, 9800 Pro, 2 Hds, DVD-Rom and DVD-Burner no problem. It's now using an MGE 500W PSU, but the 330W ran flawlessly at stock. OCing was a bit of a problem for it though.
 
Originally posted by: MrCodeDude
All rails are allowed a +/- 5% cushion.

All these people have no idea what they are talking about. Unless you are experiencing stability problems, I wouldn't worry about it.
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Duh!!! THAT IS WHAT HE SAID!!! He has "I have some BSODs from time to time, too. "


What is it under some loading??? If it drops down like most do then the 5% could be breached....I agree you need a voltmeter to get a true reading..however I have never had any of my mobo be that far off with a reading from a voltmeter from work (we use it to test the various batteries for our high end equipment)
 
I haven't seen it go under 3.17. I have SpeedFan logging now, so I will look for any dips.

SpeedFan reports 3.17.
BIOS reports 3.20.

I know these probably aren't very accurate. But the general trend is that the 3.3v rail is rather low.

I'll hook up the 400 watt Seasonic when it arrives and stress it out.

Thanks for all your input.
 
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