power supply rails help (antec)

[hurubi]

i have a antec smartpower 350W powersupply and the 12V rail is at 11.46 ... it is still under tha margine of the garunteed 5% is the power supply good enough to handle a 6800GT?

 

[fstime]

No, its not even a true power.


If you want to buy a new PSU, tell me how much your willing to spend and i'll find somthing to run that system.

 

[Regs]

Monitors are funny like that. My 430 Watt True power 20Amp 12v rail is reading 11.43 ever since I updated to the new version of ASUS Probe. This is also when I went from a K8T800/A64 754 to a A8V 90nm Winchester. My CPU is suppose to be using less voltage, not more. So I figure it's just how my new mobo or monitor is offset.

Eitherway, I would not trust a 350watt PSU with a 6800GT and Barton. Especially if they are not like the true powers that come with 20-24AMP 12v rails that are seperated from the rest of voltage rails.

 

[MrControversial]

Originally posted by: hurubi
i have a antec smartpower 350W powersupply and the 12V rail is at 11.46 ... it is still under tha margine of the garunteed 5% is the power supply good enough to handle a 6800GT?

What's measuring the rail voltage? Even if it's accurate, don't be alarmed, it's not that far off. But the PSU in general is weak. The SmartPower is a good PSU, I own a SP 450W.

 

[Viper96720]

Just buy the video card. Then if you run into problems try a new power supply.

 

[Amaroque]

The hardware monitoring programs are basically for monitoring any fluctuations only. They do not give you an absolute, and true reading. If you want a true reading , you'll need a multimeter.