Power Supply Voltage thresholds

[deathwalker]

I just built a new system and Im not real pleased with the 12vlt rail reading of 11.71vlts. The 3.3 & 5 vlt rails are dead nuts. So..whats the communities opinion? Should I RMA this puppy and replace it or keep it? I havent really rung this baby out gaming yet to see if there are any obvious adverse effects.

Microfly SFF Matx case
Biostart T6100 matx
AMD64 X2 3800
7600GT PCIe
2 gb Corsair PC3200 extreme
250 gb SATA Maxtor Maxline
Lite-on DVD R/RW

The Power supply of concern is:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817182025

 

[pkme2]

If it ain't on jonnyGuru's test list, I would pass on this PSU, on basis of no info.
You can do better with a Fortron.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104934

 

[deathwalker]

bump

 

[Howard]

I don't suppose you could return it? 11.71V is within spec, but Rosewill isn't known for selling reliable PSUs.

 

[Bobthelost]

First of all the motherboard voltage detection software is utter rubbish. Don't even bother reading it.

Secondly Rosewill are not a top flight PSU brand by any means.

 

[Navid]

Originally posted by: deathwalker
I just built a new system and Im not real pleased with the 12vlt rail reading of 11.71vlts.

Where are you reading that? On a Volt meter?
I hope you are not talking about the voltage reported by a software utility. They are not accurate at all.

 

[jonnyGURU]

Lightning round.....

11.71 is still within spec.

You should confirm software readings with a multimeter.

If a Rosewill was "adequate enough" for you, why didn't you just spend an extra $20 and get the case with the power supply installed?

FSP's are awesome, but not necessarily the lower end SAGA units. Stick with FX and FSP part numbers.

 

[deathwalker]

Well..the picture on the 12 volt rails doesnt seem to be as bad as I first thought. I finally got a chance to put a Digital Multimeter on it and its reading out at 11.98 volts. Guess I will just hang in there with this PS since its money already spent and I havent had any stability problems at all ...even in gaming.