Originally Posted by Waffles on speed fan it says my +12v is at 11.49. is this bad? |
Originally Posted by YiffyGriffy Not very good, oviously you want it to be 12 volts, but nothing to get concerned about really. Run a load (Prime95) and see if it drops any further. |
Originally Posted by Waffles its fluctuating between 11.49 and 11.55 |
Originally Posted by Evil XP2400 If it doesnt drop any lower under load, and doesnt fluctuate any more than that then you shouldnt worry about too much... But a new psu wouldnt hurt. |
Originally Posted by Waffles what!?!?! i just got this one and the guy at the store said it would be perfect for gaming and stuff and that its a great psu. and now ppl are saying a new one wouldnt hurt? damn ![]() |
Originally Posted by YiffyGriffy That's fine for gaming, but as you overclocking you increase the power consumption of the processor and motherboard, and there's going to be a point where a sub-par PSU causes problems... happened to me. |
Originally Posted by shermstix Those are a little low, but better to be low than high. I believe that 11v is the low threshold, but of course you want to be as close to 12v as possible. I wouldn't worry too much about it, unless you start getting random restarts and funky stuff going on. |