My little PSU's strugglin'.

ECUPirate · 05-17-2002, 10:19 AM

ehhe.. I've had all kinds of issues w/ my PC lately, and I blamed them on a defective mobo. Granted the mobo was screwed up, the replacement mobo has shown similar issues. Eventually, the damn thing comletely died. Push the power button, no response. So, I pulled out my Enermax 365 PSU and tried using my Powerman 250 watt PSU, and bingo, it works. The new PSU is on its way. My system has a lot of mess in it (no, not the system in my sig

), and I thought you'd be amused by the voltage readings I'm getting from this little PSU...

1.76 (supposed to be 1.82)
3.26
4.8
11.5

I've not played any games, etc., but it hasn't crashed from general use.

How low can the voltages get before I gets serious?

Haddy · 05-17-2002, 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ECUPirate
screwed up, Enermax

nuff said......

Brad · 05-18-2002, 03:10 AM

antec 400w, cwt 420w, directron triple fan, pcp&c.

bigben2k · 05-20-2002, 07:47 AM

ECUPirate,

There's no way to tell exactly which voltage will cause a failure, it just depends on the components. In general though, anything that is more than 5% off, is potential for trouble (i.e. erratic operation). Nothing should get damaged as a result though (except maybe for a few lost sectors on a hard drive, but that's still highly unlikely). You've already encountered the type of trouble you can expect.

5%:
12V line: min 11.4, max 12.6
5V line: min 4.75, max 5.25
3.3 line: min 3.14, max 3.47

05-17-2002, 10:19 AM	#1
ECUPirate Hottest Stank of them All Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington, DC area Posts: 533	My little PSU's strugglin'. ehhe.. I've had all kinds of issues w/ my PC lately, and I blamed them on a defective mobo. Granted the mobo was screwed up, the replacement mobo has shown similar issues. Eventually, the damn thing comletely died. Push the power button, no response. So, I pulled out my Enermax 365 PSU and tried using my Powerman 250 watt PSU, and bingo, it works. The new PSU is on its way. My system has a lot of mess in it (no, not the system in my sig ), and I thought you'd be amused by the voltage readings I'm getting from this little PSU... 1.76 (supposed to be 1.82) 3.26 4.8 11.5 I've not played any games, etc., but it hasn't crashed from general use. How low can the voltages get before I gets serious? __________________ Does a radioactive cat have 18 half lifes? --Kenny my pimpin' rig: ...previously poorly cooled... 486DX-2 66mhz @ 75mhz, 4Mb ram, shared, 256Mb hard drive Onboard VGA, watercooled, of course 16-color monitor, labtec speakers, 28kbs USRobotics modem Windows XP (think about it) Maze 3, DDen GF3 block, Eheim 1250, econoline van HC, 1/2" hose w/ 5/8" fittings Comair 172mm fan

05-18-2002, 03:10 AM	#3
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	antec 400w, cwt 420w, directron triple fan, pcp&c. __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

05-20-2002, 07:47 AM	#4
bigben2k Responsible for 2% of all the posts here. Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas, U.S.A. Posts: 8,302	ECUPirate, There's no way to tell exactly which voltage will cause a failure, it just depends on the components. In general though, anything that is more than 5% off, is potential for trouble (i.e. erratic operation). Nothing should get damaged as a result though (except maybe for a few lost sectors on a hard drive, but that's still highly unlikely). You've already encountered the type of trouble you can expect. 5%: 12V line: min 11.4, max 12.6 5V line: min 4.75, max 5.25 3.3 line: min 3.14, max 3.47 __________________ WBTA (Water Block Testing Alliance) Nordic Hardware WC 101

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