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June 13, 2008 at 11:30 PM
michaeljjt

PSU Question

by michaeljjt . Updated 18 years, 1 month ago

I am using a Hardware sensors monitor to keep track of my MB and CPU etc, due to a recent issue I had with my system overheating…and I noticed another possible problem.

On the voltage reading coming out of my PSU, the +3.3 rail is reading anywhere from +2.89 to +3.04. It rarely gets over that number. And the monitor has a red flag on it. Also, my system is randomly rebooting (And yes, the MB and CPU temps are fine, currently 93.2 F (34.0 C).

How big of an issue is this drop in the +3.3 rail voltage? And could that cause my system to crash? Should I just get a better power supply? Im currently using a 500 Watt Antec SmartPower 2.0, its about 2 years old, maybe a little older.

Thank you

Michael

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