Oversized Rooster
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I have noticed lately that my PSU is putting out weird voltage at -5V, +5V and +12V.
It's a PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750W PSU. I bought it new about a year ago and it's been running fine.
Here is what the PSU is running:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 3.8GHz 1.33V
Asus P5Q-E Mobo @ 1900FSB
2 x 2GB OCZ Reaper HPC DDR2-1066 @ 1144 2.18V
1 x WD 300GB VelociRaptor HD
3 x WD 500GB Caviar SE16 HD
2 x 512MB Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 Cards @ 700/2100
Auzentech Prelude X-Fi PCI Sound Card
20X LG DVD-RW
Floppy Drive
5 x 120mm case fans
1 x 200m case fan
4 x USB power-drawing devices
What worries me most is how the -5V is at -0.17V. And also by how much the +5V and +12V are off. The +5V is at 5.56V and the +12V at 12.46V.
Also, is the -5V supposed to be -0.17V? I think there is something horribly wrong here. Isn't the -5V supposed to be -5V?! I mean that's what it's called, ain't it? :lol:
So given my 11.2% +5V overvolt, 3.8% +12V overvolt and 96.6% -5V undervolt, should I RMA? Should I get a new PSU?
The picture below is when the PC is idling. When it's at load, the CPU Core voltage goes to 1.33V, but the weird -5V, +5V and +12V are still the same.
It's a PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750W PSU. I bought it new about a year ago and it's been running fine.
Here is what the PSU is running:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 3.8GHz 1.33V
Asus P5Q-E Mobo @ 1900FSB
2 x 2GB OCZ Reaper HPC DDR2-1066 @ 1144 2.18V
1 x WD 300GB VelociRaptor HD
3 x WD 500GB Caviar SE16 HD
2 x 512MB Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 Cards @ 700/2100
Auzentech Prelude X-Fi PCI Sound Card
20X LG DVD-RW
Floppy Drive
5 x 120mm case fans
1 x 200m case fan
4 x USB power-drawing devices
What worries me most is how the -5V is at -0.17V. And also by how much the +5V and +12V are off. The +5V is at 5.56V and the +12V at 12.46V.
Also, is the -5V supposed to be -0.17V? I think there is something horribly wrong here. Isn't the -5V supposed to be -5V?! I mean that's what it's called, ain't it? :lol:
So given my 11.2% +5V overvolt, 3.8% +12V overvolt and 96.6% -5V undervolt, should I RMA? Should I get a new PSU?
The picture below is when the PC is idling. When it's at load, the CPU Core voltage goes to 1.33V, but the weird -5V, +5V and +12V are still the same.