Shocking question...

[Scarzo]

Actually, this is a voltage question. In Via monitor I have these voltage values:

Vcore value.......1.86
3.3V...................3.62
5V......................4.93-5.05
12V....................11.65-11.89

In bios I have these voltage settings:

Core voltage....1.825
I/O voltage........3.6

My temps in SSS for Burn-in are:
45C.......w/load
25C.......Idle

The 12V value seems too low to me. If my thinking is correct, what would be the best approach to bring this value up?

Thanks in advance, Scarzo

[GOD]

it seems that your PSU is the problem.
most good brand PSU`s have a ragulated 5v.
but the 12v is unregulated.
so with cheaper PSU`s the more stuff u have hooked up to the psu ,the lower the voltage will get.(250W)
your sys is drawing too much current so that the psu can not supply enough voltage.
u need atleast a good 300W PSU to run a AMD sys.
correct me if i`m wrong ppl.

GOD....

[Eriksson]

I agree with GOD even though I do not belive in him :)

If this is your only problem I would not worry to much. However 250Wpsu should be considered absolute minimum for Tbird systems, and good 300 W recommendet

[Hoot]

I'll go that one further. With a core voltage of 1.85, on a Tbird, a 300W PSU is minimum and a 400W would be a better choice.

The 12V gets its regulation from the same PWM that drives the +5. When current demand on the +5 increases and the PWM duty cycle increases, the 12V will actually go up.

Hoot

[proze]

Hoot (Apr 28, 2001 01:29 p.m.):
I'll go that one further. With a core voltage of 1.85, on a Tbird, a 300W PSU is minimum and a 400W would be a better choice.

The 12V gets its regulation from the same PWM that drives the +5. When current demand on the +5 increases and the PWM duty cycle increases, the 12V will actually go up.

Hoot

hoot, you're quite into your psus... are the enermax psus worth the money...?

[!-=sky=-!]

i like my enermax 350 walts psu.......
i had a 300 walt b4 and it blew up b/c i flipped the voltage switch from 220v to 115v while i live in a 220v area
i burned my mobo with it but cpu still ok....

[Hoot]

I've never touched an Enermax, but by far, that name is the one that comes up more than any other in OC discussions. Given that widespread acceptance, I would wager that they are a good PSU value. I've worked with switching supplies since the early 80s.

Hoot

[GERRY136]

hey hoot where would i purchase the good psu your talking about, thanx.

[jordan]

a 450W enermax will run you $100, a 600 watt can be found for $150- in mho these are the best value psu available