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bznotins
10-11-03, 04:23 PM
Heya,

Taking the advice from these forums, I went out and got myself one of those quiet Fortron PSUs (P300-60PN). I got it from NewEgg as a refurb for $17 shipped. Great deal, but since it is a refurb, I'm a little bit concerned about my voltage readings from Samurize/MBM:

12v: 12.0
5v: 4.96
3.3v: 3.26

Is this OK, or is my PSU a "refurb" for a reason?

Thanks!
Z

Giblet Plus!
10-11-03, 05:21 PM
It's just fine, actually very good.

Anyways, software monitoring is never too accurate. My 12V line changed .5V when I switched motherboards.

TR_B
10-12-03, 08:44 AM
Originally posted by Giblet Plus!
Anyways, software monitoring is never too accurate.

I second that.
Not on the software itself, but the sensors.
All programs monitored a 3.05-3.18 (load/idle) on the 3.3v line.
The 5v line was even worse, going below the 4.6 on average @ fulload.
Is a computer still able to run stable at those voltages? Well, mine was apparently, hihi :D

I dumped that PSU though and went for an Enermax433w.
Voltages were more stable now, but still low... too low for my likings so I decided to measure them myself.
Conclusion: voltages were fine and I measured the same flucutations between idle and load as well.

Makes me wonder how accurate the temp. readings are.... :rolleyes:

As long as it is stable, it is all fine for me.

bznotins
10-12-03, 09:42 AM
That's great, thanks guys. I just wanted to be sure my refurb is good before my 15 days expires. It's pretty quiet as well!