Voltages?

[Shinjion]

Okay, well i remember i made a post here not too long ago, few days ago; Hi again guys. I received and installed the new power supply, and i was just wondering. I was told to "watch my voltages"; i have SensorsView which tells me the voltages, what should i look for and how do i know what voltages are good or bad? <--noob

 

[Namslas90]

Okay, well i remember i made a post here not too long ago, few days ago; Hi again guys. I received and installed the new power supply, and i was just wondering. I was told to "watch my voltages"; i have SensorsView which tells me the voltages, what should i look for and how do i know what voltages are good or bad? <--noob

Make sure all voltages remain within +/- 5% of rated value.
Example 12v+0.6(5%) = 12.6 v
12v-0.6(5%) = 11.4 v
With no load the volt will be higher, on full load the volt will be lower; IT should always remain within the 5% range with a QUALITY PSU. ( May go as high as 7%, or more on a POOR quality PSU.)

 

[Scavar]

You could also if you like, if you happen to have a volt meter, test the PSU externally to see if it is within the range. Though usually sensors are fine.

 

[Shinjion]

Okay, thank you very much, nice and easy to understand. And no i don't have a volt meter. Guess i'll have to stick with sensors. Thanks alot guys!

 

[Namslas90]

Okay, thank you very much, nice and easy to understand. And no i don't have a volt meter. Guess i'll have to stick with sensors. Thanks alot guys!

Sensors are not that accurate, so be careful. The sensors could be OFF by 5% also; A Meter is not that expensive, when you get a chance get one. Main thing is to notice big changes, so take screenshots of readings now (or make a note in notepad) for you to compare with later.