Antec TP3 430w Low Voltages

[JMccovery]

I'm having a slight problem with my Antec TP3 430...

Biostar TF570SLI, x2 3600 AM2, 2G DDR2-667, eVGA 7600GS PCI-e Actively cooled Passive cooled card , 2 Maxtor 200GB DM10's, Lite-On Dual Layer Burner. The main problem is that my voltages suck, keeping me from overclocking my cpu past 2.3GHz or my 7600GS to even 500MHz core.

Voltages:
+3.3V: 3.22
+5V: 4.84
+12V: 11.84
-12V:
Bios gives me: -11.8V
SpeedFan and other progs give me: -6.95V???
-5V: -4.91
+5Vsb: 4.60

I used this same psu with the previous system I had:
AsRock P4i65G w/ 1GB DDR333, Celeron D 330 2.66GHz o/c to 3.6GHz, eVGA 7600GS AGP @ 600 core, 450 memory, same 2 Maxtor 200GB Drives and same Lite-On dual layer burner. Absolutely ROCK SOLID, voltages were actually above normal.

I mean, 430 watts should be enough for what I have currently, right?

Suggestions are gladly welcome.

 

[Unabomber]

Passive cooled card , 2 Maxtor 200GB DM10's, Lite-On Dual Layer Burner. The main problem is that my voltages suck, keeping me from overclocking my cpu past 2.3GHz or my 7600GS to even 500MHz core.

Voltages:
+3.3V: 3.22
+5V: 4.84
+12V: 11.84
-12V:
Bios gives me: -11.8V
SpeedFan and other progs give me: -6.95V???
-5V: -4.91
+5Vsb: 4.60

1) Don't use Speedfan or other software-based programs to measure voltages.

2) Get yourself a multimeter, and measure the voltages manually. That will give you a much more accurate reading.

 

[J.C.]

I agree with unabomber.

Also, if you wanted to significantly o'c the video, don't use a passive heatsink or at least point a fan at it so there is steady airflow past. Also it can help to keep the adjacent (PCI) slot empty and that slot's rear bracket cover removed for passive flow-by air.