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time for a new power supply?

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spydermonkey

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well, just out of curiousity, i went into the bios and looked at the voltages. they are as follows

+3.3V - usually ranges between 3.1 and 3.24
+5V - ranges between 4.97 and 4.99
+12V - stays around 11.79

do i need a new power supply? if so, what's the best power supply for under $100(i'm on a college budget) my current power supply is the 350 watt psu that came with antec 1035b
 
BIOS temperature readings are typically wrong. Your system is not heavy on power draw, you'll be fine. If you want to get correct readings, grab a multimeter and measure off a molex.

Also, buying power supplies on a budget is never good...
 
If this is the rig in your sig that 350W should be fine assuming Antec cases still/always come with an Antec PSU as they have every time I've looked at one.
Also, I concur with the bios voltage readings often being useless. 2 boards in a row registered the 12V on my Antec True 550 as around 11.5, while a multimeter in amolex always read 11.95.
 
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