too much for an antec 430w TP?

[avatar_of_might]

hey,
I just upgraded my comp and now my antec truepower 430watt is getting a lot hotter a lot faster and my hardware monitor says my 12+ is now at 2.2V!! am i putting too much strain on this 430 watt?
heres my setup:
athlon 64 3200+
K8N Neo Plat.
2 sticks of 512mb XMS DDR333
2 HDs (80gb and 120gb)
AIW 9800pro
Audigy 2 Z5 (non plat)
5 LED fans
2 12' green CCFL tubes w/ inverter
PCI exhaust blower
Liteon 52x CD-RW, and 16x DVD-ROM (2 drives)

thanks in advance, should i get a higher watt PSU? or should i get rid of like the CCFL tubes instead?

 

[Kevin Lowe]

Huh. I'm running an A64 3000+, 6800GT, 2 sticks Crucial (768 MB DDR400), Audigy, 80GB HD, 2 optical drives, and 3 fans on a TP430. Yours doesn't sound like too much more of a load.

If you had 2.2V on a 12V rail, I'm not sure your system would work anymore. (Unless you're talking about the fan-only rail, but I don't remember what that's supposed to be.) I'd call Antec about an RMA.

 

[avatar_of_might]

well after investigating it more, i found out the hw monitor in the bios shows that the 12V rail is around 11.87 or 11.9 which is around what it has been. might just be a faulty hw monitor. also that was in a hot room and i know max voltage goes down as it gets hotter now that its back in my room its running fine. thx for the input, always good to have outside info.

 

[Vertigo Acid]

might just be a faulty hw monitor.

That's the story of HW power monitors lives! Software-based voltage measurement has never been good at determining exact voltages; They're great at detecting changes, but can't really give you a good idea of what your voltages are running in general. So, bust out the multimeter and measure them yourself for a more accurate reading.

 

[QwertyJuan]

running dual 2800+MP's
1GB Ram
5x7200RPM drives
Promise TX2000 Raid controller
Burner
7000 Radeon
Gigabit Intel Ethernet
4 extra case fans

Working great here

QwertyJuan