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Voltage problem???

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Bryank930

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Hello, I have an Enermax 485W Noisetaker series PSU, and in BIOS, all my voltages read low. 3.3=3.27; 5=4.95, 12=11.84. But when I measure with my DMM, everything seems fine. The 12v=12.14, and the 5v=5.08. So is this something I can ignore as a software inaccuracy??

The reason I'm asking is that my video card died recently, and they guy on the phone (BFG) asked my what my voltages read as per PC Wizard. After I told him the above voltages, he said that low voltage will eventually kill a card, as the regulators cant handle it. So should I be worried? I dont want to be RMA'ing my card every month or two.

Thanks,
Bryan
 
No, the guy didn't know you had a DMM.

You should be fine, the DMM is way more accurate than bios.
 
The tech was mistaken. Even wit hthe slightly lower than 12v reading the system would be fine as all the components are suppsoed to function within the +/-5% spec. If BFG's cards can't handle roughly 1.5% from spec it is time to start buying products from a different manufacturer.
 
Bryank930 said:
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But when I measure with my DMM, everything seems fine. The 12v=12.14, and the 5v=5.08. So is this something I can ignore as a software inaccuracy??
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I would say yes. Trust the DMM over software.

Also, those software readings are well within the 5% max allowable variance, as Spectre said above.
 
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