desipher Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 I recently built a new system with a Corsair 620HX PSU and I noticed in the bios voltage menu my +12v rail seemed awful low, albeit solid. It shows up as 11.71, and even though it doesn't flucuate, it should be a little higher shouldn't it? My specs are: Intel Q6600 2.4ghz CPU OC'ed to 3.3ghz Asus P5N32-E SLI Motherboard 2x MSI 8800GT SLI Video Cards Corsair 620HX PSU 4gb OCZ ReaperX DDR2 Ram Western Digital Caviar SE16 500gb HDD Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic Sound Card Each video card has their own dedicated PCI-E power cord that goes directly to the PSU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeBob Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Don't trust BIOS/software voltage readings. I have a computer with mainboard from MSI and the +12V shows up as a ridiculous 1.6V. Which of course is a totally wrong reading. With a digital multimeter, the voltage registers correctly at ~12V (11.98-12.02V). So if you can get your hands on a DMM, you can measure the voltage from a connector (for instance one of the 4-pin molexes) coming from the PSU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted January 10, 2008 Corsair Employee Share Posted January 10, 2008 JoeBob is correct. Also, as long as the 12v rail voltage is within 5% (11.4v - 12.6v) there should be nothing to worry about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
commodore Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 It shows up as 11.71, and even though it doesn't flucuate, it should be a little higher shouldn't it? If you are still concerned check your PSU +12v output using a multimeter when in use @ full load. That worked for me .. but confirm with a Corsair Techie first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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