jellybean Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Hello, I currently have a TX750 running my EVGA GTX280 video card. I have been having crashes to black screens while playing games. Certain games it is intermittent (World of Warcraft), others it happens every time (Company of Heroes). I am currently in the processes of RMAing my video card to EVGA after conversing with their tech support. They did say that it could be a power supply related issue as well so I wanted to test mine as I have a digital multimeter handy. I looked around the site but did not see instructions or a FAQ describing how to test the PSU. I was just wondering if you could point me in the right direction so I could rule my PSU out of possible causes? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted August 13, 2008 Corsair Employee Share Posted August 13, 2008 Here is a guide to help you test the rails on your PSU. All rails should be within 5% of the voltage rating, let us know how it goes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jellybean Posted August 13, 2008 Author Share Posted August 13, 2008 Thanks for the prompt reply. I'll post the findings as soon as I'm done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jellybean Posted August 13, 2008 Author Share Posted August 13, 2008 I just tested off the molex connector while the PC was running per the instructions and I'm showing 12.26 off the 12v and 5.17 off the 5v. Looks like those readings are well withing the range of acceptable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted August 14, 2008 Corsair Employee Share Posted August 14, 2008 I just tested off the molex connector while the PC was running per the instructions and I'm showing 12.26 off the 12v and 5.17 off the 5v. Looks like those readings are well withing the range of acceptable. Definitely, I would suspect the PSU itself is OK. I would be surprised if you have the same issues with the replacement video card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jellybean Posted September 10, 2008 Author Share Posted September 10, 2008 Just to follow-up with this. After RMAing my card to EVGA I have not had any problems with the replacement so it looks like it was the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted September 10, 2008 Corsair Employee Share Posted September 10, 2008 Just to follow-up with this. After RMAing my card to EVGA I have not had any problems with the replacement so it looks like it was the problem. Thanks for the update, glad to hear everything is up and running! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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