bloodem Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Hi guys, this is my first post here. I have a problem... I think... with my new Corsair HX450 power supply. These are the results from OCCT 12V power: http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/4024/2009062720h11volt12.png Should I worry? Is my PSU a faulty one? Please note that I also checked the voltages with a multimeter and the results are the same... HUGE voltage variation on the 12V rail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterFazekas Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Your picture is not visible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodem Posted June 27, 2009 Author Share Posted June 27, 2009 Sorry about that. It should be OK now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pissartist Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 hi my hx450 was 12.55v in bios but when read with multimeter it was 12.60 i rma to vendor who collected it and now im waiting to see what happens. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 12V can go between 11.4v and 12.6v, so your 12V is within the ATX spec of +-5%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pissartist Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 yes thats true but my readings were @ idle a little cause for concern, dont you think? cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Not unless they go outside of the 5% margin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pissartist Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 hi well i couldnt afford to take that chance because after 28days i would have had to rma to corsair if something went wrong which would hav caused me a lot more hassle and probably money. i paid £65 for psu so i expect it to stay within its parameters not borderline. not a dig at corsair as i still want same psu. cheers if you check my thread youll see under load my +12v was 12.613 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted June 29, 2009 Corsair Employees Share Posted June 29, 2009 Weird is right about the 5% margin. Have you actually used a voltmeter to check the 12v rail? Most of the voltage monitor utilities are far from being accurate at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pissartist Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 hi as op stated he used multimeter i take it you were talking to me. my +12v was 12.566 @idle in bios and 12.613 @full load. when i checked with multimeter 12v was 12.60 @idle i didnt check with full load all the details are on the thread i opened last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 This is why it's not recommended to mix issues within threads, causes confusion... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pissartist Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 @wired i had already stated on this thread i used a multimeter so its not my fault if people arent reading the posts correctly. if he had read the thread and my post he wouldnt have asked the question and there would have been no confusion and you wouldnt be getting this reply. not getting at you ram guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthohol Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 This is why it's not recommended to mix issues within threads, causes confusion... or mix 2 threads? the OP was bloodem and another issue by pissartist. i got confused because the pic shows very active CPU usage during the capture but later pissartist said his readings were at idle. very confusing unless you check the screen names. from what i can see in the pic from the OP, half a volt is not cause for alarm, especially on the 12v rail. now if the 3.3v drooped half a volt it can cause all sorts of issues. thats the rail i'd be concerned with way more than the 12v. /.02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted June 30, 2009 Corsair Employees Share Posted June 30, 2009 bloodem, Let's get it replaced, please use the On Line RMA Request Form and we will be happy to replace it. Be sure to check the box that says “I've already spoken to Technical Support and/or RAM Guy.” pissartist, Let me know how the replacement PSU works out for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pissartist Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 i sure will cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodem Posted July 11, 2009 Author Share Posted July 11, 2009 RAM GUY, thanks for trying to help but I already went to my supplier and had it replaced. The new one is working LIKE A CHARM. Here's a pic: (please note that even though the sensors say it's idling at about 12.4 V, the multimeter has a differend opinion: Idle 12.28V / Load 12.09 - 12.15 which in my opinion rocks. God I love the Corsair PSUs... especially those made by Seasonic :D: Cheers! http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/6844/2009071108h51volt12png.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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