Mirage.PH Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Good day! I have a concern regarding the +3.3v line/supply of my computer. The BIOS, MSI OC Center, and CPUID Hardware Monitor report it as having a value of 3.392v. Sometimes, it even reaches 3.41v. From what I've read, 3.47v is limit on the 3.3v line. My PSU (HX620) and the whole system actually, is relatively new, around two months old, with everything running at stock speeds. So what do you think is the problem? Should I be worried that it's that close to the limit? :bigeyes: Your help/replies would be very much appreciated. Thank you! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 It's within the variance so you're fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage.PH Posted October 9, 2009 Author Share Posted October 9, 2009 Thank you very much for your reply! I see. So I could breathe a little better now. :) But what if I decide to finally OC my system, wouldn't this cause me any problems? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FEAR6655 Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 No. In fact a higher voltage usually increases overclocking success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage.PH Posted October 9, 2009 Author Share Posted October 9, 2009 But doesn't that only apply to core, memory, and chipset voltages? Aren't the +3.3v, +5v, and the +12v rails supposed to stay constant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FEAR6655 Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 It applies to any voltage. If the supply to a set of voltage regulators is lower rather than higher, they operate less efficiently, and need to draw more current to deliver the same amount of power. And your 3.3v rail *is* constant, just in the upper quartile of the allowed range; which is fine. The tolerance is +/- 5%, which is 3.135 to 3.465, and you're miles away from the limit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage.PH Posted October 10, 2009 Author Share Posted October 10, 2009 I see. So I really need not worry then. Thank you very much for your replies! Now back to work for me.T_T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorel_81 Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 Try to monitor voltage with an digital multimeter. Sometime BIOS and other programs indicate wrong voltage value Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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