Hubs94 Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Ok, so my question is about my +12v rail. When I look at the Hardware Monitor that came with my Biostar HP45 motherboard, is shows my +12v rail at 11.97v But, when I use CPUid Hardware monitor it shows my +12v rail at only 10.30v. Now I had a friend with the exact same Motherboard and PSU use the programs on his computer as well and it showed both at 11.95v So I am wondering, can I trust CPUids Hardware monitor, the reason I ask is because my computer randomly loses power for a second. It is always during a game, my screen will freeze for about 5 seconds, then it will go black for a few seconds, then you can hear all the fans suddenly turn off and then turn back on. Sometimes when it does this it just hard locks instead. I thought this was a power issue as my PSU at the time only have 18A on the +12v rail. So I got this new TX750 and it is doing the same thing. I am trying to keep this simple sounding, but I am really running out of ideas here if anyone could help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowbeard Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 First, ignore software based voltage readings. They cannot be relied upon. If you had the issue with 2 consecutive PSUs, then I'd suspect something other than the PSU. Do you have the most recent BIOS loaded? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubs94 Posted December 11, 2009 Author Share Posted December 11, 2009 Yeah, my BIOS is up to date. All my drivers are up to date. I am really at a loss here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowbeard Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 The way the system is behaving, I'd guess a heat or power related issue. It is always during a game, Can you use 1 of the various GPU tools available to check your GPU temps and fan speed on the GPU cooler? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubs94 Posted December 12, 2009 Author Share Posted December 12, 2009 I always use Catalyst Control Panel and put my fans peed up to 70 or 80% and that keeps my GPU temps at about 61 degrees during full loads. And my CPU temps never go above 44 degrees. I thought the same with with it being a heat issue but I have been monitoring my heat and never see if get higher than those numbers. That is why my thoughts are going towards it being a power issue. Hence why I upgraded my PSU to the TX750W. Since the problem continued I have no idea what causes it. Some things that might help figure it out. Dragon Age Origins: Rarely ever crashes-Game is run at 1680x1050 with all settings maxed Modern Warfare 2: Plays fine for awhile then crashes constantly once it starts, lowering the graphics seems to make it run for longer World of Warcraft: Same thing as MW2 except runs for much longer before crashing I really would like to figure this out, as I don't want to just start throwing parts at my computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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