AgentSmith
09-02-2004, 08:41 AM
I just got an OCZ 520W PS with the adjustable power rails. My question is a bit general as I haven't had or used a PS with the adjustable rails before.
First, On the three voltages that are fine tunable do you want them as close to the namesake voltage (12v, 3.3, or 5) or is it good to have them a bit higher?
Second, I got an ABIT AV8 and uGuru tells me the ATX +5v and ATX +3.3v in the BIOS and I adjusted the rails to get pretty close to those numbers (without going under). Two issues though, I have a Digital Doc in my case which monitors fan speeds, temps, and voltages and it shows two voltages - 12v (which is good since the MB doesn't) and another which is allways at a pretty solid 4.88 (I assume this is the +5v). Problem is that the BIOS shows (after my adjustments) the +5v as dead on while the dig doc shows it at 4.88. Which should I go by or am I reading one of those wrong? I have hte same problem with the 12v allthough I think in this case it is the reporter. I use motherboard monitor since uGuru doesn't report 12v and in the setup it asks for what board you have and the AV8 is not present but 'uGuru' is so I select that and it seems to work reporting CPU temps and fan speeds and such but it shows my 12v as 6.5v??? So I got the dig doc showing a good solid 12v and MB Monitor showing 6.5v? Is MB MOnitor setup wrong or displaying something else?
HELP! Please.
First, On the three voltages that are fine tunable do you want them as close to the namesake voltage (12v, 3.3, or 5) or is it good to have them a bit higher?
Second, I got an ABIT AV8 and uGuru tells me the ATX +5v and ATX +3.3v in the BIOS and I adjusted the rails to get pretty close to those numbers (without going under). Two issues though, I have a Digital Doc in my case which monitors fan speeds, temps, and voltages and it shows two voltages - 12v (which is good since the MB doesn't) and another which is allways at a pretty solid 4.88 (I assume this is the +5v). Problem is that the BIOS shows (after my adjustments) the +5v as dead on while the dig doc shows it at 4.88. Which should I go by or am I reading one of those wrong? I have hte same problem with the 12v allthough I think in this case it is the reporter. I use motherboard monitor since uGuru doesn't report 12v and in the setup it asks for what board you have and the AV8 is not present but 'uGuru' is so I select that and it seems to work reporting CPU temps and fan speeds and such but it shows my 12v as 6.5v??? So I got the dig doc showing a good solid 12v and MB Monitor showing 6.5v? Is MB MOnitor setup wrong or displaying something else?
HELP! Please.