Testing New psu

[dorian hawkmoon]

My uncle's old psu broke. I needed to upgrade my psu anyway, so I gave him my old one and bought Seasonic S12II 620 Watts. Now, I'm a bit rusty at assembling new pc. The Pc boots up, seems to be okay. But is there any way to see if PC is getting right voltages in different components of the rig? If so, I'll test and post results here. Thank you.

 

[RoasterMen]

HWiNFO:

https://www.hwinfo.com/download.php

 

[dorian hawkmoon]

Okay. I'm not sure which ones to save among logs. I'm attaching sensor log and also other software (whichever installers I had on my PC) logs.

 

[dorian hawkmoon]

It seems to be okay, what say you? Do I need to any short stress test. Furmark? Prime95? Which modes to run/how long?

 

[oscer1]

hi the 5v is a little low check what bios has for your voltages.

 

[dorian hawkmoon]

BIOS shows no 5v, at least I couldn't find it on my mobo bios. Not even Gigabyte Easytune 6 shows that. Only AIDA and Cpuid Hwmonitor shows that volt. Giving that also

 

[oscer1]

that's ok not all bios have it. I just do not go by what a program tells you. but you do have a very good power supply one of the best makers of power supplies.

 

[dorian hawkmoon]

Then I shouldn't worry? Which cord supplies the +5v anyway? I think I fixed all the cables firmly.

 

[RoasterMen]

+5v should be operating at around 4.500-5.200v but that's still fine though it's wee-bit lower than what it should be.

 

[essenbe]

ATX Standards is +/- 5%.

 

[dorian hawkmoon]

Could it be the mobo? There has been 2 HDDs almost fail on me within 7 months on my previous PSU. of course it could be completely coincidental, one of the HDD was quite old.

 

[Layback Bear]

Looking at the picture in post #6

Your 12V+ = 10.008 V.
That is very low and can cause many problems including hard drive problems.

Check this website.

https://www.google.com/search?q=atx...=eBnLV4_XI4rsmAH98KyACA#imgrc=EUTeZFLs6TJ1_M:

 

[Megahertz07]

Looking at the picture in post #6
Fist column is actual 10.008V
Second column is min 1.668V
Third column is Max 10.008V

 

[oscer1]

In post 6 picture of bios is 12.024 for 12v. Never trust software to read temp and volts.

 

[dorian hawkmoon]

BIOS and Gigabyte's own utility ET6 shows 12V is okay. I think the other software are giving me incorrect readings. A bit worried about the +5v though, no way of knowing until I buy a mobo that actually supports that sensor (I don't have the expertise to use voltmeter and such). I've gathered this much to guess it is very unusual that a maker like Seasonic will make two PSUs that both have the same power problems, isn't it? Can the motherboard be the culprit?

 

[Layback Bear]

Because you are using a SeaSonic which is a quality power supply, I would believe the Bios voltage readings.
Of course the Bios voltage readings are with little stress (load) on your system.

If you are unable to use a DVOM you could have the power supply tested at a properly equipped computer repair shop or store.
Me personally, if I had a SeaSonic power supply and wasn't having any problems I would just leave things alone.

Are you having any problems with the computer at this time?

 

[dorian hawkmoon]

There was a significant lag in response,twice, after double clicking and execution of programs/opening of explorer windows. I don't know maybe because I installed the latest beta Crimson driver. I have uninstalled that now. Apart from that it seems to be ok.
OK. I'm doing that, let's see how things roll then. A big thank you to all who contributed knowledge.

 

[dorian hawkmoon]

Changed motherboard. Got a customer for my old one. Here are voltage readings.

 

[Layback Bear]

Voltages look good to me.

 

[oscer1]

Everything looks good for voltages and temps.