12V rails

[95BlackGA]

What should my +12V be reading? Bios says it's at 11.9v. Does that mean I'm straining my power supply?

 

[Nubbleet]

No, you're not straining your power supply. That's seems fine ;]

 

[Yami]

+1 to Nubbleet, that's fine.

 

[veg1992]

What should my +12V be reading? Bios says it's at 11.9v. Does that mean I'm straining my power supply?

That seems fine.. all I think is supposed to happen is that you get a reading close to the voltage of that rail

So 11.9v on a 12v Rail is fine. ( I think that's it because I remember an A+ Question was like, "The 5v Rail of a PSU is outputting 0.3v, what do you do?") The answer is replace the PSU btw.

 

[Lexluethar]

Ya vern is right, there is like a .03 +/- voltage difference on a 12v rail.

 

[Ste]

If ever anyone is really concerned about the power supplies output of voltages they need to get themselves a Digital multi meter and physically test each rail during load and idle..

Atx standards require that each rail be within 5% +/- of itself.

 

[95BlackGA]

If ever anyone is really concerned about the power supplies output of voltages they need to get themselves a Digital multi meter and physically test each rail during load and idle..

Atx standards require that each rail be within 5% +/- of itself.

I could do that, but I have a reputation of shockingly funny videos... Where would I test it, on the molex connectors?

 

[Lexluethar]

I could do that, but I have a reputation of shockingly funny videos... Where would I test it, on the molex connectors?

You got it.

 

[Ste]

yea you just shove the red prone into a metal contact of one of the wires..

 

[95BlackGA]

Alright, it varies from 11.89 to 12.2 (drops a lot when fan speed is above 4000RPM.) I should be good?