Antec True550 PSU, Voltages too low?

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Antec True550 550W Power Supply

I just received this today (bought it on Newegg for $107), and under bios these are the output levels (V):
3.3 ~ 3.18
5 ~ 4.83
12 ~ 11.81

Are these way too low/should the PSU be replaced? I just hate the waiting...so much of it :p

Thanks.
 
BIOS might be reading it wrong. Use a multimeter if you have one to measure the voltages to be sure...but honestly the voltages should be more 'on target' than that. Up to 5% fluctuation is normal, but your +3.3v line is dipping damn near past the 5% mark which is bad for the RAM...not meaning it'll destroy it but meaning it'll cause instabilities.
 
I agree with Nubius.

The Antec "true" should be more accurate than that.
I would check to be sure of the "actual" voltages and
if the Antec is off that much I would return it.

For what its worth, my Antec True430 has the following
numbers:

+3.3V ~ 3.296
+5V ~ 4.999
+12V ~ 11.872
 
Ok I just used a multimeter and tested them via the 20 pin, and it read as follows:
Full ~ No Load ~ Under Load (Tested with Prime95 'torture test')
3.3 ~ 3.31 ~ 3.3
5 ~ 5.01 ~ 5.01
12 ~ 11.97 ~ 11.96

Should I care about the 11.97/11.96 (being a new PSU)?

thanks for the advice, it's nice to know my Mobo sucks for reading the voltages:p Hehe. So thank you both, Nubis and ImUseless!:)
 
It seems to be working fine, but check the numbers
you got with your manual.

The PS seems to be working within the allowable range
of +/- 3% for output, and the 5.01 volts seems fine for
the max of 6.5 volts over voltage on the +5v rail.

BTW, the actual Max Output for the +3.3V, +5V, and +12V
rails are "actually" 530W.
 
those numbers are perfect. 11.96 is fine. like I said 5% fluctuation is normal and 11.96 is nowhere near 5% of 12. It's not until your 11 drops down to 11.5 or lower that you gotta worry
 
Yes those voltages are good.

I have a different model of the antec 550w truepower (eps12v), and through asus probe I get the following numbers:

12.12
4.92
3.294
1.696 (v-core)

Is it typical that the 12v line is over 12volts?
 
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