PSU

[ComPooTer]

ok i have a generic 350 watt OKIA power supply (came with my case) i dont know whats safe or what the voltages r supposed to be but here i will list

+12v: 12.928
+5V: 4.92
+3.3V: 3.456
Vcore:1.728

i will soon be adding a radeon 9600

are these numbers safe? i do not have any instability problems right now but i am wondering if i will when i get my new video card

current hardware on PSU:
asus a7n8x motherboard
52x24x52 sony cd-rw
Samsung Floppy
30 gb seagate hard drive 7200 rpm
HSF
2 fans
neon light
amd 2500+

if you can help thanks

[mrrobotto]

Check out this link add everything up and see where your at.

http://www.pcpowerandcooling.com/maxpc/cases.htm

[x51out]

Thou must checketh out this.

[ComPooTer]

thanks a lot guys

just found out my generic psu is 420 watts not 350

and these r the stats for the PSU

+3.3V: 28A
+5V: 40A
12V: 18A

looks like im ok for now

thanks again

[RamonGTP]

The 12 volt rail seems a bit high, but if everything is running stable, I wouldn't worry about it too much. Unfortunatly to really KNOW if your PSU needs upgrading, you need something like an O-Scope to be able to test how "clean" the power is. I was actually going to post a very similar thread considering my voltage, I have similar readings:

12.51
5.11
3.48 <~~~ A little worried about this one

Mine is powered by a 350 watt Enermax which I think is getting near its limit with the folowing:

EPoX 8RDA+
Barton 2500+@3200+
1GB PC2700
80GB 8MB Cache hard drive
52x CDRW
16x DVD
GF4 Ti4400
6 case fans
HSF
2 Cold Cathode lights
4/6 PCI Slots used

I wish someone would integrate a load meter into their PSU's... That would be VERY helpful.

[ComPooTer]

whats o-scope?

[frnkzks]

Oscilloscope, you can look at voltage on a graph. Looks like this...

http://polly.phys.msu.su/~zeld/osc250.gif