+12v Very Low?

Dea924 · 23 May 2011 at 03:17

i just did my first overclock on this new board and it all seems stable, ran prime un worried.. but checking the voltages on hw monitor i came across this on the 12v line.. :s is this normal... i assume not

binaryknight · 23 May 2011 at 03:56

im thinking its a bad reading i doubt your system would be prime stable stock never mind overclocked with the 12v line that low

PhillyDee · 23 May 2011 at 04:03

Ignore all software readings. They are unreliable. Your PC wouldn't even boot if the voltages were that low. If you suspect, you need direct measureements using a multimeter.

liamcrane · 23 May 2011 at 05:25

PhillyDee said:
Ignore all software readings. They are unreliable. Your PC wouldn't even boot if the voltages were that low. If you suspect, you need direct measureements using a multimeter.

+1 HW monitor can give terrible voltage readings, a multimeter as stated above will give you very accurate readings. Best to do it during boot, on desktop & during overclocking at least then you will see the variation in readings if any, my readings dont change a great deal from my desktop to when i have run prime

panyan · 23 May 2011 at 10:01

my cx600 gives me a +12V of 8.11V, i knew it must be wrong and simply ignored it

Dea924 · 23 May 2011 at 14:59

checked the bios and it was 12.232 which seemed more like it