Voltges - Which to bilieve?

MeatLoaf · 1 Aug 2006 at 23:50

Basically i was just in the BIOS and my volts vary a lot from what asus probe reports. The First figure shows the bios value, the 2nd shows asus probe value. Which is correct?

+3.3V : 3.43v BIOS - 3.25v Asus Probe
+5v : 5.24v BIOS - 4.85v Asus Probe
+12v : 12.37v BIOS - 11.58v Asus Probe.

Whats correct? :confused:

Zefan · 1 Aug 2006 at 23:59

Not sure about easycons, but some PSU's do actually supply more than the required voltages so when they drop under load they don't get too low. Even still, I wouldn't trust the BIOS too much.

semi-pro waster · 2 Aug 2006 at 01:50

I'd probably trust the bios more than the software but since it is the manufacturers software it should be reading from exactly the same sensors so it is rather odd. The only way to be sure is to check with a multimeter.

I think Tagans are known for overvolting slightly but that is usually less of a proflem than undervolting

MeatLoaf · 2 Aug 2006 at 11:55

Well ive just installed a 580w tagan and it still says the same, however the bios reports that is over standard volts. What else can i use ( software ) to measure the volts.

squiffy · 2 Aug 2006 at 12:03

Use a multimeter, it's the only way to get a accurate reading from the two suspect readings you already have.