HWMonitor voltages on PC, that randomly crashes during some games (don't know if they're ok)

Darco89

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As in the topic - I have a problem with my pc. It's pretty high end, but for some reason I get random crashes in games. By crash I mean that screen freezes, sound gets stucked on the last note, and I have to reset PC to make it work again.
It happens in random moments and not in all games (so far I've had this problem maaaany times in cs:go, once in Payday 2 and ocne in Rise of the Tomb Raider).

I've previously tried to follow some suggestions (like memtest, etc.) but none seemed to give me any results. Recently someone adviced me to check power voltages since incorrect values may (allegedly) cause similar errors.

Sadly I have no idea how to read results from HWMonitor. I'm attaching two sets of screens - one with pc relaxed (at least I think so, cs go was minimalised for some time already) and one with stressed (at the end of a 40 min game).

I've tried to find some irregularities and since almost all VIN X voltages seem to be around 1V VIN5 and VIN9 seem to be suspicious, but that's just my guessing ;p Can anyone with proper knowledge check these? lower one is after the game (stressed).

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Solution
I think what they are asking for are the 3.3, 5.0 and 12.0v readings from your power supply. You should be able to go into the Bios and check those. They should all be withing 5 to 10 percent of the nominal voltage. If they are not, it could indicate a problem with the PSU. Even if in spec, you could still have a problem with the PSU.

Supply [V] Tolerance Range (min. to max.) Ripple (p. to p. max.)
+5 VDC ±5% (±0.25 V) +4.75 V to +5.25 V 50 mV
−5 VDC ±10% (±0.50 V) –4.50 V to –5.50 V 50 mV
+12 VDC ±5% (±0.60 V) +11.40 V to +12.60 V 120 mV
−12 VDC ±10% (±1.20 V) –10.80 V to –13.20 V 120 mV
+3.3 VDC ±5% (±0.165 V) +3.135 V to +3.465 V 50 mV
+5 VSB ±5% (±0.25 V) +4.75 V to +5.25 V 50 mV
I think what they are asking for are the 3.3, 5.0 and 12.0v readings from your power supply. You should be able to go into the Bios and check those. They should all be withing 5 to 10 percent of the nominal voltage. If they are not, it could indicate a problem with the PSU. Even if in spec, you could still have a problem with the PSU.

Supply [V] Tolerance Range (min. to max.) Ripple (p. to p. max.)
+5 VDC ±5% (±0.25 V) +4.75 V to +5.25 V 50 mV
−5 VDC ±10% (±0.50 V) –4.50 V to –5.50 V 50 mV
+12 VDC ±5% (±0.60 V) +11.40 V to +12.60 V 120 mV
−12 VDC ±10% (±1.20 V) –10.80 V to –13.20 V 120 mV
+3.3 VDC ±5% (±0.165 V) +3.135 V to +3.465 V 50 mV
+5 VSB ±5% (±0.25 V) +4.75 V to +5.25 V 50 mV
 
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