I think my PSU sucks?

What up everyone. I've been playing Counter Strike and I get these really groovy hardware pauses where the sound repeats disco style the last .2 seconds (whamwhamwhamwhamwhamwham) for the duration of the pause (5 to 10 seconds). When I get back to the game someone usually has taken the op to get an HS. It's fantastic.

So new game features aside, on a hunch I checked my volates and they seem low. Wanted to run them by you though because it seems like they're within 5% like the faq recommends.

CPU: 1.47 V
Chip Set: 1.55 V
ATX +5V: 4.94 V
DRAM: 2.54 V

Rails:
+12: 11.58-11.64, as low as 11.51 running Prime95 and iTunes
+1.5: 1.47
+3.3: 3.23
+3.0: 2.97

I am running an Aspire 520 Watt PSU. I've got a Forton 500Watt coming in the mail for noise reasons, and I hope it may change things. I would love your input though.

My rig:

(No overclocking)
Athlon 64 3200+ 754 (Newcastle) on DFI UT nf3 250GB
1x Geforce 6800GT
2x Maxtor 40Gb eide HDS
2x Seagate 200Gb Sata HDS
1x CDrom/burner
1x DVDrom/burner
1x Floppy
2x12cm Case Fans
1xZalman 7000 CPU Cooler w/ Fanmate turned down low
1xArctic NV5 Video Cooler
3x8cm PSU fans
some led lights that came in the case and in the power supply

Also, I am using the LAN and sound that is on the mobo. And another thing -- can low voltages ruin a mobo? I had a Soltek before this DFI, and the thing went to pieces. Hard drives weren't detected, graphics stopped working, thought my RAM was bad... then I replaced the Soltek with the DFI and everything worked. I'd hate to ruin another mobo.

That 12V is realy low. Thats probably the problem right there... Slap another PSU in there and see how it runs!


I have an Aspire 500W and all my voltages are solid and close to home.

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<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by clob on 02/23/05 11:42 AM.</EM></FONT></P>