Voltage Values

[pmoreland]

My pc uses an Antec 380watt psu. When I look at the voltage values using the Everest utility I see the following:

Voltage Values:
CPU Core 1.17 V
+3.3 V 3.30 V
+5 V 5.00 V
+12 V 12.04 V
+5 V Standby 5.14 V

What should this be telling me? Does it mean that I am running at max capacity, and in the lower two values byond max capacity? Or is there a better way to interpret this information?

Thank you

A64 3200+
MSI Neo Platinum, 754
1G Corsair Memory
Asus 6200

 

[Pain]

Ignore it. Those values will vary +/- 5% and it is just there to give a rough idea of values. If you are having a problem and you see your voltages jumping around, or running usually high or low then you can worry. Otherwise, don't even look at it.

 

[doolittle]

well if you express the variance as a percentage using

((voltage-measured)/voltage)*100

you get the tolerance

so...

0% variance on +3.3 and +5v

that is excellent!

+12 = 3.33%
+5vsb = 2.8%

Anthing less than 5% is good.
Nothing out of the ordinary for Antec brand unit...

You could double-check it with a meter if you want to be sure your mobo monitor is accurate...

 

[jaguarskx]

It's basically telling you that your CPU is currently only using 1.17v, off hand I don't know what the default voltage for an A64 3200+ S754 is but it is definitely higher than 1.17v. That means your CPU is running under Cool 'N Quiet mode since you are not stressing the CPU the speed is lowered to conserved power and reduce heat.

As for the 3.3v, 5v, and 12v rails, the program is telling they are providing voltage at acceptable level. Acceptable levels is within +/- 5%, so the 12v rail is considered stable if the voltage is between 11.4v to 12.6v. Anything greater or lower is a sign of an inferior PSU.