CPU/Mobo +12V shown as 9.12V

[crankdoofus]

Hi guys,
I finally went dual core with e4400 on xfx650i. Everything was looking good till the time I thought of overclocking. I downloaded speedfan,cpu-z and everest to check the defaults the system was running with.
Now, speedfan and everest both report the +12V as +9.12 V. I have been trying to monitor this for quite some time now but it stays at that, never crossing even 10V !! I know for sure that this is a point of concern, how big i dont know yet and this is where i need your inputs. What are the things I should look at and in what order ?
I was thinking of
1. checking the actual voltage with an analog multimeter which I have from about 5-7 years ago
2. Checking if the sensors are actually connected properly, and is it what it is measuring
Any pointer would be helpful :down:

speedfan

everest

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[thetechmind]

im a n00b at this no idea at all...but i was considering the xfx650i as well next week....any problem with the new lot of boards ? did u try updating the bios ? donno really...

 

[Striker10]

Change again with some other software reading. or use BIOS if it has hardware monitoring feature! 9.12V is too low and very dangerous for any further operation of your computer.

 

[cranky]

Check the voltages in BIOS.

Software utilities may not be able to correctly read every data point from every sensor from every motherboard by every manufacturer. They work off a sensor database, and don't physically read the voltage themselves.

In any case your best bet is to take an analog meter and check the voltage at one of the molexes.

Honestly, I wouldn't worry.

The drives wouldn't spin at that voltage, AFAIK. I haven't tried it myself though, but pretty sure the PC wouldn't work. The motors for the opticals and HDDs all require 12V. They can tolerate 20% variation, after that it's your luck.

The CPU/GPU regulators will be fine, anyway they only measure output voltage which is downconverted from the 12V line.

There's not that much else that requires 12V in its pure form, apart from fans, CCFL etc.

Again, I wouldn't worry. Likely it's a sensor issue.

 

[crankdoofus]

Check the voltages in BIOS.

Software utilities may not be able to correctly read every data point from every sensor from every motherboard by every manufacturer. They work off a sensor database, and don't physically read the voltage themselves.

[SNIP]
Again, I wouldn't worry. Likely it's a sensor issue.

looks like it is indeed a sensor issue, the BIOS was correct. I let it run for about 15 mins, and it never went below 11.98, which id definately acceptable
thanks for the suggestion !