Monitoring voltages

[The VCR King]

As of right now I am currently saving up money for my new power supply. In the meantime, is there any programs I can download that I can use to monitor my PSU's outputs up until my PC has one of it's fits and needs to be reset?

 

[Agent Smith]

Don't think there's any software to do this. The only they I can think of is something like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...cm_sp=&AID=10440897&PID=3332167&SID=u00000687

I believe they do sell like a LCD unit that fits in the 5.25 bay. Not sure if it measures voltage and wattage, etc. But I know it monitored temps. My Bro. had one.

 

[beers]

Something like speedfan or sisoft sandra can show you these, although don't offer historical reporting or anything.

If you had a multimeter (ie, not meat thermometer) then you could measure them physically during failure state.

If you don't already have one then I wouldn't buy one for this sole purpose though. You can also run an intensive benchmark and see if any of your voltage ranges particularly sag by just looking at the reading in one of the aforementioned applications.

 

[Geoff]

If you had a multimeter (ie, not meat thermometer)

My meat thermometer says it works on multiple varieties of meat. Therefor it's a multimeter

 

[Laquer Head]

My meat thermometer says it works on multiple varieties of meat. Therefor it's a multimeter

I'm reporting you for that..LOL

 

[beers]

Therefor it's a multimeter

Wouldn't that make it a multimeater?

 

[Laquer Head]

Wouldn't that make it a multimeater?

 

[Okedokey]

Wouldn't that make it a multimeater?

awesome !

 

[The VCR King]

Something like speedfan or sisoft sandra can show you these, although don't offer historical reporting or anything.

If you had a multimeter (ie, not meat thermometer) then you could measure them physically during failure state.

If you don't already have one then I wouldn't buy one for this sole purpose though. You can also run an intensive benchmark and see if any of your voltage ranges particularly sag by just looking at the reading in one of the aforementioned applications.

I actually have a multimeter but it's just a little Harbor Freight one. Would I stick the little pin things into the 12v and ground on one of my available molex connectors?

 

[Agent Smith]

You can do that, but just make sure you are in the DC setting on the DMM.

 

[Okedokey]

Use the yellow and one of the black wires, fire up a gpu bench. You want 11.4 - 12.6V and not outside of that. Closer to 12V constant is what you want.

 

[spirit]

@The VCR King I remember some people on here were recommending HW Monitor years ago to do this kind of thing. It looks like it can display motherboard and CPU voltages. I could be completely wrong though. I might not be what you are looking for but have a look anyway: http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html (it's made by the same people who make CPU-Z).