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Weird voltage issues - intermittent low 5V line
My computer has developed a strange ailment: when I turn it on, the 5V power line from the PSU is very low, hovering at around 4.2V. This is intermittent however, sometimes it jumps back up to 4.98V.
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What are the costs and benefits of using 12V-only motherboards? [closed]
According to my research, it sounds as though power efficiency concerns in recent years have driven some hardware manufacturers to create different power supplies and motherboards which are ...
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Do motherboards automatically set memory voltage?
Let's say I have a motherboard whose stock PC3200 DDR memory modules are fed a standard 2.6 V. I now replace them with performance sticks, which according to the manufacturer need to get the ...