In the absence of high end load testing equipment, HTL will conduct a real world test and load the power supply using components that can often be found in a recent gaming system and try to produce a ~80-100% load when under OCCT. Some components might be overclocked to achieve a ~80-100% load. All components are tested inside a case and room temperature was kept at 25C for the duration of the tests. The +12V, +5V and +3.3V will be measured using a digital multimeter and the total system load will be measured in Watts using a digital power meter. For additional heavy gaming system loading scenarios, 3DMark 11 will also be used as a benchmark.
Test System:
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System Specifications |
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Benchmarks:
OCCT (515W)
Note: OCCT software readings for the +12V are not showing up correctly due to OCCT's incompatibility with the motherboard's voltage sensor. The multi-meter readings below show the physical measurements.
Multimeter Readings
| OCCT | |||
| IDLE (160W) |
50~60% Load (510W) | 80~100% Load (705W) | |
| +12V | 12.10V | 12.10V | 12.02V |
| +5V | 5.01V | 5.00V | 4.97V |
| +3.3V | 3.31V | 3.34V | 3.28V |
| 3DMark 11 | ||||||
| Graphics 1 | Graphics 2 | Graphics 3 | Graphics 4 | Physics | Combined | |
| +12V | 12.10V | 12.10V | 12.10V | 12.10V | 12.12V | 12.01V |
| +5V | 5.01V | 5.01V | 5.01V | 5.01V | 4.99V | 4.99V |
| +3.3V | 3.35V | 3.35V | 3.34V | 3.35V | 3.35V | 3.35V |
