I have a couple of Corsair PSUs that can be monitored (over USB) for power usage and while I am happy with it as a PSU, I am not too charmed by Corsair Link, iQUE, etc. In fact I can't really figure out what is their recommended solution, and what is being depreciated, how to configure things without it constantly being a PITA about upgrading, etc.
I also find it odd that I can't seem to find many other vendors with that kind of monitoring capability - seems like ThermalTake has it, although I couldn't be sure. Surely Seasonic must have something? Ideally, I'd like something with just a device driver that can be picked up by HWInfo or something.
I guess USB is the only viable solution today, though it seems like a bit of a waste of a socket, shouldn't there should be some kind of wireless IoT protocol for motherboards yet for this kind of non-critical low bandwidth infrastructure?
Anyone have any suggestions for a decent PSU with a lightweight monitoring solution?
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PSUs with monitoring software ?
Is there a way to monitor PSU Usage/Power Draw to see if your PSU is causing issues?
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After some tests i found out that this works ok (with my pc-psu at least).
So yes i can power 12v device with molex on my pc-psu.
ATX power supplies are not intended to be used as general purpose power supplies.
If you are only going to use the 12V output it may not work. However it might work.
We cannot know how your power supply behaves if you try to use it as a general purpose power supply.
I am trying to rule out the possibility that my PSU is causing issues in a select few games I play. Specifically, causing game crashes related to (I think) DirectX. The specific error message is "DIAX ERROR DEVICE HUNG". If someone knows what causes this error message, then great! That will solve my problem. But if not, I have to start somewhere and I might as well start with my PSU as it is the oldest component in my build.
Anyway, back to the topic at hand. Is there a piece of software I can run on my second monitor or in the background to track PSU load and see if maybe my GPU/CPU isn't getting enough power, hence the crashes, or if there is some kind of issue with my PSU all together.
Again, the specific errors I am talking about are "DIAX ERROR DEVICE HUNG" or "DIAX ERROR DEVICE REMOVED".
Thanks in advance!
Is there any other PSU brand that has something similar to Corsair HXi series and their Link software?
I really like the way you can see the wattage, efficiency, and create fan/temp curves, but unfortunately, this is the second HX850i I got that has issues and I’m not sure if I want to take the risk and go over 30 days return window with the store and deal with the manufacturer directly (the reviews don’t look good and apparently it’s a crazy long process and I can’t afford wasting so much time).
Can you define issues?
I’ve owned a HX750i since new and it’s still running strong now, no issues at all.
I'm working on a briefcase pc and, in an effort to simplify, I would like to run the monitor off of the same power supply as the rest of the components. The monitor that I am planning to use is a Dell SE198WFPf. Any suggestions as to the best way of making it run would be appreciated.
i got a new one, a corsaire 650 which will replace the 450w one
but i would like to make some kind of stress test on them, with gpu+cpu
what is the best software to monitor the use of my psu ?