Could someone possibly please interpret these voltages for me? For example, "you've got plenty of power," "you're right in the middle," "wow, are you sure your computer's STILL running," etc.

I've got  a 450W power supply. It's running the mobo, two fans, two IDE HDDs, and a DVD-ROM. Anyway, here are the voltages:



Thanks in advance to whoever can help with this catastrophe-waiting-to-happen.Was this a budget PSU ? ?
The CPU VOLTAGE and aux are OK but the rest are weak by anywhere from 10 to 30%...
I'd start shopping  and don't scrimp if you can afford it.

p.s. I would run another power testing program just to get a second opinion.
What program gave you these results ?

patio.  You might say it was budget. It came with a $30 case, y'know?

I used SiSoftware SANDRA to get these results. Can you recommend another program?

I'm definitely looking into a new, high-quality PSU. However, I completely exhausted Christmas by purchasing an nVidia GeForce 7800GTX...so we'll see how long it takes for me to acquire sufficient funds.

Right now I've got a second computer's PSU powering all of my case fans...but that's a different story.armadnigeneral.......... your CPU and Aux voltages are resonable ...however the next 4 are dangerously low and the last 2 are ok ......
I would be looking for a new power supply soon ..before you do some potential damage to your pc .....

I would d/L everest and pc wizard2005 and confirm the reading you posted ...and if the low READINGS are confirmed , go shopping for a new PSU ..or you may end up shopping for a new pc .

dl65  Just downloaded Everest and checked out the voltages. It's confirmed, they really are that low!

So the question I have to ask now is, why? Is it just a really poor PSU, or am I trying to run too many devices on 450W?It's just poor, 450W should handle your load.Thank you very much to everyone who helped, I'm right now looking at several power supplies whose prices exceed double the amount of the case with which my current PSU came.

Seems I would have been looking for a new PSU anyway, since my new 7800GTX card requires a 12V rating of 22A, and my current one, horrible as it is, is only rated for 18A.

Once again, thank you to all who helped.I'd recommend Antec, Thermaltake or Zalman....

patio.  armadnigeneral.......A little tip when purchasing a new power supply ....... You may notice more than one chioice in any given wattage range .......So the tip is CHOOSE the one that is the heaviest ......... You will probably FIND that is more $ than the lighter one ........
But remember , you only get what you pay for .

dl65