Lag and beeping sound.

[juneau]

Let us know if it happens again.

Ps...

Does it do this when your CPU/GFX are at stock?

[Duke{CLR}]

Let us know if it happens again.

Ps...

Does it do this when your CPU/GFX are at stock?

Good point. I did run OCed last night. Because of the temps seeming normal I didn't think that would be an issue but maybe it's not as stable as i thought. If I play tonight I will OC and see if I can duplicate it.

[WalkinTarget]

Just install Speedfan and set it to monitor your +12v rail, then go game for an hour ! I posted it in a reply to ... geez, I forget who it was now ... but it will at least give you an idea if the PSU is spiking or rippling with its output.

My PSU runs a steady 12.4v on the +12 rail, with not even a blip on the graph, so you don't want it to look like an electrocardiogram.

Duke, I get that lag every 15 minutes or so, and I wonder if it isn't a PB check at some point that causes my 5+ second lag spike. This is only my first week of playing CoD4, so I'm not an expert at its inner workings, but thats my guess.

[Duke{CLR}]

I will give SpeedFan a try.

I also get periods of lag but it was the beeping sound that made it different.

[Gremlin_flg]

Corsair : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139006

Speedfan is good.. Everest Ultimate (not free) does a good job as well..

[darth_nevus]

is the PSU ESA certified?

[Duke{CLR}]

I don't think It's ESA certified it doesn't mention it in the specs anyway.

Speed fan shows my 12V rail @ 11.14

[darth_nevus]

I don't think It's ESA certified it doesn't mention it in the specs anyway.

Speed fan shows my 12V rail @ 11.14

considering any software read voltages are inacurate to a point, 11.14 is a bit low, but not to be too concerned about. have it run a log, and check it when it beeps. a 10% to 5% tolerance is acceptable in most cases.

[juneau]

Corsair : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139006

Speedfan is good.. Everest Ultimate (not free) does a good job as well..

Who needs the Ultimate Edition.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html

[Gremlin_flg]

To make sure, you need to use a multimeter....

[Duke{CLR}]

Thanks for the linkage Juneau.

Could I put my multimeter on one of the 4 pin connectors? If so which pins should I measure?

[Zantheus]

Hey Duke if it turns out you need a new PSU I would suggest this...

http://www.infonec.com/site/main.php...tail&id=349337

this is what I am using and I run Quad Core q6600 OC'd to 3.6ghz and my GPU is the 8800gtx OC2

[juneau]

Hey Duke if it turns out you need a new PSU I would suggest this...

http://www.infonec.com/site/main.php...tail&id=349337

this is what I am using and I run Quad Core q6600 OC'd to 3.6ghz and my GPU is the 8800gtx OC2

They're good. But still not as good as the ones i listed.

[-IRC-MIKE]

Thanks for the linkage Juneau.

Could I put my multimeter on one of the 4 pin connectors? If so which pins should I measure?

First off, do you have any electrical background skills?

You can check JUST The four pin connector with a volt meter. Put your red lead to the yellow wire and black to black. You will still have to have the machine plugged in and turned on, but shut the machine down before pulling the four pin plug ... then power back on. You won't hurt the meter or the power supply if you have it set to DC Volts...

You can move your meter leads however you wish until you get a reading. Most of the four pin connectors are yellow black.

About a year and a half ago, I had to fudge it on a buddy's machine once, and his power supply died. I had an older supply laying around without the 4 pin connector. What I did was take a regular power plugin ...like the ones that plug into a non-sata hard drive, and cut the yellow/black wires out and wire them to a four pin plug. I had to do this so that his video would work. He didn't have the money at the time to purchase a new PSU, and asked if there was ANYTHING I could do... it is still running like that.

[Duke{CLR}]

When I was a flight instructor I was able to take Aviation Maintenance classes for free There were many electrical classes and I even got an A in the advanced one. I will try this method later and see what I get.