Odd HWInfo readings

[Vanguard]

Hi.

 

Have a look on the maximum values of my CPU Core Power (SVI2 TFN) and CPU +SoC Power (SV12 TFN) readings.

 

500+ watts. Seems that should not be there. But I don't have any idea what it is and what it means. Thoughts?

 

When I build the system a while back, I had purchased two 550 watt PSU's, first one broke down, then the other, which was odd because the system should never come close to using 550 watts. I then used an old 1000 watt psu, which have been running fine.

 

 

 

[Jurrunio]

Power spike I assume

[STRMfrmXMN]

4 hours ago, Vanguard said:

Hi.

 

Have a look on the maximum values of my CPU Core Power (SVI2 TFN) and CPU +SoC Power (SV12 TFN) readings.

 

500+ watts. Seems that should not be there. But I don't have any idea what it is and what it means. Thoughts?

 

When I build the system a while back, I had purchased two 550 watt PSU's, first one broke down, then the other, which was odd because the system should never come close to using 550 watts. I then used an old 1000 watt psu, which have been running fine.

 

 

 

That's how much power your CPU and SOC are using (according to a piece of software that is using motherboard sensors that may not be accurate) at the given point you have the software open.

 

What does "500+ watts" mean? Your PSU is a 500W unit? You think your system uses 500W? Do you have multiple GPUs? Otherwise, if your CPU is under intense load (which is looks like it is) and is consuming around 60W on its own, then you're likely not using anywhere near 500W.

[Vanguard]

47 minutes ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

What does "500+ watts" mean? Your PSU is a 500W unit? You think your system uses 500W?

I'm just referring to the readings in HWinfo.

 

Well, it's a ryzen cpu, single gpu setup. The system uses around 150 watts under light load, I would guess, It's hooked up to a watt meter along with a monitor and some other equipment, so I don't know precisely.

 

But no, it would never reach 500 watts, which is why i initially bought a 550 watt PSU.

 

Two 550 watt PSU's broke down a few days after installation. I then to installed an old 1000 watt power supply, which have run without problems.

 

So, i'm guessing, that the 500+ watt readings from HWinfo is a power spike? And that power spike overloaded the 550 watt PSU's, and they stopped working? And the 1000 watt PSU has worked because it has more headroom to deal with a power spike?

[STRMfrmXMN]

If it's a Ryzen CPU and your GPU isn't a Titan then you're definitely not drawing 500W. HWiNFO64 is software. It can't magically know how much power your system draws without the proper hardware to do so.

 

550W is plenty for your system. Perhaps your suffered a power surge or had crappy 550W units previously. Your system, if you have a non-OC'd 1080Ti and 2700X, will use about 350W under max load, so you're not worrying a quality 550W unit.