Event 41 - Kernel Power Crash PLEASE HELP!

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lewis_010

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My PC is fine when surfing the web and generally fine until I'm playing a game (graphically intense and not graphically intense games also crashing PC). Then, anywhere between 30 seconds to an hour into my game, my PC crashes. Looking at my event logs, I see it is an event 41 - kernel power issue. I have tried 95% of the fixes out there (literally), and nothing helps my case. I have updated all of my drivers, I've sorted through my BIOS settings, did a memory test, did a fresh install of windows 10, and even rebuilt my PC. The list goes on. This is extremely frustrating because the PC is only a month old so it's not old or deteriorated parts, and cost quite a lot of money... The only explanation I can come up with was when I overclocked my graphics card (not much at all) and then undid my settings a week later because a game didn't support OCd GPUs? I'm steering towards the idea of it maybe being a hardware issue. I'm not keen on forking out unless it's going to help my problem. PC Specs: Memory (RAM):16.0 GB
Processor: Processor Intel i5-6600K 3.50GHz, 3501 Mhz, 4 Core(s)
GPU: NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB
SSD: Not sure what brand, 240gb.
PSU: 550W Corsair PSU
Note: More info can be provided if needed. Thanks - Lewis.
 
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Motherboard temp can usually be read using software from motherboard manufacturer. However, its rare that this would be high unless the factory cooler wasn't installed right. Your other temps look great. There is an option in GPU-Z to record a logfile in realtime. This is how it can run in background while you launch and play games. At this point though, I'd lean towards the PSU being faulty. Any other BSODs or logfiles other than Event41 power?
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I can't tell you exactly, all I can tell you is that is a 550w corsair. It could be a cx model but don't quote me on that.
 
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With my browser open, my GPU stays locked at 25°C and only goes up to 26°C. (Info from GPU-Z)
With my browser open, my CPU is at 22° on average. (Info from RealTemp)
I had a few different titles and temps under motherboard and didn't know what one to tell you. (Info from HWMonitor)
I think that the PSU idea is most likely correct, because it does crash when gaming and under stress...


 
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Motherboard temp can usually be read using software from motherboard manufacturer. However, its rare that this would be high unless the factory cooler wasn't installed right. Your other temps look great. There is an option in GPU-Z to record a logfile in realtime. This is how it can run in background while you launch and play games. At this point though, I'd lean towards the PSU being faulty. Any other BSODs or logfiles other than Event41 power?
 
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lewis_010

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That's good to hear it's most likely a PSU issue. I can buy a new one relatively soon. :)
I used to get BSODs, before my event 41 power crashes, I can't remember what the stopcode was but I can try and recall... I'll get back to you if I find out. Would a list of previous errors/warnings from logs help? If so, I can list them. Thanks.
 
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