GPU or PSU issue, help required Kernel-Power 41

Randy247

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Hi All,

Im having some issues with my rig which is roughly 8 months old. Until last week it has been working flawlessly, no issues at all. I'm now experiencing regular crashes/restarts when im playing games (although it has started to even crash on the desktop but not often), with the log stating Kernel-Power 41. I know this a generic crash code but i'm struggling to know whether it is my PSU or GPU.

I have done a stress test on my ram and there was no issues and my mobo/ cpu seems fine. I have stress tested the gpu with Furmark and it crashed at various stages through each test every time.

Temperatures are not an issues, cpu runs @ 32-34 (water cooled) and Gpu never goes beyond 65 degrees, even 30mins into a full stress test.

The crashes are never BSOD, and very occasionally it restarts rather than crashes. When it crashes it either essentially completely shuts down bah a few components (some of them are still lit up with lights), or i lose signal to the monitor and all my fans go up to full and again core components shut off (sometimes my GPU LEDS are still on however)

System spec is:

Operating System: Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Mobo: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. MAXIMUS VIII HERO (LGA1151) (bios up to date)
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700K CPU @ 4.00GHz
Memory: 16.0GB Dual-Channel @ 1071MHz (15-15-15-36) (corsair)
GPU: 4095MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (ZOTAC International)
PSU: Corsair RM1000
And im running a creative sound blaster.

Error: Kernel power - 41

- <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
- <System>
<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Power" Guid="{331C3B3A-2005-44C2-AC5E-77220C37D6B4}" ></Provider>
<EventID>41</EventID>
<Version>6</Version>
<Level>1</Level>
<Task>63</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x8000400000000002</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2017-11-14T21:18:45.502675600Z" ></TimeCreated>
<EventRecordID>1192</EventRecordID>
<Correlation ></Correlation>
<Execution ProcessID="4" ThreadID="8" ></Execution>
<Channel>System</Channel>
<Computer>DESKTOP-OL7FGNB</Computer>
<Security UserID="S-1-5-18" ></Security>
</System>
- <EventData>

The whole rig was new around 8 months ago. Any help would be greatly appreciated before i start buying new bits lol.
 
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Hi Fredfinks, I'm asking because i have the same problem.
My question is why did You think that it's because of the PSU when its all good after we remove the GPU, isn't the one the we remove is the GPU? so when its all good, why we didnt suspect that the GPU is the one that causing problem? (instead of the PSU)

Thank You, I want to make my self sure before buying a new PSU

 

fredfinks

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Sorry, i wasnt clear. I'm not sure why i wrote that "if its all good.." Maybe because removal of the GPU puts a lot less load on the PSU.
I think its the PSU because of the description of the symptoms. It could be the GPU or the mobo or the PSU. but as said with those symptoms my money is betting on the PSU. Good luck. Without other equipment on hand to test these problems are a pain in the butt.