ASUS Anti-Surge Issue

[filipinoy95]

I have an ASUS P8Z77-V LK Motherboard

It was working smoothly for five months since I built my gaming rig.

Now, since I upgraded my video card from a GeForce GTX 650 1GB to a GeForce GTX 650 Ti BOOST 2GB, my Motherboard would trigger an Anti-Power Surge Feature to protect my PC from damage. It also stated that it was caused by an "Unstable Power Supply Unit".

So, I ordered a new power supply unit. Figuring it was my PSU that couldn't supply enough juice to power my build with the newly installed card, I upgraded from a Corsair CX 600W PSU to a Corsair GS 800W PSU.

It worked for 4 days without any problems, until the ASUS Anti-Power Surge triggered again. Saying the SAME message as before.

So.... I don't know what to do anymore.

I conacted ASUS and they said that they "STRONGLY RECOMMEND" getting a new 1000W Power Supply Unit. I know 800W is more than enough to power my entire system. And the fact that I already replaced my PSU is what is making me hesitant to buy a third PSU just to test it out.

I tried these troubleshoots:
1. Replacing PSU

2. Plugging in Main Power to the wall outlet with ASUS Anti-Power Surge Protector on.

What could it possibly be?? The troubleshoots stated above didn't work...


My next course of action is:

1. Disabling the ASUS APSP off in BIOS, updating the BIOS, and enabling APSP again.

2. Take PC to my local computer store to test if APSP would trigger using the business' power, debunking the theory of faulty wiring in my house.

3. If the PC does not trigger APSP, I will try buying a new Power Strip and see if that works.


Can somebody please help?? I'm running out of hard earned cash and this is the first time I have ever successfully built something by scratch.

Much appreciated!!

My System Specs are below:

Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V LK Edition
CPU: Intel i5-3570K
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB 1866
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti BOOST 2GB
HDD: WD Blue 1TB 7200RPM
PSU: Corsair Gamer Series 800 W
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Other: ASUS Wireless Internal Network Adapter, ASUS CD/DVD ROM Drive

 

[skit75]

The 600W supply had enough power. So does the 800W. You don't need a 1000W supply for that rig. There is likely a regulator on your motherboard going into thermal runaway, triggering the PSU's safety mechanism for over-current/over-voltage protection.

 

[filipinoy95]

The 600W supply had enough power. So does the 800W. You don't need a 1000W supply for that rig. There is likely a regulator on your motherboard going into thermal runaway, triggering the PSU's safety mechanism for over-current/over-voltage protection.

So what should I do now? So far, I didn't take it to my professional computer business yet, but I disabled ASUS Anti-Surge. Is this something that can easily be identified and fixed?

 

[skit75]

It seems to be a common issue for even people with good quality power supplies. This leads me to think that the "anti-surge" sensor circuit is probably a little too sensitive to power supply ripple.

You could leave it disabled in BIOS if you want. There are UPS's that have power/ripple filters if you want to put one on your AC input. Your power supply and motherboard also have these filters, even with anti-surge disabled.

 

[filipinoy95]

It seems to be a common issue for even people with good quality power supplies. This leads me to think that the "anti-surge" sensor circuit is probably a little too sensitive to power supply ripple.

You could leave it disabled in BIOS if you want. There are UPS's that have power/ripple filters if you want to put one on your AC input. Your power supply and motherboard also have these filters, even with anti-surge disabled.

Thanks skit, I just picked up a new anti-surge power strip at the local pc store today. This morning, I ran my computer for a good two hours with ASPS off. It ran smoothly with no problems.

I think this issue is resolved. Thanks again Skit!!

 

[Madjoe1999]

I've been having the same issue and just wondering if you can tell me how I can disable the ASUS anti surge. I'm fairly new to PC gaming and once I upgraded my old intergrated graphics card to a NVIDIA GTX 660 3GB my computer would begin to restart and tell me a message about how ASUS anti surge has been enabled. I know that this is because once I start playing a demanding game my power supply usage sky rockets. Will the anti-surge power strip help? Or will I need to get a less sensitive mother board?

 

[skit75]

I've been having the same issue and just wondering if you can tell me how I can disable the ASUS anti surge. I'm fairly new to PC gaming and once I upgraded my old intergrated graphics card to a NVIDIA GTX 660 3GB my computer would begin to restart and tell me a message about how ASUS anti surge has been enabled. I know that this is because once I start playing a demanding game my power supply usage sky rockets. Will the anti-surge power strip help? Or will I need to get a less sensitive mother board?

There should be a switch in your BIOS where you can Enable or Disable it. Just Disable it. Your motherboard already has ripple filtering components that can handle these tasks without further monitoring from BIOS software.

 

[yazmo]

i have the same exact problem , i also did change the power supply work for like 5 day, and its just happen today, i have the same exact CPU
which starting to make me believe that could be just that, i5 3570k with the same exact motherboard. could be the motherboard too, if i try to turn if off the pc still freeze even without the anti-surge weird that we have the same exact cpu and board, try different psu, seem to me that its a good case for a collective sue to me. i have seem some many ppl having the same problem and most of the time having about the same exactly hardware. i will also try a different outlet strip, but i doubt, the only time i saw a red warning and i can't tell which app did show me that its was
120v + in red.

i do use 2 graham Scherzer, dirty electricity module, but was doing it before i get those so.
my guess is the motherboard sadly, only very old wiring not grounded outlet, or even the cpu, im so piss, i never had a computer working just fine always been some small minor problem never been lucky enough to have one working like charm