Question kernel-power

[rize_remaker]

I have recently built a new gaming computer. Everything works fine but I keep getting a critical error of Kernel-power 41. This only happens when I have multiple things open such as malawarebytes,chrome,discord,steam. It has gotten so bad that I can not even get on my game for no more than 2 minutes without my entire pc shutting down and rebooting. Could I be putting too much stress on my power supply?

SPECS:I5-9600kf
gtx 1050
16gb ram
western digital 1tb hdd
Asus prime b365m-a
Apevia 500w power supply(i use a 4 pin to 8 pin cpu adapter)
cooler master hyper 212 rgb black edition

 

[mitch074]

Replace your PSU with one which isn't made of silver-painted cardboard, yes. It's not the rating which is too low, it's the PSU itself which is crappy and probably unable to handle more than 150W on the 12-volt rail. Considering that a fried PSU could destroy all your hardware, it does pay to get a good one. Seasonic is good, usually.

 

[rize_remaker]

Replace your PSU with one which isn't made of silver-painted cardboard, yes. It's not the rating which is too low, it's the PSU itself which is crappy and probably unable to handle more than 150W on the 12-volt rail. Considering that a fried PSU could destroy all your hardware, it does pay to get a good one. Seasonic is good, usually.

Ok,thank you

 

[USAFRet]

1. The crappy PSU
2. The 4 -> 8 adapter on the crappy PSU
3. See #1

I wouldn't trust that to power an LED desklamp.


Kernel Power 41 is a response to an unexpected shutdown and restart.
When Windows boots up, it checks to see if things were shut down properly. If not...41.
It is not a reason for the shutdowns.

 

[rize_remaker]

Replace your PSU with one which isn't made of silver-painted cardboard, yes. It's not the rating which is too low, it's the PSU itself which is crappy and probably unable to handle more than 150W on the 12-volt rail. Considering that a fried PSU could destroy all your hardware, it does pay to get a good one. Seasonic is good, usually.

Would this be a good psu for my system? https://www.bestbuy.com/site/evga-w...us-power-supply-black/8511029.p?skuId=8511029

 

[mitch074]

Would this be a good psu for my system? https://www.bestbuy.com/site/evga-w...us-power-supply-black/8511029.p?skuId=8511029

It's a teeny tiny bit overkill, but yeah.

 

[rize_remaker]

It's a teeny tiny bit overkill, but yeah.

alright, is my power supply the only thing it could be because I've done every troubleshooting for this but nothing worked?

 

[mitch074]

alright, is my power supply the only thing it could be because I've done every troubleshooting for this but nothing worked?

It MIGHT be the motherboard is quite sensitive to bad power delivery (some have higher tolerance than others), but then again it's a power delivery problem - so more than likely your PSU is at the source of it all. Replace it first.

 

[rize_remaker]

It MIGHT be the motherboard is quite sensitive to bad power delivery (some have higher tolerance than others), but then again it's a power delivery problem - so more than likely your PSU is at the source of it all. Replace it first.

My motherboard is brand new, I would lean more to the psu being as that it was fairly cheap.

 

[mitch074]

My motherboard is brand new, I would lean more to the psu being as that it was fairly cheap.

Then you have your answer. You might want to borrow a beefy PSU to test your system to be REALLY sure, but then if it quacks like a duck, waddles like a duck, swims like a duck and flies like a duck, there is little chance it's a dwarf goose with a sore throat.
But it's possible.