PSU strong enough? Kernel-Power 41 error

[Spaghetti]

Hey guys,

Hopefully your expertise can diagnose this problem. Overclocking or not I'm getting the Kernel Power 41 error with system hangs and automatic restart.

System Specs:
Windows 8/8.1 (I had this problem on both systems)
Corsair vengeance case
Motherboard: Msi x79a gd45 plus
CPU: Intel 4820k
Intel liquid cooling
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16gb ram
GPU: Asus Nvidia GTX 780
PSU: Kingwin 750 watt (output 730 watt)
WD Blue 1 tb 7200 RPM sata HDD
WD 1tb 5400 RPM sata HDD (only just added yesterday but the system crashed 17 times before this addition)

The only overclocking I do is with the GPU Tweak program I got from Asus. However, as I said I don't always overclock as it's not really needed but I'll still get this error. Do you guys know if my PSU is putting out enough power? I have no idea how to check that. It may be causing this error according to Microsoft. Apparently pinpointing this problem is tough. I just built this computer last week so it's a fresh install of Windows 8 with only Steam and Origin games installed at this point. Help me out! Thanks!

 

[The_Prophecy]

The supply is definitely capable of powering the system, but you may be looking at a faulty PSU rather than one that simply can't output the required wattage.

I ran the P3 Kill-A-Watt unit in front of my own PSU and found that the system in my config (hover over my name at the left to view) only draws about 370-390W at full load. Comparing my specs with the ones you posted above, I would hazard a guess that the power draw from the wall would be roughly the same. Not nearly enough to give the power supply any purely output related issues.

 

[Spaghetti]

Thanks Prophecy! Well the power supply shouldn't be faulty. I brought it to a local computer store to have it tested (It's where I bought the PSU so it was free). Great to know that it's not the PSU causing this problem though. Any other thoughts as to what is causing this error? I see many different topics about the error on TomsHardware.com but few seem to be resolved or address my issues. Could it be my hardware interacting poorly with Windows 8/8.1? Or maybe a faulty OS install?

 

[Deadly_Rum]

Thanks Prophecy! Well the power supply shouldn't be faulty. I brought it to a local computer store to have it tested (It's where I bought the PSU so it was free). Great to know that it's not the PSU causing this problem though. Any other thoughts as to what is causing this error? I see many different topics about the error on TomsHardware.com but few seem to be resolved or address my issues. Could it be my hardware interacting poorly with Windows 8/8.1? Or maybe a faulty OS install?

I'm also getting a real headache with the Kernel 41, to the extent I replaced my 3 year old Silverstone 1000 Watt, with Corsair RM 1000 watt. I'm still getting random hangs even just surfing the net! I then have to hard reset my system. Sometimes system won't boot clean I then have to turn off the power let the system sit for a few minutes before turning power back on and restarting??

Win 8.1
M/B Asus P6T Deluxe
i7 2.93 Socket 1366
Water cooled CPU block
2x Asus GTX 560's SLI
GSkill Falcon SSD 250 GB
Samsung HD 1TB
12 GB Memory

 

[KHWS]

Hey guys,

Hopefully your expertise can diagnose this problem. Overclocking or not I'm getting the Kernel Power 41 error with system hangs and automatic restart.

System Specs:
Windows 8/8.1 (I had this problem on both systems)
Corsair vengeance case
Motherboard: Msi x79a gd45 plus
CPU: Intel 4820k
Intel liquid cooling
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16gb ram
GPU: Asus Nvidia GTX 780
PSU: Kingwin 750 watt (output 730 watt)
WD Blue 1 tb 7200 RPM sata HDD
WD 1tb 5400 RPM sata HDD (only just added yesterday but the system crashed 17 times before this addition)

The only overclocking I do is with the GPU Tweak program I got from Asus. However, as I said I don't always overclock as it's not really needed but I'll still get this error. Do you guys know if my PSU is putting out enough power? I have no idea how to check that. It may be causing this error according to Microsoft. Apparently pinpointing this problem is tough. I just built this computer last week so it's a fresh install of Windows 8 with only Steam and Origin games installed at this point. Help me out! Thanks!

 

[KHWS]

Check if you are running two firewalls at the same time. Windows 8/8.1 has a built in firewall and if you have installed some kind of antivirus software with firwall you'll get bluescreen. I shut down my AWG firewall and run Windows 8 firewall only. My Acer Aspire V3-772G is now very stable.