Pc keeps shutting down while playing games

[jamesrauser]

This issue started about 10 months ago after I updated bios on my asus x570 plus. The system would basically shut down while using it with the rgb on mobo and my corsair memory staying on. Going in to event viewer the error code is 41-kernal power. Using a wall meter, it shows 122v and the most I've seen it draw is 550W out of the 650 my evga psu is rated for.

 

After installing a new processor, I can't get past a single benchmark run without a crash. To get it to run some games for more the 3 seconds, I've drop clocks to 3.2GHz, and vcore to 1.3 in bios, which increases stability. Lowering gpu power and clocks helps even more, but not enough to where it's fine. I'm personally thinking it's something with my board, or something in the psu thats just not giving enough power fast enough

 

Components that seem relevant

R7-3700x replaced by an r9-5950x

Asus tuf x570 plus(non wifi)

2x corsair vengeance pro rgb 32 GB 2x16

EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 FTW3 Ultra Gaming

EVGA SuperNOVA 650 Ga, 80 Plus Gold 650W

[DreamCat04]

4 hours ago, jamesrauser said:

This issue started about 10 months ago after I updated bios on my asus x570 plus. The system would basically shut down while using it with the rgb on mobo and my corsair memory staying on. Going in to event viewer the error code is 41-kernal power. Using a wall meter, it shows 122v and the most I've seen it draw is 550W out of the 650 my evga psu is rated for.

 

After installing a new processor, I can't get past a single benchmark run without a crash. To get it to run some games for more the 3 seconds, I've drop clocks to 3.2GHz, and vcore to 1.3 in bios, which increases stability. Lowering gpu power and clocks helps even more, but not enough to where it's fine. I'm personally thinking it's something with my board, or something in the psu thats just not giving enough power fast enough

 

Components that seem relevant

R7-3700x replaced by an r9-5950x

Asus tuf x570 plus(non wifi)

2x corsair vengeance pro rgb 32 GB 2x16

EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 FTW3 Ultra Gaming

EVGA SuperNOVA 650 Ga, 80 Plus Gold 650W

From what I've heard, kernel 41 errors are related to power. I would try another power supply, 650W seems on the low side for a 3070. I would try at least a 750W. How much power can yours deliver on the individual rails? That's also important as you may be drawing more from the 12V rail than it can handle, despite you not exceeding the PSU's total power rating, which includes 5V and 3.3V power too

[Robchil]

so you went from 90w to 142w powerdraw..  on the CPU.. 

i bet your PSU can't supply enough anymore. 

 

[jamesrauser]

6 hours ago, DreamCat04 said:

From what I've heard, kernel 41 errors are related to power. I would try another power supply, 650W seems on the low side for a 3070. I would try at least a 750W. How much power can yours deliver on the individual rails? That's also important as you may be drawing more from the 12V rail than it can handle, despite you not exceeding the PSU's total power rating, which includes 5V and 3.3V power too

I can't open my computer at the moment to look at my sticker, but my model on the +12 rail is supposed to be 54A 649W. I do have a second smaller psu I have that I tested with last night. After splitting the load between the 2 psu's(mobo and cpu on 1, gpu and sata drives on the other) I've determined it is most likely the power supply that's bad since I can now launch starfield or run 3d mark benchmarks without crashing

[jamesrauser]

6 hours ago, Robchil said:

so you went from 90w to 142w powerdraw..  on the CPU.. 

i bet your PSU can't supply enough anymore. 

 

While I"m thinking it is the psu, all upgrading my cpu did was make my random crashes a lot more consistent. A name brand 650w psu thats 3 years old should handle a 550w load(slightly less since it's total system draw from the wall)

[Robchil]

40 minutes ago, jamesrauser said:

While I"m thinking it is the psu, all upgrading my cpu did was make my random crashes a lot more consistent. A name brand 650w psu thats 3 years old should handle a 550w load(slightly less since it's total system draw from the wall)

well.. everyone tries to get by with as small psu as possible.. 

your GPU wants a 650w psu as minimum... then add the cpu...