But the causes are all over the map. The only common items were hardware, cooling and once in a while drivers.
Given the wide spread causes you should take this up with the machine's maker and push for them to fix it.
cpu fx 8320
gpu r9 280x toxic
mobo asus m5a78l
ram 2 x hyper x fury 4gb
psu quiet ace 750w
computer turns off when playing games and sometimes ramdimly event 41 kernel power happens 2-4 times a day

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