Consistent LiveKernelEvent 141 errors causing game crashes

Cameron 0 Reputation points
2026-06-11T22:21:37.4666667+00:00

Hello,

I have been experiencing frequent LiveKernelEvent 141 errors sometimes accompanied by 117, and occasionally 1a8 and 1b8. My system is only about a year old, with the exception of a used 2080ti that I believe is causing the problems. I have tried seemingly everything I can find here in the forums about similar issues, but it hasn't worked for me and I would appreciate help in troubleshooting the problem.

System specs:

Win 11 Pro

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

B850M Aorus Elite Wifi6e Ice

2x16gb Corsair Vengeance

2080ti FE

Corsair RM750x PSU

Ultrawide 1440p 144hz monitor

I have done many gpu driver reinstalls with DDU, including rolling back drivers or updating to latest. Tried both HDMI and DP cables. Gpu is powered by two separate PCIe cables. Uninstalled MSI Afterburner. Disabled MPO (I think). Manually set BIOS PCI speed to Gen 5, and then Gen 3 (2080 supports gen 3). Updated gpu bios with the nvflash program. Gpu voltage never went below 11.991v according to hwinfo even during a crash. Performed SFC and DISM commands, as well as windows memory check.

What is interesting is that this problem only appears at low to moderate load, and never during any benchmarks/stress tests/error checks. It is most reproducible by playing modded Minecraft, which crashes with exit code -1073740791. I thought it may be due to heat since the card is pretty old and the hotspot averages 15C over the gpu temp, but again, high stress games or programs don't cause the crash. When it crashes, the screen goes black (occasionally red), and my second monitor connected to integrated graphics freezes. After about 30 seconds, the screens flash and come back on, and the game will have crashed.

At one point I tested swapping in an old Radeon 6870 I had laying around, and after finding the right drivers, it seemed to perform fine without any crashes (albeit extremely slow and choppy). It seems like the problem has to be with the 2080 or the nvidia drivers.

I can provide log files if requested, I don't really know how to read them to find out what is the underlying problem. I am hoping it is not a gpu hardware failure and is unfixable as I don't have the budget for a new card right now.

Any help is appreciated!

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Display and graphics
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  1. Cameron 0 Reputation points
    2026-09-01T23:37:15.7+00:00

    Upon some further troubleshooting, I think it is more likely there is a hardware issue in the 2080ti itself. I've looked through log files that point to the driver, but changed drivers and the problem persisted. It happens occasionally during stability tests now as well. Is there any way to narrow down exactly what part of the card has an issue?

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  2. Cameron 0 Reputation points
    2026-08-23T02:47:52.92+00:00

    Sorry for the long delay, I moved and haven't been able to test anything for awhile.

    The main update I have now is that I played a few games recently, started getting a variety of Livekernelevent errors, and just got fed up with it and reinstalled a debloated iso of Windows 11.

    Within seconds of starting a game that historically has caused issues I got 141 again.

    Would any log files help narrow down the problem? Otherwise I'm about to switch over to linux or go back to win 10 or something.

    Thanks

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  3. SD - IA 178.7K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-06-19T06:15:55.01+00:00

    Thanks for getting back. Please do keep me updated.

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  4. Cameron 0 Reputation points
    2026-06-18T19:36:36.94+00:00

    I have run the Furmark test in the past as well as used OCCT a bunch of times and never encountered errors. On your suggestion, I ran Furmark again for 15 min without any artifacts or failures. Ran at 3440x1440p around 110 fps with temps at 84 C and hotspot around 100 C.

    I actually found an old HDD with windows 10 on it in my computer parts bin and am trying out the games that have caused the most crashes while booted to that OS. It has not had any LiveKernelEvents yet which is encouraging, and also interestingly enough I can tab out of fullscreen games about 3-5 seconds faster than I was able to on my Win 11 installation. Perhaps it has something to do with Win 11 itself?

    Thanks for the help and I'll keep you updated.

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  5. SD - IA 178.7K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-06-18T11:48:01.1666667+00:00

    Should I try testing with a different OS?

    Not yet. Let me suggest a stress test. If it fails/artifcats/BSODs, your card is defective.

    https://yourwindowsguide.com/2025/08/how-to-stress-test-gpu.html

    I’m eager to hear back and work together to find a solution.

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