hi everyone!

i built a new PC mainly for audio workstation. everything goes fine except when using winrar.

when compressing large folders (i usually do audio projects backups) the pc randomly reboots without a BSOD or any type of error. after that, there’s a critical event ID 41 in event viewer

what i tried yet:
stress test with OCCT: runs with no problems
stress test with Throttlestop: runs with no problems
memtest86: passed
compressing with 7zip: runs with no problems
different perfDrive profiles and memory tweaks in BIOS makes no difference

finally i found that the problem occurs only when using the “high performance” power plan. i use this plan while using the DAW and “balanced” the rest of the time

i suspect the PSU may be the problem, but the stress tests are using way much more power and the cpu is far hotter than when using winrar so that doesn’t make sense. while benchmarking temps are around 95º, power is 140w. while compressing temps are between 65/75, power is 70w/90w

i also think it may be something related to multi-core processing as disabling hyperthreading solves the problem

specs
cpu: i7 13700 with GAMEMAX cooler GAMMA 300 RGB mb: gigabyte B760M DS3H DDR4
32Gigs RAM (2 x DDR4 16GB KINGSTON 3200MHZ CL22 KVR)
no GPU, just integrated graphics
500W GAMEMAX 80 PLUS BRONZE VP-500 PSU
1 TB WD Green NVME + 3TB WD Purple HDD
Win 11