After a long search for malware, this could be Hardware Related.

[mccubed27388]

Hello:

I'm on the edge of hiring someone to fix my computer here. After a long run with various tools, the issue may be system related. The following image will show you a load of 1 % with a Core Voltage of less than one, with the processor hitting 65 degrees Celsius. I am running a maybe now broken Swiftech H220, with temperatures around 39 degrees and an overclock to 4.4 with a VCore of 1.27.

In simpler terms, my temperatures are over 30 degrees Celsius what they should be.

My Virus help thread can be located here

http://forums.malwar...pic=126896&st=0

At this point in time, i'm figuring that the temps are so high because some virus-malware is putting my CPU under stress in a way that it won't display the actual load, or because my cooler is no longer functioning.

Here are the BSOD STOP Errors i've been receiving:

During a Rootkit Scan:

*** STOP:0x000000F4 (0x0000000000000003, 0xFFFFFA8007D7EB30, 0xFFFFFA8007D7EE10,0XFFFFF8000399A350

While running Combo Fix:

*** STOP: 0X000000F4 (0X0000000000000003, 0XFFFFFA8007D7EB30, 0XFFFFF8000399A350

While on Google Chrome:

*** STOP:0X000000F4 (0X0000000000000003, 0XFFFFFA8007D7AB30, 0XFFFFFA8007D7AO10, 0XFFFFF80003999350)

According to HW Monitor, CPU Fan (Pump) is at 100% along with both both fans on the radiator.

Could this be the issue? Any help would be appreciated.

I also did run Memtest through repair computer, no issues. The computer is one month old.

[CWB]

maurice is still helping you and the thread is open ... sooo ... no mal/scumware issues or hypothesis discussed here .

maurice is pretty hip ... stick with him .

elsewise ... the cooler ...

have you checked it for mechanical integrity and intimate contact with the cpu ?

the heat sink compound , if compromised , needs to be replaced .

just because the display says that it is running at 100% does not mean it is so ; a bad impeller will not circulate water , etc .

the cores are running a bit more than would be expected ... but ... not knowing what you have running in the background makes this point moot .

i would suggest looking at "task manager" as a start .

i did skim through your thread in the hjt section ...

you linked to some data about the temperatures ... what make of cooler are you using ?

an option here is to remove the fancy cooler and run the stock unit (if you bought the cpu as a "boxed" version) as a baseline test .

beyond that , the cpu or MB may be bad . as the unit is "homebuilt" and only 30 days old , the cpu and MB should still be under warranty ...

but , one has to prove which is (possibly) bad .

i have seen the cpu temp (internal and Mb) sensors go out of calibration ... way out .

this does not actually harm the cpu but may force the unit into an erroneous throttle back or shut-down .

(i have been running a unit i built many years ago and the temp has been "high" for a very long time )

an option to test a few things may be to grab a known good hard drive and load a 'nix OS on it as a trial .

this will eliminate the possibility of an infection , bad HD , bad MB , bad SWMPS , etc .

a couple of the other members here can offer some good advice .

[mccubed27388]

Hello CWB

Maurice was very helpful, eh directed me to this being the issue, that it was. I was using a Swiftech H220, yes the build is homebuilt, and swiftech will be replacing the unit. I tried reseating it, then I replaced it with the stock cooler that i'm currently using, and I'm running without issue at reasonable temps (35-40 idle), no OC. Of course the H220 is a great unit and i'm sure that the replacement I get will work fine, back when it was in working order I was running 4.4@1.27 with load temps in the 50's.

I'm actually very thankful that this was the issue as the fix was very easy.

[CWB]

good deal on an easy fix ... but the company appears to be out of stock ... hmmm ...

http://www.swiftech.com/h220.aspx

this makes me wonder if there is an overall problem with these units , so i did a google search using "swiftech H220 problems" (other search terms such as issues , circulation and noise produce different results) .

here is one person that had problems with airlock on a replacement unit and auxiliary components :

http://www.overclock.net/t/1367654/swiftech-h220-owners-club/1820

a problem i have seen with sealed water based cooling systems is grunge growing in the coolant .

this stuff will plug the heat exchangers , pump and tubing .

the addition of a few drops of a biocide in the solution is a fix for this problem ... however ...

this is not recommended for those individuals that do not appreciate what "if it is organic it is dead" means .

i suppose a quartz tubing assembly with UV leds that irradiates the coolant would be a non-chemical way to keep the solution sterile .

this type of sterilization is used (scaled up) with some fountains , hot tubs , swimming pools , etc .

hey , that sounds like a marketable product ... barbados here i come !