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Coil Whining and power spikes, driving me insane.

Vaporator

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Hey Guys.

I have this weird issue with my Motherboard affecting my GFX card (i Think)

First some system specs https://valid.x86.fr/izdvkv Cpu-z validation upload.

I also recorded a video and uploaded it to Youtube.

The issue is this insane coil whining and the clocks ramping up!

I explained it more in details in the video.

Obs this also happened on my Asus strix 970 GTX , so it cant be the gfx card?!
 
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I think the reason for the GPU ramping up is that someone's mining on your system.
 
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I think the reason for the GPU ramping up is that someone's mining on your system.

mining on my system?
I concur. Sometimes you can get infected by a mining virus (Mines bitcoins on behalf of someone else). It secretly mines on your hardware while it senses its idle. They're decades old.

I'd run a virus scan, and also install Malwarebytes and run a scan with that too.
 
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Best solution, format your drive, do a clean install of windows 10....
 

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If it still continues replace your psu and motherboard.

It is becoming more common for gpus to make coil whine though
 

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You were right.!!!
Malwarebytes
www.malwarebytes.com


-Scan Summary-
Scan Type: Threat Scan
Result: Completed
Objects Scanned: 410747
Threats Detected: 10
Threats Quarantined: 10
Time Elapsed: 1 min, 11 sec

-Scan Options-
Memory: Enabled
Startup: Enabled
Filesystem: Enabled
Archives: Enabled
Rootkits: Disabled
Heuristics: Enabled
PUP: Detect
PUM: Detect

-Scan Details-
Process: 1
Trojan.BitCoinMiner, C:\USERS\VAPOR\APPDATA\ROAMING\MACROMEDIA\JAVA UPDATE\JAUREG.EXE, Quarantined, [78], [426353],1.0.2850

Module: 1
Trojan.BitCoinMiner, C:\USERS\VAPOR\APPDATA\ROAMING\MACROMEDIA\JAVA UPDATE\JAUREG.EXE, Quarantined, [78], [426353],1.0.2850

Registry Key: 2
Trojan.BitCoinMiner, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\TASKS\{1C633B18-4431-458B-A4CF-4168D21EBF38}, Quarantined, [78], [434449],1.0.2850
Trojan.BitCoinMiner, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\TREE\Java Update Registration, Quarantined, [78], [434450],1.0.2850

Registry Value: 1
Trojan.BitCoinMiner, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\TASKS\{1C633B18-4431-458B-A4CF-4168D21EBF38}|PATH, Quarantined, [78], [434449],1.0.2850

Registry Data: 0
(No malicious items detected)

Data Stream: 0
(No malicious items detected)

Folder: 0
(No malicious items detected)

File: 5
Trojan.BitCoinMiner, C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\TASKS\JAVA UPDATE REGISTRATION, Quarantined, [78], [434451],1.0.2850
Trojan.BitCoinMiner, C:\USERS\VAPOR\APPDATA\ROAMING\MACROMEDIA\JAVA UPDATE\JAUREG.EXE, Quarantined, [78], [426353],1.0.2850
 
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Best solution, format your drive, do a clean install of windows 10....
Make that the nuclear option, and depending on where he got W10 from, he might install it right back.
 

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Many thanks The whining and the powe


Ok so what you guys recommend .. a 100% fresh install?

ATM the problem is gone!

Ok what were you doing before the whining stopped?
 

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I installed Malwarebytes it removed the malware trojan. then it stopped and have been gone since!

sounds like you were part of a botnet then
 

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It sure Do! Well anyways. its gone now. ! thanks to all for the help . they were draining my GPU . that why i also got diffrent results doing 3dmark!
 

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Keep your os and programs patched, use askwoody.com for finding out what patches break windows so you can avoid those.

Use no script and spyware blaster to secure your webbrowser.

Tread the web carefully, stay away from porn and warez sites too
 
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