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My CPU freequently makes jumps to really high temps then will quickly shoot back down. It will often go from 55- 85degrees within two seconds. The main thing I notice in HWMonitor is the power the Cpu cores use change a lot. When cool it goes from 3-10 watts. Occasionaly it jumps all the way to...

I've updated all kinds of drivers, still nothing. Any help out there?

My tv's resolution is 1280x768. I have my PC set to this resolution and I have black bars on the side. The height is good, but the sides don't fill the screen. I can set it to fill the screen in my TV options, but then it looks stretched out and gives me a headache. I'm using the integrated...

I got it down to 56 by installing a system fan, but that's still hot for idle,

With the case still open, I'm getting temps of 58-62 degrees in bios for my CPU. I have the amd a8 6600k. I'm using the stock cooler and paste. Is it really that bad? Or is this just something with first boots?

I got thenAMD A8-6600k and the fan has little grey squares checkerboard ing the bottom. Is this thermal paste? Or is that just the design? Do I need to reapply it because it is just little squares?

The best thing to do in your situation is go with a high end APU. Which means you have integrated graphics built into the processor. You'll get better performance this way than with the pentinum and a low end graphics card. The build below will run most games on mid level settings. If you're...

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/J7CddC I've read many different things regarding the speed of ram. I got high speed ram because I got an APU. I read somewhere that that apu can only work with ram up to 1866 MHz. I've also read it's completely dependent on the motherboard. If anyone knows could they...