ryanbuckz99 :
hi guys i have a amd a8-5600K and just recently it has started to run idle at 50-60c. i have cleaned it out thinking it was that but no change im still using the stock cooler and it was fine until 2 days ago. i cant even play a game it reaches 110c and then crashes.
any help is much appreciated
This was God-given for me: http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2122665/measure-temperature-amd-cpus.html
If you don't measure your CPU temp right (like using HWMonitor) you will think that your CPU is running REALLY hot. I have an AMD A10-5800K with a Cooler Master TX3 (a pretty good cooler) and it idles at 50-60C in HWMonitor.
I don't know about the 110C (mine only hit 100 haha) and the games crashing, but first, let's use the tools on the above listed website to see what your temps really are, then we'll talk about getting a new cooler or thermal compound issues.