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Processor Randomly Clocks from 800-3600 Mhz
Hello, me name is Finn
Im having a major computer issue right now. I am using a AMD Phenom II Hexcore.
I have been using my setup with this processor for 3 months without any issues at all. Then one day, my computer decides to shut down randomly... I tried restarting it, but it wouldnt get past BIOS before it shut down. The same thing would happen each time, but at random time increments. It turned out my processor which should be running at 60-65 C is running at 75 C stable. I got lucky one time and logged in, and checked the clock speed- the processor was switching randomly between 800 mhz and 3600 mhz every couple seconds, while not working on any tasks(no applications running).
I was wondering, if i get lucky and log into my computer again, should I reinstall BIOS? would that cause any programs to be wiped or any damage to my computer?
CPU: AMD Phenom 2 x6 1090T