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Thanks neophyte, I'm also guessing a faulty sensor can't be replaced, and that there is no way to override it so that the CPU doesn't clock down to such a low multiplier?

Found and A6-4400M on Ebay for $5, browsing in a single tab with nothing else running has now become a "CPU-intense" activity that causes the temp to spike. Laptop is going to sit for a week while part is shipping, then I'll pop in the new CPU. If it works, great; if not, I'm feeling ready to...

I am using a Samsung Series 3 Laptop (np365-e5c-so3us. It has an AMD A6-4400M (2.7 GHz, dual core) APU with Radeon Graphics (7520G). 4GB DDR3 (1600MhZ). Running Windows 8.1. BIOS is American MegaTrends PO3ABF (10/23/12) I've always had intermittent problems with it running slow and hot on...