Posts by Zachary Lopez3

So, here’s the situation: I picked up a second monitor today, and I’m running into this weird issue that I can’t even begin to explain properly. It’s such a subtle, nagging problem that I’m honestly not even sure how to frame the question here.

Basically, the icons on my primary monitor are bleeding off the bottom edge of the screen—you can't see the text or any of those little details.
If I just drag those same icons over to the second monitor, everything looks perfectly fine and displays exactly as it should.

To give you some context on my setup: the main monitor is its own independent display, while the second monitor is set to "duplicate" mode so the image mirrors onto my TV. So, I have two monitors and a TV all hooked up to one PC.

I’ve attached a photo so you can see what I mean. Honestly, I’m a bit embarrassed because I feel like I’m struggling to articulate what’s actually happening or even what I should be asking.

https://postimg.org/image/7njbvev37/

Please help, I'm about to have a total nervous breakdown!!!

wiredotter14 said:Try heading into your BIOS first; you could either just load the default settings or see if there's a Turbo Boost option enabled somewhere.

To be honest, I've never actually messed with my BIOS before, so I'm not really sure what could possibly go wrong by changing things.

So, just like my title says, my Intel Core i5-4590 stays pinned at its max turbo clock speed all the time.
Basically, when I’m just idling—you know, just browsing the web or sitting on my desktop—it really ought to be down around 800 MHz. Instead, it’s constantly running at 3700 MHz, and honestly, it's starting to worry me. I realize the clock speeds are supposed to ramp up once I launch a game, but seeing it sit at full turbo while I'm just staring at my desktop is... well, it's a bit much LOL. I'm genuinely concerned here; is this going to fry my hardware, or is something else going on under the hood? Help me out!

https://postimg.org/image/rt0o6uba9/