Why is my CPU throttling during Days Gone horde battles?
During those intense horde battles, my frame rate would suddenly tank from 90 FPS down to 40 FPS, and the stuttering was just bizarre. Checking HWiNFO, I saw CPU temps spiking to 92-98℃ in seconds, triggering a brutal thermal throttle. The default fan curve on the Thermalright PA140 is way too conservative under 70℃, meaning heat builds up faster than the fins can dissipate it. I first tried blasting the fans at 100% in the BIOS, which dropped temps by about 4℃, but the noise was like a damn helicopter taking off—totally impractical. I eventually dove into the motherboard control panel, dropped the PWM start threshold to 55℃, and set up a non-linear stepped curve that ramps up to 1500 RPM between 75-85℃. In real-world testing, core temps stayed between 78-84℃ and the clocks stopped jumping around. I actually struggled with the first curve setup because the steps were too small, causing the fans to hunt and vibrate; I had to bump the hysteresis to 2 seconds to smooth it out. Now the case pressure is balanced and the config is saved. It's a bit of a hassle, but it works.
