How to stop Thermalright PA120 V3 from throttling in towns?
Whenever I hit the center of Rattay, my frame rate tanks from 60 to 35 FPS, which is just frustrating. The Thermalright PA120 V3 couldn't keep up with the heavy compute load, and HWMonitor showed core temps spiking to 92-96℃, triggering immediate thermal throttling. I tried lowering the environment details in-game, but that only gave me a pathetic 5 FPS boost while temps stayed above 90℃; it was a total waste of time. I eventually dove into the BIOS, slashed the fan response time from 0.7s to 0.1s, and set a core voltage offset of -0.05V. After that, HWMonitor showed peaks dropped to 78-82℃, and frame times stabilized from 22ms down to 16-18ms. I actually pushed the voltage too low at first and hit a random reboot, so I had to dial it back to -0.03V to get it rock steady. Now the fans hum along at 1400-1600 RPM, and the noise is barely noticeable. Stress tests confirm the curve is smooth, though I still worry about long-term pump wear on other setups.
