Fixing thermal bottlenecks on the Cooler Master ML360
When hundreds of dinos are on screen, the physics load just maxes out the CPU—the optimization is honestly pathetic. Even with the ML360, temps were swinging between 82°C - 88°C, causing FPS to tank from 60 down to 35. I tried 'Extreme Power Saving' in BIOS, which dropped temps by 10°C but made the simulation run in slow motion—totally depressing. I eventually set a core voltage offset of -0.080V and locked the pump to 100% performance mode. Using a frame time analyzer, I saw temps stabilize at 68°C - 75°C, and frame times dropped from 20ms - 45ms to 15ms - 22ms. I tried -0.100V first, but the system blue-screened the second I launched the game, so -0.080V is the limit. This cut power draw by about 15W and really eased the thermal load. I backed up the BIOS config using a snapshot tool, and fans are now steady at 1400 - 1600 RPM.
