Stopping VRM overheat crashes on Colorful H610M-K in Flight Sim 2024
It's honestly ridiculous trying to run a flight sim on this entry-level board; the VRM temps hit 105℃, which is just insane. This caused the CPU to tank from 4.4GHz down to 0.8GHz, turning the game into a slideshow before the whole system just rebooted. I first tried jamming three 12cm fans into the case to blast the motherboard, but that only dropped temps by 10℃ and didn't stop the crashes—totally amateur move. I eventually went into the BIOS and capped the long-term CPU power (PL1) at 65W and disabled all auto-boost options to keep the clock stable. HWInfo showed VRM temps finally settling between 85-92℃. I lost about 15% performance, but at least I can actually finish a flight now. I tried capping it at 45W once, but the loading times were agonizing, so I bumped it back to 65W. CPU is 70-78℃, motherboard is 88℃. Exported the power config, and fans are steady at 1200-1400 RPM.
