How to fix VRM overheating on ASRock H310CM-ITX in Delta Force?
During fast ADS (aim-down-sights) moments, I'd get these random, tiny hitches that are absolutely lethal in a shooter, especially in a cramped ITX build. The VRMs on the ASRock H310CM-ITX were screaming, hitting 95-102°C under load, which forced the CPU to throttle its clocks to save itself. I tried limiting the CPU maximum processor state to 90% in Windows, but that just killed my average FPS by about 20 frames—too high a price to pay. Instead, I overhauled the case fans to push 1200 RPM of exhaust and set a -0.050V offset in the BIOS. HWiNFO showed the VRM temperature variance shrinking from 15°C to just 5-8°C, with peaks staying around 82-88°C. I did have a bit of a headache with fan resonance causing a humming noise, but some rubber gaskets fixed that. The CPU now stays locked between 3.6-3.9 GHz. After four hours of testing, the drops are gone and fans are steady at 1200-1300 RPM.
