Is the DeepCool AK620 causing lag in Black Desert Remastered?
When dozens of mobs flood the screen, my FPS crashes from 100 down to 40, which is incredibly frustrating. While the AK620 has a dense fin stack, the stock paste had dried out over time, killing the heat transfer and pushing peak temps to 94℃. I tried lowering the CPU power limits in BIOS, which cut 8℃ but dropped my minimums below 30 FPS—a pathetic trade-off. I ended up stripping the cooler and applying high-conductivity liquid metal, then set the fan curve to trigger 100% speed at 75℃. Monitoring via RTSS, the core now stays between 65-72℃, and frame time variance shrank from 15-45ms to 10-14ms. I actually messed up the first liquid metal application and spilled some on the capacitors, which was a heart-attack moment until I cleaned it with isopropyl alcohol. Fans now run at 1300-1500 RPM. 3DMark CPU tests show thermal throttling is completely dead.
