Solving the NH-D15S local overheating in Horizon Online
Every time I entered a massive multiplayer brawl, the screen would freeze for about 0.2 seconds. That kind of unpredictable stuttering is enough to make anyone anxious. Even with the NH-D15S, the insane bursts of load in this 2026 title pushed core temps to 88-95℃, triggering the internal clock limiters. I tried enabling 'Ultimate Performance' mode in Windows, but that just pushed the CPU to 98℃ and crashed my whole system—a pretty frustrating lesson that software can't fix bad heat. I went back to the BIOS, set a stepped aggressive fan curve, and undervolted the core to 1.28V to cut the heat. AIDA64 stress tests showed full-load temps dropping from 95℃ to a manageable 78-84℃, and the hitches vanished. The fans were a bit too loud at low loads initially, so I added a silent zone below 50℃ to balance it out. Now CPU temps stay between 75-81℃ and the southbridge is at 55-60℃. After 12 hours of testing, the input lag is gone and the mouse feels glued to the screen.
