Why does my ASUS TUF B760M-PLUS drop frames in combat?
Every time a cinematic ultimate move triggered, my frame rate would plummet from 110 FPS to 45 FPS. It was incredibly anxiety-inducing during the beta. Looking at HWInfo, the VRM temps on my ASUS TUF B760M-PLUS WIFI D4 were spiking between 82-88℃, and the CPU clock was jumping between 4.8GHz and 3.2GHz—classic thermal throttling. I tried ramping the fans to 100%, but the noise was deafening and temps only dropped 3℃; the stutters remained. I eventually went into the BIOS, set a CPU voltage offset of +0.05V, and switched the VRM Load-line Calibration from Auto to Medium. The core clock finally leveled out at 4.7-4.9GHz, and the drops stopped. I actually pushed the voltage too high on my first try and triggered an overheat reboot, so I had to dial it back by 0.02V. CPU temps now hover at 75-82℃ and VRM is down to 72-76℃. After 10 minutes of combat stress testing, the frequency curve is finally smooth.
