How to stop ASRock A320M-HDV R4.0 from throttling in Crysis?
Watching your FPS plummet from 60 to 15 in a split second is an absolute joke, especially during those explosive combat sequences. The VRM on the ASRock A320M-HDV R4.0 just isn't built for the Remastered load, with temps hitting 105℃ and triggering aggressive throttling. I tried enabling 'Ultimate Performance' in Windows, but that just fed the fire, making the throttling even worse. I had to go old-school and zip-tie a small 4cm fan directly over the VRM heatsinks and cap the CPU power limit to 65W in the BIOS. Monitoring via HWiNFO, the VRM temps dropped from 105℃ to a much safer 72-78℃, and frame times were finally tamed within 12-18ms. I did notice that capping the power slowed down initial loading, so I bumped my RAM from 2400MHz to 3000MHz to compensate. CPU cores are now chilling at 65-72℃, and after a 3-hour stress test, there are zero drops. RAM temps stayed between 58-63℃, making the whole experience tolerable.