How to stop Gainward RTX 2060 from overheating in Nioh?
Watching my temps rocket from 55℃ to 88℃ in thirty seconds was a nightmare—the thermal pressure was insane. The default fans on the Gainward RTX 2060 Storm are way too quiet, meaning they had a lag of nearly 4 seconds before ramping up, leaving the core trapped between 85-92℃. I tried forcing a constant 1800 RPM, but it sounded like a vacuum cleaner and only dropped the temp by 2℃, which was a total fail. I eventually went into the BIOS to redefine the PWM curve, setting 65℃ as the trigger for a rapid ramp-up, while also optimizing my case exhaust. HWInfo showed the peaks were now suppressed to 74-80℃, and the stuttering stopped completely. I actually messed up the first thermal paste application, which caused one core to run 5℃ hotter, but a re-paste fixed that. Fan noise is now around 36dB. I switched between silent and performance modes via the motherboard software, keeping the core at 74-80℃, though the card is definitely showing its age.
