Should I lock core clocks for Zotac RTX 5060 Ti in Scarlet Nexus?
The moment the smoothness kicked in, I realized how powerful a locked clock is. Previously, the Zotac RTX 5060 Ti core frequency was bouncing like crazy between 1800MHz and 2400MHz, causing the frame rate to swing from 75 FPS down to 40 FPS—it felt terrible. I tried ramping up the fans to lower the temps, but even at 55°C, the clocks kept jumping; that was a total waste of time. I used MSI Afterburner to force the core clock to 2310MHz and tweaked the voltage to 1.05V. The monitoring graph became a perfect straight line, and frame times stabilized at 11-13ms. I initially tried locking it at 2400MHz, but the game crashed to desktop after ten minutes, so I backed it down by 90MHz for absolute stability. VRAM usage is now steady at 6.2-7.1 GB with power draw around 160-175W. Switched the performance profile and the difference in fluidity is night and day. Mode switch successful.
