Optimizing thread scheduling for MSI B650M GAMING PLUS in Valorant

Seeing my frames stabilize above 300 FPS actually made me shake with excitement—this is how a competitive shooter is supposed to feel. After the latest patch, I noticed some slight frame skipping that was painfully obvious during fast flicks. I first tried the 'High Performance' power plan in Windows, but while the clocks went up, the scheduling latency remained; it was just a surface-level fix that didn't touch the BIOS power strategies. I went into the BIOS, disabled Global C-States, and manually set the game process priority to High. RivaTuner showed the 1% lows jump from 120 FPS to a steady 280-310 FPS, and the input lag vanished. Disabling power saving did bump my idle temps by about 8℃, but I fixed that by optimizing my case airflow. CPU temps are now 68-76℃ with power draw around 90W. The mode switch is complete and it feels snappy.
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