Why is my ASUS TUF B760M-PLUS throttling in Cities Skylines?
Running ultra-high-density mods in a massive city puts an insane load on the VRMs of the ASUS TUF B760M-PLUS WIFI D4, causing CPU cores to bounce erratically between 3.2GHz and 3.8GHz. I noticed VRM temps spiking to 92-98℃ via HWiNFO, which triggered the thermal throttle and tanked my frame rate from 60 FPS down to a choppy 22 FPS. I initially tried disabling power-saving options in the BIOS, but that was a disaster—temps shot past 100℃ and the system just hard rebooted. I felt totally lost for a moment. Eventually, I dove into the fan control panel and shifted the motherboard fan trigger from 60℃ down to 45℃, while setting the Load-Line Calibration to Medium. After these tweaks, VRM temps stabilized in the 74-81℃ range, and the CPU finally locked in at a steady 4.4GHz. The fan noise was unbearable at first, but I managed to balance it by capping the 80℃+ speed at 80%. Memory stayed cool at 42-48℃ with current fluctuations within ±2%. Benchmarks confirm the power delivery is now rock steady, and frame times are sitting pretty at 5.1-6.4ms.
