Why is my Ryzen 7 9700X throttling in Crysis Remastered?
During intense firefights in the jungle, my FPS would suddenly tank from 90 down to 45, making the input lag absolutely unbearable. The Ryzen 7 9700X was struggling with massive physics calculations, and because the default PBO boost is way too aggressive, my core temps were spiking wildly between 82℃ and 94℃, triggering thermal throttling. I tried switching to the High Performance power plan in Windows, but that actually made it worse—the transient power spikes increased the frequency of the stutters, which was incredibly frustrating. I eventually dove into the BIOS, set the Curve Optimizer to a negative 20 offset, and capped the platform max temp at 85℃. Monitoring with HWiNFO showed the frequency fluctuations shrink from 600 MHz to under 100 MHz, with frame times stabilizing between 11-14 ms. I actually tried a -30 offset first, but the system BSOD'd during map loads, so I backed it off to -20 for total stability. Temps now hover around 76-82℃. Saved the profile in BIOS and it's finally usable.
