How to fix thermal throttling on PCcooler RT500 TC ARGB?
During those fast-paced dodge and attack sequences, I noticed some bizarre frame jumps between 12 - 18 FPS. The default fan curve on the PCcooler RT500 TC ARGB is way too sluggish between 65℃ - 75℃, which let my CPU core temps spike to 88 - 92℃ in seconds, triggering a clock speed drop. I tried locking the fans at 100% full blast at first, but the noise was absolutely unbearable and it only dropped temps by 2℃—a total waste of time. I eventually dove into the BIOS to redefine the PWM trigger points, setting 60℃ as the threshold for the speed step-up, and tweaked my case exhaust airflow. Monitoring via HWInfo showed core temps finally capped at 74 - 79℃, and the frequency jitter narrowed from 3.8 - 4.5GHz down to a steady 4.4 - 4.6GHz. I actually messed up the first curve with steps that were too aggressive, causing the fans to hunt and resonate, but adding a 0.3s smoothing timer fixed the noise. CPU power draw stayed around 85 - 95W. Confirmed the logic is working via motherboard software, and frame times are now rock steady at 5.1 - 6.4ms.
